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

Micheal Dorsey Discusses Climate Change

CCTV | CCTV America | May 14, 2014

The climate crisis is an uneven one, affecting marginalized communities in the US and in the global South, says Food First board member.

Want to Change the Food System? Here’s Where to Start

Adrien Schless-Meier | Civil Eats | May 13, 2014

Civil Eats lists Food First as one of a number of groups which regularly offer opportunities for people to get involved changing the food system.

18 Books For A Better Food System

Danielle Nierenberg, Sarah Small and Sonal Choudhary | Food Tank | May 8, 2014

Food Tank’s 18 summer “must reads.” The list includes books by Food First founder Frances Moore Lappé and Food First researcher Tanya Kerssen.

Agrarian Trust: Investing in the Future of Young Farmers

Paula Crossfield | Civil Eats | May 2, 2014

At the Our Land Symposium, Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director of Food First, underlined how land is becoming a financial asset, instead of a productive one.

The Story Behind The Popular Superfood, Quinoa

Jill Richardson | Alternet | Apr 22, 2014

Food First Research Coordinator Tanya Kerssen is quoted in this piece about the complex story of quinoa, a hardy crop domesticated in the high Andes of South America, recently transformed into a trendy "superfood."

Here’s to Four Decades of Successes in the Food Movement

Steve Holt | Take Part | Apr 16, 2014

The public's understanding of how diet, health, and the environment are interconnected since Frances Moore Lappé wrote "Diet for a Small Planet" in 1971.

Reforms, Not Reformers

Stephanie Anderson | Scope | Feb 20, 2014

Food First Executive Director Eric Holt-Giménez is profiled in this article on rural development, agrofuels and peasant livelihoods.

The Ethics of the World Bank

Nick Alexandrov | Counterpunch | Jan 27, 2014

The Food First book Grabbing Power by Tanya Kerssen is quoted in this piece on the World Bank's loans to Honduran landowners linked to death squads in the Aguán Valley.

What’s for Dinner? Interview with Former Food Sovereignty Tours Program Coordinator Katie Brimm

Susan Youmans | CyberstationUSA.com | Jan 13, 2014

Food First's Katie Brimm describes her work with Food Sovereignty Tours and how farmers around the world are facing global challenges.

“Food sovereignty” is the Next Big Idea

Raj Patel | Financial Times | Nov 20, 2013

While hunger is timeless, the concept of food security is less than 40 years old. Its changing definition shows it is a product of its time.

How to Feed the World

Mark Bittman | New York Times | Oct 14, 2013

Food First founder Frances Moore Lappé and Food First fellow Raj Patel are quoted in this World Food Day piece by Mark Bittman for the New York Times.

Is Food A Race Issue? Food First Board Member Nikki Henderson Examines the Connection

Mehroz Baig | Huffington Post | Aug 21, 2013

Food First board member Nikki Silvestri (née Henderson) discusses how race is tied to the issue of access to healthy food (video).