Food Tank

Join us in Toronto on Wednesday, October 16th, for World Food Day 2024! Food Tank is partnering with the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph alongside the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)! Learn more and access tickets here: https://lnkd.in/ePQkNbj5. #WorldFoodDay2024 #WorldFoodDay

Moreover, farmers—small, medium, and large—literally need a seat at the table, from in person input at international dialogues like COP29, the U.N. Climate Change Conference, to co-creating technologies with scientists and entrepreneurs that will actually solve the problems that farmers are experiencing in fields and ranches. My #WorldFoodDay op-ed today in IPS Inter Press Service: https://lnkd.in/exvTMhH5

"In the long run, a genuine move toward providing universal access to healthy food would mean supporting farmers who want to move away from growing corn and soybeans (two of the crops behind junk food), the industrial production of animals and corn-based ethanol." -Mark Bittman Read more: https://lnkd.in/ecnDfywS

Time to reflect can be difficult to come by but I've promised myself to try to do so more frequently and closer to key events. Reflecting on impactful NYC Climate Week moments, I consider that when two out of four panelists say, "I don't know why they invited me", that it suggests the organizing committee has been true to the subject matter! Kudos to Food Tank for assembling relevant voices whom I believed just happened to be diverse. I've seen a lot of panels with "samey" voices - deserving to be at the table, but you want to get as close to 360 degrees for any type of healthy and wholesome discussion. The Monday session was a non-stop marathon, delivered to satisfy the online audience while making it tricky for the in-person audience to choose when to take a break! This panel had a mix of food policy professionals and urban farmers/ food activists. They had the job of discussing the state of and link between Food Security, Food Justice and Food Sovereignty - and it ended with the panelists saying that "we need to talk after this panel..." I had to step out before this panel but then re-entered the room to hear what I knew instinctively to be the revolutionary tones of a Jamaican accent in a corporate space. Those who know, know! Allow me to lean into my bias to spotlight Sheryll Durrant who when asked her first question, responded with: "I don't want to answer that question..." and with fire she continued to give voice to truths that make fingers snap while burning the soul. "My organization gives food away for free but we need to pay our farmers! We have farmers on SNAP benefits! Too many of our farmers can't afford to eat the food they grow; and too many are without health insurance in the richest country in the world. Shame!" More shameful than my blurry photo - but it's about them, not me! It was great to hear from Qiana Mickie, Exec Director of NYC Mayor's office of Urban Agriculture. This office has only been open for two years but is a significant signal of the intent and direction of the city. The learnings from Tony Hillery, founder and CEO at Harlem Grown. No need to try to imagine what's possible when you provide access to healthy foods in so-called food deserts - just ask Tony. He runs 14 urban farms, gives away free produce locally grown, and through his education program has supported 22 children into university. It doesn't stop there. Tony pays all his workers a family sustaining wage, 401k, and healthcare benefits. It can be done! The question is do we want to do it!? Finally, Ora Kemp, MPH, not pictured ?? powerfully made the point that dollars eventually follow policy, highlighting that Maine is the only state to enshrine the "right to food" in policy. We should not only celebrate this human right upheld but illuminate such examples with a view to apply pressure for policies like these to be commonplace in every State. #FoodSovereignty #FoodSecurity #FoodJustice Guckenheimer #ClimateWeek #GrowthMindset

My first dedicated #climateweek in NYC since leaving over a year ago. It was very worthwhile. Both Jason Buechel and Jean-Christophe Flatin spoke to the Food Tank mission brand summit about subjects close to the heart of STRONG ROOTS and many other challenger brands also. Moderated and hosted by the impressive Danielle Nierenberg I also got to hear from Tony's Chocolonely and Vital Farms leadership which will be helpful on our journey. Looking forward to next year already with actionable steps in the mean time. #climateweek #foodtank #UNGA Photo credits: Ryan Rose

