Emily Payne
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New York, United States
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Hilton Reduces Food Waste by 61 Percent During Green Ramadan Campaign –
Hilton hopes the campaign’s success can serve as a blueprint for other organizations to reduce their own food waste. → Read More
A Farmers' Network Offers Sound Business Advice—and Community –
With the support of a farmers' network, a third-generation family farmer is stewarding the land so he can pass his farm to his six children. → Read More
A Network for Independent Family Farmers: "It's Like a Family" –
Niman Ranch provides a network that allows farmers to maintain their independence while receiving critical resources and support. → Read More
Climate Action Must Include Nutrition
The climate crisis exacerbates hunger and malnutrition by threatening the nutritional quality of crops as well as crop productivity. → Read More
Climate Conference Strengthens Agribusiness Support, Leaves Small-Scale Farmers Behind –
Initiatives that emerged from COP27 lack critical support for small-scale farmers, according to IPES-Food. → Read More
A Model for Bold Agricultural Transformation in Kenya
A coalition in West Pokot County, Kenya, hopes to serve as a model for community-led food systems transformation in other countries. → Read More
New Reports Make the Case for Food Systems as a Climate Solution
Leading researchers are helping prioritize food systems at the COP27 discussions in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with groundbreaking new reports. → Read More
A Market for Small-Scale Hog Farmers to Thrive
'You can be small, you can do a great job, and you'll be rewarded in pricing and the quality of animals,” says farmer Travis Flaherty. → Read More
With a Guaranteed Market for their Hogs, Farmers Don’t Need to “Get Big or Get Out” –
A guaranteed market for their hogs means that farmers don't need to 'get big or get out,' allowing them to embrace their responsibility to the land. → Read More
Agroecology Boosts Employment, Rural Economies, and Gender Relations in Africa –
In Africa, households using more advanced agroecological practices see more diversified diets, higher economic performance, and other benefits. → Read More
Sustainable Hog Farming to Keep the Next Generation On the Land –
Hog farmer Derek Brown knows that by adopting sustainable practices, he can make an impact on eaters today and generations to come. → Read More
Systemic Problems Require Systemic Solutions
Agroecology has the potential to provide the transformational change needed to solve the interconnected, global crises the world faces today. → Read More
Scaling Agroecology: “Why Is Something So Compelling Also So Contentious?” –
The momentum behind agroecology is undeniable says Pierre Ferrand, Agricultural Officer for the FAO. But why, he asks, does it remain so contentious? → Read More
Farming Must Be Economically Sustainable
Choosing to farm more sustainably isn’t simply a matter of what’s better for the environment. Farmers need to maintain economic sustainability, too. → Read More
Stepping Up to the Plate: The Private Sector’s Role in Fighting Food Waste –
Experts discuss the private sector’s role in food waste reduction—and the urgency of creating change. → Read More
Transformative change cannot be done alone, says filmmaker Raj Patel
“Collectively, we have to get with the idea that we’re living on the same planet as everybody else, and we can’t go around trashing it,' says Patel. → Read More
“Agriculture is where nature and culture meet,” says pioneering artist and chef Jim Denevan
Denevan’s creations are a practice in the ever-changing, temporal nature of life, as well as the interconnection of all eaters. Both his art and dinners emphasize the need for collaboration between eaters and the environment. → Read More
A-dae Romero-Briones: "We have to recognize that we are all living, breathing stories" –
Filmmakers need to have experience in philanthropy and an established network to tell these types of stories, says Director Sanjay Rawal, and this means that “the right people to tell the stories usually aren’t the ones telling the stories.' → Read More
“To help the planet and the Earth, it’s all about connection,” says Adrian Grenier
Grenier's new documentary series Earth Speed aims to show how both personal development and environmental innovations can contribute to a better world by connecting viewers to stories of the land. → Read More
Good for plate and planet: “The future has to be delicious" –
According to Kamine, “if one out of every five pieces of chicken that we all ate was a Do Good Chicken, we’d solve food waste in the next five years.' → Read More