“There’s no doubt that the food system is broken. More than 1
billion people are obese, nearly 1 billion people go to bed
hungry every night, and at least 2 billion people suffer from
micronutrient deficiencies.” So begins the press release for a
newly launched think tank founded to improve agricultural
sustainability, help us get healthy, and eliminate hunger: Food
Tank, The Food Think Tank. If you care about real food and
farming and you’re looking for a solid 2013 resolution, I’m
talking to YOU! Food Tank’s founders, Danielle Nierenberg and
Ellen Gustafson, hope to spur the rest of us into action by
providing well-informed research and establishing an active
community of like-minded individuals who care about the same
things they do. They plan to focus on agriculture, obesity, and
hunger and to “highlight hope and success.” Their work is not
just for the sake of the farmers and their fields (as fabulous
and important as they are) — their goals focus on creating a
world filled with healthy, well-fed people.