12 musicians who are also food activists

12 musicians, one goal: help the food system.

- Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson, Food Tank

Ben Taylor (center) is the son of folk artists James Taylor and Carly Simon.

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2. Ben Taylor

Taylor works and raises money for the Island Grown Initiative, a not-for-profit grassroots organization that supports family farmers on Martha’s Vineyard. The work that Taylor and Island Grown Initiative do inspires others to design local food programs that work for their own communities.