Food Tank

Join us today! Food Tank's Summit on "Access, Affordability, Healthier Choices, and Food is Medicine" streaming live from Atlanta in partnership with Spelman College, Emory University and the CDC Foundation. Starting at 1:30pm ET. Stream live here: https://lnkd.in/ecedAZwh. #FoodTank.

Join us tonight via live steam as we commemorate Stop Food Waste Day! Here is the link (approx 6:00PM ET): https://lnkd.in/eYbWTTwC. We are celebrating several food waste warriors and champions, recognizing them for the awareness and impact they have created for our community and beyond. Speakers include (in alphabetical order): -Ed Brown, CEO, Restaurant Associates -Tom Colicchio, award winning chef, outspoken social justice advocate, multi-cookbook author, Emmy award winning judge and producer on Bravo’s Top Chef and owner of Crafted Hospitality. -Sam Kass, a food entrepreneur, former White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition. -Amy Keister, Global Director of Sustainability, Compass Group -Stephen Grimaldi, Executive Director, New York Common Pantry -Dana Gunders, Executive Director, ReFED -Danielle Nierenberg, Co-Founder and President, Food Tank -Stephen Ritz, founder, Green Bronx Machine, has devoted his teaching career to improving health and academic results for children in the South Bronx. -Christine Datz-Romero, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Lower East Side Ecology Center. Stop Food Waste Day is the largest single day of action in the fight against global food waste, with activities held across the United States and around the world. In collaboration with NY Common Pantry, Restaurant Associates, LES Ecology Center, Compass Group, Acre, the Green Bronx Machine, Food Tank, ReFed, and Wheyward Spirit.

Join me in New York City for two magical days celebrating food diversity, scientific advances, and community innovation! An initiative of the The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), The The Rockefeller Foundation, Food EDU, American Heart Association, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the New York Botanical Garden, and Food Tank. Our day 2 lineup includes: Selena Ahmed, Periodic Table of Food Initiative / American Heart Association Endale Amare (PhD), Ethiopian Public Health Institute Reginald Annan, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Jackie Bertoldo, DrPH, MPH, RDN, American Heart Association Andres Jaramillo-Botero, California Institute of Technology Barbara Burlingame, PhD, Riddet Institute, New Zealand Chi-Ming Chien, Founder, Verso Biosciences. Kevin Cody, PhD, American Heart Association and Food EDU Fabrice DeClerck, EAT Director of Science and Senior Scientist, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT of the CGIAR Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR Naomi Fukagawa, USDA Bruce German, UC Davis and Chair, PTFI Scientific Advisory Committee Carlos Alberto Faerron Guzmán, Planetary Health Alliance Robert Hall, Wageningen University & Research Bridget Holmes, FAO and Global INFOODS co-ordinator Gina Kennedy, Director of Research, PTFI, Alliance Bioversity and CIAT Vincent Lal, Laboratory Manager, the Institute of Applied Sciences at The University of the South Pacific Andrew Lowe, the University of Adelaide Greg Mandell, AHA Food is Medicine Natalia Vázquez Manjarrez, Researcher in Medical Sciences, INCMNSZ Daphne Miller, Family Physician and Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco, and Research Scientist at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank Melanie Odenkirk, Research Scientist, Colorado State University and the Periodic Table of Food Initiative John de la Parra, Director, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation Holly Picotte, MBA, PMP, Program Director, Data Solutions, American Heart Association Jessica Prenni, Colorado State University Maya Rajasekharan, Managing Director, Africa, Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT Juan Sanchez, graphical facilitator Tracy Shafizadeh, Director, Programs and Partnerships, Verso Biosciences Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Roy Steiner, Senior Vice President for the Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation Justin Siegel, UC-Davis Warangkana Srichamnong, Mahidol University Steven Watkins, Founder, Verso Biosciences, and more. Register here (via livesteam): https://lnkd.in/eS-gYuUy

