Q&A: Sarah Nolan, farmer and theologian
“I’ve learned that small-scale sustainable agriculture is only as sustainable as the community you build around it. Social capital is essential.” – Sarah Nolan About Sarah Nolan: Nolan is …
World War I poster art holds food messages
I’ve written about what a World War I poster can teach us about food waste. I’ve also shared with you how I think a program called the United States School …
Opinion: “No child left behind” should also apply to education about the nation’s food system
Today, the Senate passed a bipartisan revision of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act. The House of Representatives has passed its own rewrite, setting up what could be a …
Helping veterans through food and agriculture: past and present
In the United States alone, there are nearly 20 million veterans. ICYMI, Food Tank developed a listing of 21 organizations from around the world that are working to help veterans (and …
Family + Food: When parents visit college
Like many families, ours has a particular food culture that defines it. Food anchors us and connects us to one another. Mealtimes are an opportunity to have important conversations (about …
Urban agriculture is part of our history
Urban agriculture continues to be a hot topic. In practice, urban agriculture has been a persistent and organized activity in our nation’s cities for well over a century. And one …
Lincoln: The Ability to Produce Food = Freedom
When he was stumping for the office of president in 1859, Abraham Lincoln equated the ability of Americans to produce food with freedom. Lincoln said this: “And thorough work, …
The First World War (WWI) marked the first large-scale use of propaganda posters by governments. Posters, with easy-to-understand slogans and compelling images, made powerful propaganda tools. The government needed to …
Stars and Stripes wrote about World War I gardens
The Stars and Stripes, America’s storied armed forces newspaper, began its World War I (WWI) run in February 1918, by order of General Pershing, leader of the American Expeditionary Force. …
A few years ago, my friend Melinda Hemmelgarn (@food_sleuth) asked several of us to jot down memories about the kitchen tables in our lives. The operating premise of the exercise …