Act: Inspiration

Recipe for Action

By Danielle Nierenberg, Saru Jayaraman, Melissa DeSa, originally published by Resilience.org

June 10, 2020

recipe for action

Hear what Danielle Nierenberg, Co-founder and President of Food Tank, Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage, and Melissa DeSa, Working Food Community Programs Director have to say about the failures of our global food system, how the largest segment of working America has been left without food and economic safety nets, and inspiring ideas for improving food security in our own communities.

ONE FAIR WAGE EMERGENCY FUND https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

ROC NATIONAL DINERS’ GUIDE https://apps.apple.com/us/app/roc-nat…

THERE IS NO GOING BACK https://www.thereisnogoingback.org/

FOODTANK https://foodtank.com/

WORKING FOOD https://workingfood.org/

ONE FAIR WAGE https://onefairwage.com/

Danielle Nierenberg

In 2013, Danielle Nierenberg co-founded Food Tank, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. Food Tank is a global convener, research organization, and non-biased creator of original research impacting the food system.

Food Tank’s Summits, held across the United States and expanding internationally in 2017, have hosted hundreds of speakers and sold-out audiences of thousands of participants, with hundreds of thousands joining via livestream reaching millions across social media. The Summits are one of the most important forums bringing together all sides of food issues for critical discussion partnered with major universities and moderated by major food journalists.

Tags: Building resilient food and farming systems, Social justice, transforming food systems, wages

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