February 22, 2021
This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. The practice of farming finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants — by land and by sea — dates back 3,000 years as first the Chinese and then the Romans sought ways to supplement their food supplies with species such as carp and oysters. In more modern times, support for aquaculture has
...February 19, 2021
Want more great analysis of sustainable food systems? Sign up for Food Weekly, our free email newsletter. What does the future hold for genetically modified crops? This is a huge question in food and ag. It’s not one that will be answered quickly — new crops must emerge from the lab and clear regulatory hurdles before finding success, or not, in the marketplace. But a recent funding round provides an
...February 19, 2021
Creating human-made materials from living or biological sources is by no means a new development, yet newly invented bio-based materials are garnering significant hype as of late. From electronic displays made from fish scales to sanitary products made from banana fibers, these inspiring innovations can capture human imagination and evoke an aspirational future free of toxins and litter, amongst other
...February 18, 2021
It's better for the environment, better for the ocean, and almost as tasty as plant-based burgers.
February 16, 2021
Two entrepreneurs are introducing circular business models that could upend the food and apparel industries for the better.
February 12, 2021
Over the years, as Rochelle Routman’s work took her to hundreds of contaminated manufacturing sites, it bothered her to find one thing in common: They seemed to be built on the backs of lower-income communities. "I thought, they would have never put this factory in the backyard of a country club neighborhood," said the trained geologist, whose career launched with the Georgia Environmental
...February 12, 2021
This analysis originally appeared in the Food Weekly newsletter, which is a year old this week. New readers can sign up here. One thing I’ve been pretty upbeat about over the past year is the emergence of alternative proteins. Prices of lab-grown and plant-based meat are falling just as awareness of the climate impact of livestock is growing. That doesn’t bode well for the meat
...February 11, 2021
Many practices are associated with regenerative agriculture — anything from no-till practices to pesticide-free farming. What’s more, the concept means different things for different crops in different regions. What is considered regenerative in one location might not qualify for the same label under other agricultural conditions. It’s clear the food and agriculture
...February 5, 2021
For more great analysis of sustainable food systems, sign up for Food Weekly, our free email newsletter. I was chatting recently with a veteran strategy wonk about the world’s stuttering progress toward decarbonization. Electricity generation was an early focus. More recently, the transport sector began to move away from fossil fuels. But what about food and ag? Farm-to-fork emissions are on a par
...February 3, 2021
Social media campaigns can be an effective tool for evoking behavioural change towards reducing food waste, according to research conducted at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The Fight Food Waste CRC Annual Report 2018–2019 finds that one-third of Australia’s $20 billion-a-year food waste bill is generated by households, costing the average family $195 a month. This positions
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