New Food Tank Series Examines Often Overlooked Food Topics

Lorrene Ritchie, executive director of the University of California Nutrition Policy Institute, was featured in the series. She discusses how policy makers and scientists need to collaborate closely to create effective science-based food policies that bring about change. Photo by Michael Schwarz.

From ending hunger to rebuilding the health of communities, this new series of articles features interviews with some of the leading names in agriculture, food policy, culinary science, social equity, poverty and food security. It was an honor to write these Food Tank articles for the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance.

What these experts had to say might surprise you.

Today’s Farmers Are Challenging the System and Calling on Youth - A chat with well-known farmers Don Bustos (New Mexico), Denise O’Brien (Iowa), Malik Yakini (Michigan) and Karen Washington (New York) about sustainable agriculture and ending hunger.

Mindful Eating Could Rebuild Health of Communities of Color - Chef Alex Askew and Chef Adam Joseph join Bishop Pringle and Kellogg Fellow David Castro to discuss an innovative approach to supporting healthy eating in communities of color.

Science-Based Food Policies: What Works, What Doesn’t - Food policy experts Holly Freishtat (Baltimore) and Mondi Mason (Denver) join with Lorrene Ritchie of UC Nutrition Policy Institute to give practical advice about developing effective science-based food policies in the United States.

Congresswoman Alma Adams on Hunger and Closing the Gap - Just elected to her third term as the Representative of North Carolina’s 12th District, the congresswoman talks to me about food security, living wages and more.

Global Changemakers Meet in Atlanta to Address Food Security - This event brought together 200 doctors, professors, activists, community leaders, journalists and even an African king to discuss how to fight food insecurity in our world.