June 29, 2021
Whether you decided to revitalize your yard with a kaleidoscope of colour and textures or dip into the land of edibles your decision to design eco-friendly landscaping with sustainable garden practices will give you purpose. If you are new to gardening, consider this an environmentally friendly gardening crash course.
June 16, 2021
Soon — just as the plastic milk gallon in the dairy aisle and the beer can in the alcohol section have the three arrows signaling the packaging is recyclable — food products at grocery stores will have a new label to indicate the product is made with upcycled ingredients. Upcycling takes byproducts of a process — in this case, food production — that normally would be considered
...June 10, 2021
Climate-conscious customers are forced to make best guesses when trying to use a grocery list to better the planet.
June 8, 2021
A vertical, soilless gardening system that uses revolutionary NASA-developed technology is putting farms into the hands of urban dwellers for the first time. Airgarden allows anyone, from novice to green thumb, to sprout five times more home-grown produce, three times faster, with 95% less water, taking up just 1 m2 of space. Inspired by their passion for sustainably grown produce that doesn’t
...June 8, 2021
Put down that beet-juice burger. The next big wave in plant-based protein is fake fish. Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood. Large companies including Bumble Bee, Nestlé, Tyson, General Mills and Thai Union are making various
...May 30, 2021
As extreme weather events such as droughts and floods threaten the livelihoods of farming communities in sub-Saharan Africa, educating women – who grow much of the continent’s food – in climate-smart agriculture is now seen as key to building greater resilience.Image: Channels: Social EqualityTags: CAMFEDsustainable agriculturewomen's empowermentfemale
...May 28, 2021
Are you a cider manufacturer seeking to improve on your sales volume? Explore direct-to-consumer avenues? Perhaps you’d like to target events & pubs to use your cider? Or maybe you just want to use the most sustainable packaging available on the market which just so happens to also keep your product tasting its best –... The post Why Bag-in-Box® for Cider? appeared first on Sustainable
...May 27, 2021
The economic foundations of today’s food and agricultural systems continue to be dominated by a singular focus on productivity and increased yields. This has distorted what is valued in assessments of how food is produced, sourced, processed, traded, sold and eaten. Moreover, it has led to the mass production of commodity crops and the proliferation of unsustainable practices — such as clear
...May 26, 2021
Exploring the use of mycelium as a biodegradable alternative to polystyrene! In an age of environmental consciousness, how many people have received a delivery package lined with foam and thought, “what a waste”? Here, Jordan Flagal, an environmental scientist and policy analyst, writes for materials search engine Matmatch, explaining how mushrooms can be an ally... The post Using mushrooms
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May 25, 2021
Delta-8 THC is one of the cannabinoids that is making huge waves in the cannabis world. Here, we’ll explore the incredible benefits this cannabinoid has to offer!