Food Tank’s 13 Resolutions to Change the Food System in 2013

As we start the new year, over 140 million Americans have made a New Year’s resolution [1-2]. Two of the top five resolutions for 2012 focus on food and healthy eating: specifically losing weight (#1) and staying fit and healthy (#5). Ellen Gustafson and Danielle Nierenberg, co-founders of the food think tank Food Tank that launches on January 10th, have been thinking about resolutions for the year ahead too. They think eaters, farmers and policy-makers need new, bigger resolutions to fix the food system — real changes with long-term impacts on plates and in fields and boardrooms all over the world — and offer 13 resolutions to change the food system in 2013. Almost half of all New Year’s resolutions are still going strong after six months [2]. With nearly one billion people hungry worldwide and more than one billion suffering from the effects of being overweight and obese, Food Tank’s 13 resolutions to change the food system are resolutions the world can’t afford to break. Food Tank’s 13 resolutions to change the food system in 2013 Grow food in the city: Food isn’t just produced in fields and factories. Nearly one billion people worldwide produce food in cities. If you live in the city, start an urban rooftop garden. Create better access to food: Focus on getting and/or providing more opportunities to make healthy food choices. Demand healthier food: In Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, author Michael Pollan advises...
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