Food First staff, fellows and board members provide analysis and expertise in media outlets around the world.

Honduras: World Bank Backs Death Squads and Displacement

Heather Gies | TeleSUR | Apr 20, 2015

Food First research coordinator Tanya Kerssen is quoted in this piece on the World Bank's role in human rights abuses and land grabbing in Honduras.

What Does Hunger Look Like?

Rachel Khong | Lucky Peach | Apr 7, 2015

In this interview with Food First fellow Raj Patel, Patel shines a light onto our broken global food system and considers what it might take to change it.

New York Eaters Ready to Act Locally at the Just Food Conference 2015

Carrington Morris | Edible Manhattan | Mar 27, 2015

Eric Holt-Giménez gave the keynote address at the 2015 Just Food Conference, where his talk focused on rebuilding the public sphere.

Food Movements, Climate Resilience and Social Change: Eric Holt-Giménez at TEDx Berkeley

TEDx Berkeley | YouTube | Mar 27, 2015

Eric Holt-Giménez advocates for food security and food justice for all farm workers. We all, as a society, will benefit from addressing these global issues.

Detroit Town Hall: Malik Yakini on panel about future of Detroit

Tavis Smiley Show | PBS | Mar 27, 2015

Food First board member Malik Yakini, founder of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, joins a panel of experts on Detroit's economic turnaround.

Food Justice and the Food Movement: An Interview with Eric Holt-Giménez

SoundCloud | Yale University | Mar 26, 2015

Eric Holt-Giménez is the Executive Director of Food First, an organization out of Oakland, California that seeks to expose the…

Eric Holt-Giménez Keynote at the Just Food Conference

Just Food | Heritage Radio Network | Mar 18, 2015

In this recording you will hear the keynote speech at the Just Food Conference, given by Eric Holt-Giménez, the executive director of Food FIrst.

How One Boston Neighborhood Stopped Gentrification in Its Tracks

Penn Loh | Yes! Magazine | Feb 16, 2015

The Food Project in Boston has leased land from the DSNI community land trust for urban farming since 1995. Food First Executive Director Eric Holt-Giménez is quoted.

Minneapolis City Council aides go to Cuba to learn about urban agriculture, composting

Erin Golden | Star Tribune, Minneapolis | Jan 28, 2015

Minneapolis City Council aides were part of a group that recently spent more than a week in Cuba with Food First picking up information on urban agriculture.

US Food Companies Eager to Enter Cuba – How will this affect Cuban food sovereignty?

Steve Holt | Take Part | Jan 20, 2015

Food companies are praising our changing relationship with Cuba, but some fear it could threaten sustainable agriculture. Food First's Tanya Kerssen is quoted.

Cuba’s Harvest of Surprises

Christopher D. Cook | Craftmanship | Jan 17, 2015

Food First Research Coordinator Tanya Kerssen & Fellow Miguel Altieri among other allies unpack lessons the US can learn from Cuba amidst big changes between the two nations.

Food First Named One of 101 Global Food Organizations to Watch in 2015

Danielle Nierenberg and Sarah Small | Food Tank | Jan 1, 2015

To celebrate 2015, Food Tank is highlighting 101 incredible organizations who are playing a vital part in creating a better food system.