Producers, sellers, and consumers waste tons of food. John Oliver at HBO discusses the shocking amount of food we don’t eat in this Food Waste segment.
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Even More Proof You Should Eat “Expired” Food
I didn’t understand what food “expiration” dates and labels really meant. Do you? Well, the NRDC and Harvard just published a report that can teach us all we need to know.
Resolve To Eat More Expired Food In The New Year
Did you know those dates you see on canned goods and bottled condiments don’t have a thing to do with food safety?
How Could You Help The World If You Wasted Less Food?
The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) just published a new study on food waste. The author, Dana Gunders, highlights wasted food’s real cost.
Chemical Industry Shuts Down Proposed Law to Protect Kids from BPA
The toxic chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, has been scientifically linked to adverse health conditions in over 200 studies. Just recently, I reported on one showing a clear link between [ … ]
NRDC Sues to Ban BPA
NRDC filed a lawsuit against the FDA today, pushing the agency to ban BPA in food packaging. The lawsuit is a follow up to a 2008 petition that the FDA [ … ]
From Conventional Walnut Farming to Growing (and Processing) Green
This is a guest post by NRDC Growing Green Award-winner Russ Lester. Lester won $10,000 for his leading energy efficiency techniques—converting waste walnut shells into energy—and organic walnut growing methods. [ … ]
Shepherd’s Grain: Reconnecting Producers and Consumers through a New Food System
This is a guest post by NRDC Growing Green Award-winner Karl Kupers. Kupers won for his inventive pricing model that rewards sustainable wheat growers in the Pacific Northwest. Shepherd’s Grain [ … ]
NRDC Announces Four Winners of the 2010 Growing Green Awards
The Natural Resources Defense Council just announced its four winners of the 2010 Growing Green Awards, which honor sustainable farmers and food pioneers. A panel of judges, including including Michael [ … ]
Delicious, Nutritious, Local Food
This is a post by Susan Clark, executive director of the Columbia Foundation. The Columbia Foundation grants tens of thousands of dollars each year to regional sustainable food and farming [ … ]
If There’s A Toxin in the Food Supply But No Corporation to Blame, Is it Still A Problem?
[social_buttons] Over the last few days there has been a flurry of blogging activity about a study claiming “organ-toxic effects” in mice fed with GMO corn. The summaries of the study [ … ]