News Dumpster Diving in LA: From Trash to Treasure | Saving America's Food Waste Documentary Every year in America, 43 billion kgs of food is thrown away. This multi-award-winning film follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster-dive in the back alleys of Los Angeles’ supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food and take on some of
How Plastics Can Be Removed From Our Rivers And Oceans 7 methods to reduce plastic pollution Credit: This article is based on the scientific article “Plastic pollution solutions: emerging technologies to prevent and collect marine plastic pollution” by Emma Schmaltz and colleagues (Full citation and link available at the end of the article) Plastic receives a lot of critique, because
The elephant in the climate tech room This piece was first published in Tech Round Something incredible happened in Q1of 2023: venture capital investment in climate tech surpassed investment in fin tech for the very first time. This was unimaginable just two years ago, when climate tech was barely a ‘thing’. However with global heating rapidly accelerating
News This pasta salad uses rotini pasta and is full of various delicious and colorful summer ingredients Ingredients: - 1 pound pasta - 2 tablespoons olive oil - 2 cloves garlic, minced - 1 small onion, diced - 1 zucchini, diced - 1 yellow squash, diced - 1 red bell pepper, diced - 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved - 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped - Salt
News Community Fridges ❄️🔌 In the community, bringing people together and promoting a sense of sharing and solidarity. These refrigerators are typically placed in public places, such as outside community centers, schools, or libraries, and are stocked with surplus food donated by local businesses and individuals. Anyone can access the fridge and take what
News Meat & fossil fuels: Climate crisis 🚨 World is on track for 2.7C 🚨 Up to 1 billion people could be driven to migrate to escape soaring global temperatures 🚨 2 billion people could experience average temperatures >29C by 2030, largely uncharted temperatures for humanity ✅ BUT urgent action to lower carbon emissions and keep global temperature rise
News The Shocking Extent of Corporate Waste: Target's Dumpster Filled with Unexpired Perishables 🗑️ It’s been exactly one year since I laid my eyes on this - the day Target ran out of power and filled this entire dumpster to the brim (after this was taken) with every perishable item in their store. Everything was cold. Unexpired. Could’ve easily been donated. I
News Food Waste: The Silent Killer of Our Planet 😮🛩 That is crazy!!! "Food Waste causes 9.3 billion tonnes of CO2e emissions, which is almost equivalent to the total combined emissions of the U.S. 🇺🇸 and the E.U.🇪🇺" 📈The estimates are twice as high as those from previous studies, highlighting flaws throughout the food system. It
News Unlocking the Health Benefits of Bananas 🍌 Here are a few more interesting facts about bananas: Bananas have been cultivated by humans for thousands of years, with evidence dating back to at least 7,500 BCE. The largest banana producer in the world is China, followed by India and the Philippines. In some parts of the world,
News Vegan Miso Lime Mayo Is A Must-Try Upgrade For Your Asparagus 🥦🍏🍅🫑🥬 Try this recipe in spring when asparagus is in season and at it's best. Grilled asparagus with vegan miso lime mayo is a perfect Japanese fusion side dish to savor in spring, when asparagus is in season. Lightly charred asparagus is accompanied by a savory and tangy mayo
Sailing the Farm – Does Seasteading Have to be Expensive or Futuristic? A few weeks ago, I learned about a book written by Kenneth Neumeyer, written in 1981, and entitled Sailing The Farm. It’s a combined autobiography/instruction manual for remaining secure and supplied out at sea for many months on a reasonable budget. The author purchased his ship for just
News Exploring the Diversity of Grocery Stores and Open Street Markets in Asian Countries 🍏 Open street markets selling fruits and vegetables are a common sight in many Asian countries. These markets are often referred to as "wet markets" and offer a wide variety of fresh produce at affordable prices. Here are some examples of fruit and vegetable open street markets in Asian
News Why should food waste reduction be top of mind when thinking about climate change? 🗑️ To put it quite simply food waste is a major contributor to climate change responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The act of growing, transporting, processing, storing and cooling, cooking food is a tremendous emitter. And that's true whether or not the food is actually