Join me in New York City for two magical days celebrating food diversity, scientific advances, and community innovation starting on Tuesday (April 23rd) at the New York Botanical Garden! An initiative of the The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), The The Rockefeller Foundation, Food EDU, American Heart Association, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the New York Botanical Garden, and Food Tank. Our day 1 lineup includes: Selena Ahmed, Periodic Table of Food Initiative / American Heart Association Rachel Atcheson, Deputy Director, NYC Mayor's Office on Food Policy Michael J. Balick, Director of the Center for Plants, People and Culture. Jackie Bertoldo, DrPH, MPH, RDN, American Heart Association Fabrice DeClerck, EAT Director of Science and Senior Scientist with the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT of the CGIAR Kevin Cody, PhD, American Heart Association and Food EDU Mauricio Diazgranados, PhD, New York Botanical Garden Sheryll Durrant, Board President, Just Food, NYC and Food and Agriculture Coordinator, International Rescue Committee Jessica Harris, Cookbook Author, Leading Experts on Foodways of the African Diaspora Anna Herforth, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Tony Hillery, CEO & Founder, Harlem Grown Michael Kotutwa Johnson, PhD, MPP, Hopi Tribe of Arizona and Assistant Specialist-Indigenous Resiliency Center Gina Kennedy, Director of Research, PTFI, Alliance Bioversity CIAT Colin K. Khoury, San Diego Botanic Garden Isoa Korovulavula, University of South Pacific Vincent Lal, University of South Pacific Alex McAlvay, Assistant Curator, Center for Plants, People and Culture, New York Botanical Garden Chef Priyanka Naik, NYC based sustainable chef, Food Network champion Chef Robert Oliver, MNZM, New Zealand chef, author and TV presenter specializing in the cuisines of the South Pacific John de la Parra, Director, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation Stephen Ritz, Executive Director, Green Bronx Machine Dan Saladino, renowned food journalist who has worked at the BBC for twenty-five years. Juan Sanchez, graphical facilitator Chef Alejandra Schrader, plant-based nutrition certified chef, food TV personality, entrepreneur, and activist Tracy Shafizadeh, Director, Programs and Partnerships Director, Programs and Partnerships Verso Biosciences Roy Steiner, Senior Vice President for the Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation Chef Naama Tamir, co-owner, Lighthouse restaurants Tiziana Ulian, Senior Research Center, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Karen Washington, Farmer and Activist, Rise & Root Farm Marion Williams, National Program Director, Wellness in the Schools Register here: https://lnkd.in/eS-gYuUy

Join us at the New York Botanical Garden as we celebrate food diversity, scientific advances, and community innovation! It will be an extraordinary full day filled with music, performance, and 30+ luminary speakers at Ross Hall (New York Botanical Garden) on Tuesday, April 23rd at 10:00AM (till 4:00PM ET). You will be part of a multi-sensory exploration of the biodiversity of foods! An initiative of the The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), Food EDU, The Rockefeller Foundation, the American Heart Association, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Food Tank, and the New York Botanical Garden. Everyone is welcome! Learn more and register here (both in-person and streaming):https://lnkd.in/g4-fxtCN.

Dive into Food Tank's spring book list, which covers everything from the future of meat to resilient cities, and find new titles that will help you think differently about the foods you grow and eat.

Chang-Fleeman made a choice that many young farmers are considering: to leave farming behind. Why he left and what could have kept him on the land are critical questions we must address if we are to have a sustainable and food-secure future.

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"Industrial farming has shrunk and depleted so much of the food diversity and stability of ecosystems that we are in grave danger of having it all collapse. Instead of our food systems being in millions of hands caring for crops they love, it’s in a few mega corporations that don't care."

Dear LinkedIn Community, join us at the New York Botanical Garden on April 23rd. 30+ incredible speakers, musical performances, and so much more! Biodiversity of Foods: From Molecules to Systems Science + Education Symposium Tuesday April 23, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm. Ross Hall at The New York Botanical Garden 2950 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458 Register here (free): https://lnkd.in/g4-fxtCN. Confirmed speakers throughout the day include (in alphabetical order): -Dr. Selena Ahmed, Global Director, The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) -Rachel Atcheson, Deputy Director, NYC Mayor's Office on Food Policy -Michael Balick, New York Botanic Garden -Jackie Bertoldo, DrPH, MPH, RDN, American Heart Association -Fabrice DeClerk, EAT and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT -Kevin Cody, PhD, American Heart Association and Food EDU -Mauricio Diazgranados, PhD, New York Botanical Garden -Sheryll Durrant, International Rescue Committee -Jessica Harris, Leading Experts on Foodways of the African Diaspora -Anna Herforth, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health -Tony Hillery, CEO & Founder, Harlem Grown -Michael Kotutwa Johnson, PhD, MPP, Hopi Tribe of Arizona -Gina Kennedy, Director of Research, PTFI, Alliance Bioversity CIAT -Colin K. Khoury, San Diego Botanic Garden -Dr Vincent Lal, The University of the South Pacific -Alex McAlvay, New York Botanical Garden Chef Priyanka Naik, NYC based sustainable chef, Food Network champion -Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank -Chef Robert Oliver, New Zealand chef, author and TV presenter -Dr. John de la Parra, The Rockefeller Foundation -Stephen Ritz, Green Bronx Machine -Dan Saladino, renowned food journalist -Juan Sanchez, graphical facilitator -Chef Alejandra Schrader, food TV personality, entrepreneur, and activist -Tracy Shafizadeh, Verso Biosciences -Chef Naama Tamir, co-owner, Lighthouse restaurants -Tiziana Ulian, Senior Research Center, Kew Gardens -Karen Washington, urban farmer and food justice activist, and more. Including a musical performance by Hila the Earth and DJ Dama! Many more surprises in store! This is an initiative of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative, Food EDU, The Rockefeller Foundation, the American Heart Association, Alliance of Bioversity International - CIAT, and Food Tank. Hope to see you there!