Join Food Tank at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) November 15-19, 2024 Baku, Azerbaijan DAILY PROGRAMMING:?November 15th, 16th, 18th, and 19th 9:00AM-10:00AM.?“Agriculture for Peace.”?Join?Food Tank?and the?Inter-American Institute?for Cooperation on?Agriculture Pavilion (IICA)?for morning coffee and interviews with agricultural Ministers. Friday, November 15th. Speakers to be announced soon. Saturday, November 16th. Speakers to be announced soon. Monday, November 18th. Speakers to be announced soon. Tuesday, November 19th. Speakers to be announced soon. 10:30AM-12:00PM.?“Theme: Living Soils of the Americas: Adaptation and Mitigation Begins in the Soil.” Join?Food Tank?and the?Inter-American Institute?for Cooperation on?Agriculture Pavilion (IICA)?for a series of?Dialogues for Climate Action. Friday, November 15th. Theme:?"Living Soils of the Americas: Adaptation and Mitigation Begins in the Soil." Saturday, November 16th. Theme: "Food Security, Agriculture Security, Peace." Monday, November 18th. Theme: "No Water, No Food Security." Tuesday, November 19th. Theme: "Solutions from our Sector for Agriculture, Energy, Food and Peace." 12:30PM-1:30PM.?Food Tank and the?Future Economy Forum’s Action on Food Pavilion.?A daily roundtable luncheon discussion among journalists, farmers, producers, and other food system stakeholders. Friday, November 15th. Saturday, November 16th. Monday, November 18th. Tuesday, November 19th. 5:00PM-6:00PM. Food Tank?@?the Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion?facilitated by?the?Inter-American Institute?for Cooperation on?Agriculture Pavilion (IICA). Happy Hour Collaborative Celebration?featuring negotiators and other leaders. Friday, November 15th. Speakers to be announced soon. Saturday, November 16th. Speakers to be announced soon. Tuesday, November 19th. Speakers to be announced soon. DINNER CELEBRATION Monday,?November 18th.?7:00PM-10:00PM.?Food Tank, Producers Trust, Unilever, the Forum for Farmers and Food Security, and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Pavilion (IICA) present a Food and Agriculture Stakeholders Dinner. Private dinner, talks, and live entertainment event curated by Food Tank. It will be an unforgettable evening. By invitation only. Mugham Club (Haqiqat Rzayeva Street 9, Baku 1004 Azerbaijan). Register here: https://lnkd.in/e7mcEafW. #COP29

Watch: FLPC's Emily Broad Leib spoke at the Food Tank and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)'s #ClimateWeekNYC Summit Themed “Building Healthy Soils, Reducing Food Waste, and Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides” Watch here: https://t.co/jqEkDXNYb9 Photo by Food Tank

I am a proud Food Tank Board member, and it's always so fulfilling when my role as a Board member and my role at Food Recovery Network overlap and I can talk about the immediacy of now: food recovery must be the norm and when we recover food, we decrease excess CO2 emissions dramatically. Video below!

Highlights from our panel at Climate Week in NYC with Food Tank & American Farmland Trust. Check out the full conversation about the future of food and storytelling below! https://lnkd.in/gasRA-SD

Winnow Founder Marc Zornes was a panellist for “Food Loss and Food Waste” at #ClimateWeekNYC, speaking alongside Ryan B. of Divert, Angel Veza of ReFED, Regina Harmon of Food Recovery Network, and moderator Stacey Vanek Smith of Bloomberg. The panel covered a wide range of topics, including data-driven food waste reduction, large-scale food diversion, and renewable energy creation from waste. Marc emphasised how critical measurement is in driving awareness and action within hospitality. By using AI-powered tools, Chefs can track and reduce the 10-20% of food that typically gets wasted, even in tight-margin businesses. Thank you Food Tank for putting together this insightful and impactful discussion on the future of food waste reduction! Watch the full panellist discussion here: https://lnkd.in/eVyEKiBN #foodwaste #techforgood #sustainability #ClimateWeekNYC