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Chef, Food Activist Tom Colicchio and Heifer CEO Pierre Ferrari Say U.S. Food System Needs Significant Changes to End Hunger
Small-scale meat packing at Cypress Valley

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Chef, Food Activist Tom Colicchio and Heifer CEO Pierre Ferrari Say U.S. Food System Needs Significant Changes to End Hunger

By Jason Woods | February 1, 2021

“We can end hunger in America. We just haven’t had the political will to do it,” write James Beard Award-winning chef Tom Colicchio and...

Food Tank Co-Founder Danielle Nierenberg Says Regenerative Agriculture Can Have Scalable, Lasting Impact on Food Systems
Food Tank Co-Founder Danielle Nierenberg Says Regenerative Agriculture Can Have Scalable, Lasting Impact on Food Systems.

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Food Tank Co-Founder Danielle Nierenberg Says Regenerative Agriculture Can Have Scalable, Lasting Impact on Food Systems

By Jason Woods | January 29, 2021

According to world-renowned food systems expert Danielle Nierenberg, sustainable and regenerative agriculture can be scaled to feed the nearly 330...

Farmers in Ecuador Innovate a Whole New Food System
Farmers in Ecuador Innovate a Whole New Food System.

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Farmers in Ecuador Innovate a Whole New Food System

By Jason Woods | January 14, 2021

There was no way for small-scale farmers in Ecuador to anticipate the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago when they started diversifying the...

Worldbuilders and Humble Bundle Raise Over $1 Million for Heifer International
Worldbuilders and Humble Bundle Raise Over $1 Million for Heifer International.

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Worldbuilders and Humble Bundle Raise Over $1 Million for Heifer International

By Jason Woods | December 17, 2020

Every December since 2008, Worldbuilders — an organization started by New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss — has held a weekslong...

GiveTrack and Heifer USA: Using Bitcoin and Blockchain to Buy a Tractor for Smallholder Farmers
Arkansas farmer Patrick Jones plows land with a walk-behind tractor photos by Phillip Davis via Heifer International.

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GiveTrack and Heifer USA: Using Bitcoin and Blockchain to Buy a Tractor for Smallholder Farmers

By Jesus Pizarro | December 9, 2020

Arkansas farmer Patrick Jones plows land with a walk-behind tractor photos by Phillip Davis via Heifer International.

Leading Food Journalist Laura Reiley Discusses How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop
Wicker baskets filled with produce in a grocery store.

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Leading Food Journalist Laura Reiley Discusses How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop

By Bethany Ivie | December 7, 2020

In a virtual live chat with Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari, reporter Laura Reiley expounded on the changes happening in our...

Update: Hurricanes Eta and Iota Leave Trail of Devastation Across Central America
A map tracking the path of Hurricane Iota. Image by Fleur De Odile via Wikimedia Commons.

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Update: Hurricanes Eta and Iota Leave Trail of Devastation Across Central America

By Heifer International | November 24, 2020

Category 4 Hurricane Iota made landfall in Central America on November 16, 2020, less than two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated the region....

Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken Discusses Why Many Charities Shouldn't Take Their Futures For Granted
Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken (Right) and Heifer President and CEO, Pierre Ferrari (Left) during their Zoom conversation.

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Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken Discusses Why Many Charities Shouldn't Take Their Futures For Granted

By Bethany Ivie | November 20, 2020

During her recent #HeiferTogether chat with Heifer CEO ,Pierre Ferrari, Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken discussed organizational effectiveness,...

Central America: Disaster Ready Communities RISE-UP to Overwhelming Climate Threats
Heifer Guatemala, in partnership with COMRED, distributes food to victims of Hurricanes Eta and Iota.

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Central America: Disaster Ready Communities RISE-UP to Overwhelming Climate Threats

By A’Melody Lee Jacobi | November 20, 2020

Heifer International's Rise Up project ended in 2020, but its effects have helped farmers in Alta Verapaz weather Hurricanes Eta and Iota.

A Conversation with Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio on the U.S. Food System, COVID-19 and Making Hunger Political
A person stands holding a cluster of tomatoes on a vine. He/She/They are clearly outdoors near a garden. They are wearing a white t-shirt and their head isn't visible.

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A Conversation with Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio on the U.S. Food System, COVID-19 and Making Hunger Political

By Bethany Ivie | November 11, 2020

Best known for his longstanding role as a judge on Top Chef, world-renowned chef, and owner of Crafted Hospitality, Tom Colicchio, has used his...