Where Do Sustainable and Healthy Food Choices Intersect?
July 25, 2019
Healthy food choices are often on many of our minds as we plan what our next meal will include. Many of us are also focused on sustainability and the environmental…
Sustainability
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Single-Use Plastic Packaging: A Rundown
July 9, 2019
Chances are if you’ve ever washed your hair with shampoo, cleaned laundry with detergent, or had a soft drink from a vending machine, you have encountered a single-use plastic container…
Reducing Food Waste On the Go
May 14, 2019
Sustainability is an important topic, and many of us want to do our part in decreasing waste and improving the well-being of our planet. But many of us are really…
Bringing Biotechnology to Life: An Educational Resource for Grades 7-10
April 30, 2019
Download the Curriculum “Bringing Biotechnology to Life” is a resource for science educators and others interested in learning more about biotechnology and its role in food production. This unit of…
Five Food Trends To Watch in 2019
January 8, 2019
Five Food Trends To Watch in 2019 Consumers Adopting an Origins-Focused Approach When Buying Food (Washington, D.C.) — While consumers cite broad aspects like taste, price and familiarity as the…
Taking Steps to Recycle Packaging Waste
December 20, 2018
I’ve come to the realization that we cannot live without packaging. But I do concern myself with where packaging goes after I have used it. Many of us actively recycle…
Kitchen Clean Out
November 1, 2018
Did you know that roughly one third of food produced in the world is lost or wasted? It seems hard to believe, yet I’m sure you’ve been there, staring at…
Searching for Sustainability Seals
July 24, 2018
The IFIC Foundation’s 2018 Food and Health Survey indicates that many consumers want to purchase environmentally sustainable food and beverage products. But how can we find these “enviro-friendly” goods in…
Seeing Sustainability Soar in 2018
June 21, 2018
What makes you pick one type of cereal, juice, bread or milk over another while you are shopping? Purchases we make can be influenced by a variety of factors, with…
Every Drop Counts
May 3, 2018
The use of natural resources such as water in food production is a sustainability issue that continues to be on the radar of many farmers, scientists and consumers. In many…