Every meal tells a story, from seed to table and back to the soil.
Food system literacy is the ability to read that story.
Start anywhere. Every film, map, exhibit, and lesson here leads to the next.
Read the Nourish ManifestoFourteen peer-reviewed lessons across two grade bands. Designed by classroom teachers, rooted in systems thinking and civic action.
A video encyclopedia of the food system, one short film at a time.
Michael Pollan
Bryant Terry
Nigel Walker
Alice Waters
The collection grew out of Nourish: Food + Community, an award-winning PBS special. Hosted by Cameron Diaz, it features Michael Pollan, Anna Lappé, Bryant Terry, Dr. Nadine Burke, and Nigel Walker. About the film
All 52 filmsFive ways in: test what you know, trace how it all connects, read the data, hear the people, and see it as art.
Five systems, twenty-five topics, one map.
Maps, charts, a timeline, and a working farm model.
Four quizzes, about four minutes each.
Farmers, cooks, doctors, and organizers.
Food as color, texture, and pattern.
Six ways in: pick one action tonight, and let it lead you to the next.
Teachers, nurses, organizers, and parents took Nourish and made something meaningful. Read what happened next
Every purchase funds Nourish’s work with educators and partner organizations.
Five games that play in any browser. No app, no account.
The award-winning 26-minute PBS special, for classrooms and communities.
News and resources, a few times a year.