Food Tank

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]

TypeNGO
Legal status501(c)(3)
Purposepublication, advocacy
HeadquartersNew Orleans
President
Danielle Nierenberg
Chairman of the Board
Bernard Pollack
Treasurer
Nabeeha Mujeeb Kazi-Hutchins
Regina Anderson, William Burke, Brian Halweil, Kerri McClimen, Nabeeha Kazi-Hutchins, Marc Zornes
Websitehttps://foodtank.com

Conferences

In 2015, Food Tank launched its first Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C. Since then, Food Tank has been holding a series of summits in various cities focused on sustainability and equity in food systems.[4] Food Tank has hosted summits in Boston,[5] Chicago,[6] New York City,[7] Sacramento,[8] San Francisco,[9] Seattle,[10] and Washington, D.C. These conferences gather dozens of experts across all sectors of the food industry, including business, government, nonprofit organizations, farmers, unions, and chefs.

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.[11] 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]

Podcast

In 2018, Food Tank launched an original podcast, "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg" on which Nierenberg invites chefs, experts, and activists to outline their ideal food system—and how their projects are making a better food system more attainable.[14]

Interactive Musical

WeCameToDance is Food Tank's interactive original musical about the climate crisis It was developed by Creative Producer Bernard Pollack[15] with choreography by House of Jack,[16] original language by David Peterson of "Game of Thrones",[17] and original music by Grammy-nominated Rocky Dawuni.[18]

The show debuted a month-long run at 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Festival[19] and is commissioned perform at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.[20]

During its initial run, WeCameToDance was featured in the New York Times,[21] The List,[22] Scotsman,[23] The Herald (Scotland),[24] and Edinburgh Reporter[25] and the cast performed live on Good Morning Britain, Al Jazeera, and the BBC.[26]

References
  1. "Q & A: Danielle Nierenberg, Cofounder of Food Tank". Successful Farming. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  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. "Activist Danielle Nierenberg wins the Julia Child Award, following in the footsteps of celebrity chefs". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  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. "Sold-out Farm Tank Summit raises frank discussion about agriculture, technology". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  9. "Food For Thought". NAFSN. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  10. "Food Tank Summit: Growing Food Policy". The Stranger. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  11. Carman, Tim (2013-01-08). "New sites want you to better understand your food". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  12. "Q&A: Food Tank's Danielle Nierenberg on The Right Food Technologies and Bringing All Stakeholders Together". AFN. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  13. "James Beard Foundation". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  14. "Slow Food Recommends: Ideas for Your Slow Weekend". Slow Food International. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  15. "Danielle Nierenberg: 'We're trying to bring joy to what can be uncomfortable issues'". Edinburgh Festival. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  16. "Fringe dance review: WeCameToDance, Nicolson Square". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  17. Kennedy, John (2021-08-14). "Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 – A Call from Occupants of Interplanetary Craft". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  18. "Edinburgh Fringe live round-up: Burnt Out, WeCameToDance, My Car Plays Tapes and more..." The Stage. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  19. Street, 180 High; Edinburgh; Eh1 1qs; Kingdom +44131 226 0026, United. "WeCameToDance". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  20. "Radical show aims to create new generation of food activists at COP26". The National. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  21. Wolf, Matt (2021-08-19). "A Quiet Summer at Edinburgh's Festivals". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  22. "Danielle Nierenberg: 'We're trying to bring joy to what can be uncomfortable issues'". Edinburgh Festival. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  23. "Fringe dance review: WeCameToDance, Nicolson Square". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  24. "Agenda: Seeing the food system as a solution to the climate crisis". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  25. Kennedy, John (2021-08-14). "Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 – A Call from Occupants of Interplanetary Craft". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  26. "BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, From the Edinburgh Festivals: Del Amitri, Ambrose Parry, Mara Menzies and We Came To Dance". BBC. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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