Food Tank

Motto Building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters
Type NGO
Legal status 501(c)(3)
Purpose publication, advocacy
Headquarters New Orleans
President
 Danielle Nierenberg
Chairman of the Board
 Bernard Pollack
Treasurer
 Nabeeha Mujeeb Kazi-Hutchins
Alex Borschow, Brian Halweil, Pedro Diniz, William Burke
Website https://foodtank.com

Food Tank: A Food Think Tank, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2013 by Danielle Nierenberg, Bernard Pollack[1], and Ellen Gustafson to reform the food system.[2] Its goal is to highlight environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways of alleviating hunger, obesity, and poverty.[3]

Conferences

In 2015, Food Tank launched its first Food Tank Summit in Washington, DC. Since then, Food Tank has been holding a series of summits in various cities, each with a different theme within the food system.[4] Food Tank has hosted summits in Boston,[5] Chicago,[6] New York City,[7] Sacramento, California,[8] Seattle,[9] and Washington, D.C.[10] These conferences gather dozens of experts across all sectors of the food industry, including business, government, nonprofit organizations, farmers, unions, and chefs.[11]

Publications

The organization's website is a publishing platform for news about the food industry and system, and it also provides research and analysis with the goal of building a science-based foundation for changing the food system.[2] Topics covered include sustainable agriculture, climate change, food waste, urban agriculture, and policy and organizing.[12]

In 2014, Food Tank partnered with the James Beard Foundation to publish an annual "Good Food Org Guide," a comprehensive directory of nonprofit organizations that are working toward a better food system.[13] Such organizations include those working to combat childhood obesity and malnourishment; protect food and restaurant workers; preserve traditions, culture, and biodiversity with indigenous communities; and educate and inspire individuals to cook their own food.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Q & A: Danielle Nierenberg, Cofounder of Food Tank". Successful Farming. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. 1 2 "New sites want you to better understand your food". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  3. ↑ "Food Tank 2015-2016 Annual Report" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Food Tank Summits – Food Tank". Food Tank. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  5. ↑ "A think tank for food - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Chicago, We Can Change the Food System — The 2016 Food Tank Summit!". The Daily Meal. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  7. ↑ "How We Can Conserve Nearly Two Billion Tons of Food Thrown Away Annually". Impact. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  8. ↑ "https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2016/09/23/sold-out-farm-tank-summit-raises-frank-discussion.html". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09. External link in |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Food Tank Summit: Growing Food Policy". The Stranger. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  10. ↑ Weatherhead, Timothy (2017-04-18). "Public-private partnerships to lead next agricultural revolution". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  11. ↑ "Food Tank Summit in Washington D.C. on February 2, 2017". Food Tank. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  12. ↑ "Food Tank Summit in Washington D.C. on February 2, 2017". Food Tank. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  13. ↑ "James Beard Foundation". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  14. ↑ "Good Food Org Guide – Presented By Food Tank & The James Beard Foundation". goodfoodorgguide.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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