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Growing Forward: 
Insights for Building Better Food and Agriculture Systems

The Global Food Institute and Food Tank are proud to present a weekly editorial series by thought leaders that spotlights  innovative approaches to the most pressing food and agriculture system challenges.

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Grocery Store Growing Forward July 22

Hunger Is a Litmus Test—Of Our Values, Our Faith, and Our Future

Grocery Store Marketplace July 2025

GFI's Stacy Dean on SNAP Benefit's Impact on Food Insecurity (Marketplace)

Corner market with fresh produce

GFI’s Stacy Dean and Harvard’s Sara Bleich on the Crucial Role of the Federal Nutrition Safety Net (JAMA Health Forum)

Woman shopping for produce

GFI Associate Professor Dr. Uriyoán Colón-Ramos on Zohran Mamdani's proposal for city-run grocery stores in New York City (The Washington Post)

2025 Dietary Guidelines Growing Forward Essay

Designing Dietary Guidance for Everyone: Q&A with Sameera Talegawkar

Universal School Meals in Michigan

Michigan’s School Meal Policies Help Keep Children Healthy and Local Farms in the Mix

FDA Marketplace Radio Interview June 2025

GW's Barbara Kowalcyk Shares Insights on Impact of Food Agencies Cuts (Marketplace)

Dion's Chicago Dream

Food Justice Is Economic Justice: How a Box of Produce Can Rebuild Our Food System

Healthy Corner Stores Panel

Forging a Link between Food and Health (GW Today)

Buffalo in field Heather Dawn Thompson Article

Our Fates Are Intertwined: Incorporating Indigenous Values into Buffalo Food Systems and Conservation Work