Brian Frederick
Food Tank
Albuquerque, NM, United States
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Past articles by Brian:
“Startups are pushing big companies to think outside the box” –
A discussion on ways to create sustainability in the food system, consumer habits around snacking, and if businesses can be kind to the planet. → Read More
Developing Sustainable Soils at Global Soil Week Conference
The 2019 GSW will focus on âCreating an Enabling Environment for Sustainable and Climate Resilient Agriculture in Africa.â → Read More
“Startups are pushing big companies to think outside the box” –
A discussion on ways to create sustainability in the food system, consumer habits around snacking, and if businesses can be kind to the planet. → Read More
2018 International Forum on Food and Nutrition –
Live: The International Forum on Food and Nutrition, hosted by BCFN to "for interdisciplinary discussion on issues of nutrition and sustainability" → Read More
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg and Jim Perdue of Perdue Farms –
This episode, part of our Niman Ranch series, features a convo with Perdue Farms Chairman, Jim Perdue. Plus we chat with farmers Bruce and Aaron Williams. → Read More
People Care When They See the Cost: Evaluating Food Systems –
The consequences of our current food system and the importance of placing a value on those consequences to promote change. Interview with Pavan Sukhdev. → Read More
Supporting Organic Agriculture “is truly putting America first” –
Kate Mendenhall, Director of the Organic Farmers Association with extensive advocacy and farming experience, discusses the needs and wants of organic farmers. → Read More
“Health and nutrition experts should and must interact with plant scientists”
Dr. Hussain is an economist and an author of a ground-breaking report that examines our food system in the context of agriculture, ecology, and human health. → Read More
"Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Food Consumption Behaviors Go Together" –
Interview with Professor Jules Pretty, author and academic whose work focuses on sustainable agriculture and the relationship between people and the land. → Read More
Determining the True Costs of Our Food Through Systems Thinking
Dr. Zhang is an economist and is an author of a new, ground-breaking report from TEEB AgriFood that outlines a new framework for looking at our food system. → Read More
How Soil can Improve Food Security While Combating Climate Change
Interview with Dr. Kristine Nichols, Chief Scientist at the Rodale Institute, an independent research institute for organic farming. → Read More
Duffield: Crop “Yield does not tell the whole story” –
Interview with Ross Duffield, Farm Manager at the Rodale Institute, an independent research institute for organic farming. → Read More
How to Meet Rice Demand more Adequately, Equitably, and Sustainably –
System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is bringing rural farmers closer to food self-sufficiency in over 50 countries with the help of organizations like CORAF. → Read More
Consumers Paying for “Fair treatment of workers, animals, and land”
Interview with Jeff Moyer, farmer, inventor, author, and the Executive Director of Rodale Institute, an independent research institute for organic farming. → Read More
In West Africa, “Customers prefer the local guinea fowl” –
The Red Goat of Maradi and guinea fowl are improving the lives of family farmers and the poor in West Africa by providing better nutrition and job opportunities → Read More
Demand-driven Innovation for the Drylands to “deliver better nutrition for you and economic opportunity for smallholder farmers” –
Interview with Dr. David Bergvinson, Director General of ICRISAT, on applying technology to improve lives and crops in Semi-Arid regions. → Read More
Antanitis: “Farming is a lifestyle that is very similar to the military” –
Interview with Lyndsey Antanitis, Veteran Farmer Program Coordinator at the Rodale Institute, an independent research institute for organic farming. → Read More
“A healthier debate is the key to healthier food systems”
Interview with Nick Jacobs, Coordinator of IPES-Food, discussing the health effects of industrial food and farming practices. → Read More
Baking Bread with Cassava Creates Resilience
By incorporating cassava flour into bread, this food staple is stimulating local economies and providing additional nutrition while building climate resilience. → Read More
Changing Women’s Lives in Ivory Coast –
David Akana, communications director of CORAF, describes how different varieties of cassava are improving livelihoods for women farmers in Cote d’Ivoire. → Read More