Uniting Agriculture and Medicine to Support Food Sovereignty and Health Justice for AllAgriculture broadly defined for a diversity of foodways to include farmers, seed savers, gardeners, fishers, foragers, ranchers, subsistence hunters, wildcrafters, pastoralists, forest producers, and more. Medicine broadly defined for a diversity of healthways to include all those involved in health and healing. WELCOME |
AboutJoin us in growing a global network of farmers, seed savers, gardeners, fishers, foragers, ranchers, healers, subsistence hunters, healthcare providers, hospitals, clinics, educators, researchers, activists, schools, academic centers, students, wild-crafters, cooks, consumers pastoralists, forest producers, and more who are united in a vision of food sovereignty and health justice for all. Our intent is to gather information, build bridges, advance conversations, strengthen engagement, highlight community-led initiatives, and amplify efforts to energize an equitable and inclusive global movement. | Our PurposeFood as Medicine Global was created to increase awareness about and engagement in positive food system solutions. Many of our current world challenges have a common root: how food is produced, accessed, processed, controlled and consumed. Healthier soil and water leads to healthier food, healthier people, a healthier ecosystem, and a healthier climate. Increasing access to nourishing food leads to healthier individuals, communities, and a healthier planet for all. Read more |
Member BenefitsConnection: We offer an interactive ad-free Online Community Site for our Food as Medicine Global members to connect with each other and to access up to date news and information in the intersections of food, health, community, social justice, and planetary wellbeing. Annual Global Conference: Our Annual Global Conference provides quality education and community building opportunities. Members receive a SIGNIFICANT registration discount. Collaborative Community: You will be part of an organization that has adopted collaborative practices to guide us in creating a thriving community for members and staff. Interactive Food Experiences: With farmers, seed savers, gardeners, fishers, foragers, ranchers, subsistence hunters, wildcrafters, pastoralists, forest producers, gardeners, culinary medicine practitioners, nutritionists, traditional food chefs, and more. Free Informational Services: You have the opportunity to stay up to date on current issues through our website, community site, and email updates. Read more |
Acknowledgments
Food as Medicine Global logo design by Cassandra Lee Houston.
Photos by Anda Ambrosini, Melanie Anderson, David Clode, Chantal Garnier, Gabriel Jimenez, Taylor Kiser, Brook Lark, Nadine Primeau, Andrew Ridley, Joanie Simon, Markus Spiske, Marek Studzinski, and Maarten van den Heuvel on Unsplash.