News Bananas: A Nutritious and Delicious Fruit 🍌 Here are a few interesting facts about bananas: Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose - giving them a sweet taste. They also contain fiber, vitamin C, potassium and biotin. The average person consumes 11.9 kilograms of bananas per year. Bananas are grown in at least
News Sustainably Delicious: The Benefits of Agroforestry for Coffee and Chocolate Production ☕ Coffee and cacao plants and trees originally grow in the shade of the forest. But to increase production, many farms now grow coffee or cacao directly in the sun. And that means tropical rainforest is cut down to make space for plantations. One of the solutions is agroforestry: mixing food
News Congress Takes Action Against Household Food Waste With Bipartisan Bill Introduction 🗑️ As we approach the final stretch of the U.S.’s national goal to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030, the time is ripe for meaningful change, particularly preventing food waste from households which collectively contribute at least 40% of all food waste in the U.S.. Congress has
News Mushrooms are a cost-effective alternative to meat 🍄 In addition to their nutritional benefits, mushrooms can also be a more affordable option than some types of meat. This makes them an appealing choice for those who want to eat healthily on a budget. Mushrooms are often less expensive than many cuts of meat and they have the added
News Dramatic Reduction in Meat Consumption Needed to Address Climate Crisis, Says New Report 🌱 BIG NEWS! 🌱 The US must reduce its meat consumption by 82%, Australia by 80% and Spain by 78%. In fact, most rich & upper-middle income countries must reduce their overconsumption of meat/dairy/fish dramatically to avert climate crisis and stay within planetary boundaries, according to new Compassion in World
The Secondhand Refrigerators Feeding New Yorkers Community fridges across the city are fighting food insecurity, reducing waste, and uniting neighbors As the city has weathered a tumultuous four months, convulsing under the weight of a pandemic and protests against police brutality, a group of New Yorkers, united not organizationally but rather by a passion for food
Op-ed: Why Those Community Fridges Won’t Solve Hunger Fridges stocked with free food are popping up in low-income neighborhoods—but they're part of a charity-based approach that isn't tapping into what residents actually want. Community Fridges have been showing up in low-income neighborhoods around the country. Credited with “fighting food insecurity, reducing waste, and
News Zeroing In On Food Waste: A Toolkit For States ♻️ The Zero Food Waste Coalition continues in its goals to inform and educate policymakers and stakeholders to make food loss and waste history. We're releasing a new toolkit at food waste summit 23 today, with more than a dozen model policies drafted for states to advance! States are
News Dairy's Hidden Climate Impact: Why Cheese and Butter Are Luxuries, Not Staples 🌍 One of the big surprises for many people is the high climate impact of dairy. Across the EU, dairy has a bigger impact than all pork consumption. And the fattier the dairy product, the more milk was needed and the higher the carbon footprint. This milk conversion ratio is the
News The Great Green Wall: A Success Story in Land Restoration and Climate Change Mitigation 🌍 Good news - The Great Green 🏗 Wall is progressing with over 15 million acres restored, mainly in Ethiopia. The Great Green wall is a huge restoration project aiming at regenerating 8000km of land. To prevent further desert spreading out from the Sahara, in Africa. Over 15 million acres of land
News Fighting Animal Abuse: A Case for Plant-Based Eating "In the United States and beyond, giant agribusiness corporations continue raising animals in ways that disregard their welfare, never allowing pigs or chickens to walk outside, crowding hens who lay eggs into cages that prevent them from stretching their wings and breeding chickens to grow so fast that their
News The Black Carrot Nebula - an heirloom vegetable Hello gorgeous! Meet the Black Carrot Nebula... an heirloom vegetable. So what exactly does 'heirloom' mean & why should you grow them in your garden? 🍅 Heirloom crops are defined as fruit or vegetable cultivars grown for a considerable amount of time (often generations) and passed down through seed-saving
