New Brewery to Produce Beer off the Grid
New Canadian brewery, Off Grid Ales, produces their beers using a solar- and wind-powered operation.
Edible Six Pack Rings Help Protect Our Oceans
What if you could compost or even eat the packaging that your food came in? One brewery is making this a reality with its new edible six pack rings.
Watly: Solar Water Purifier Generates Power and Internet Access
Watly is designed to solve three major infrastructure needs — access to clean water, electricity to run electronic devices and internet connectivity.
Planting Justice Brings Fresh Food, Jobs To Oakland
Planting justice is empowering one Oakland neighborhood to produce its own, fresh food. And creating jobs while they’re at it.
Bio-Bean Recycles 50K Tons of Coffee Grounds per Year
UK company Bio-Bean turns spent coffee grounds into clean energy. They now reclaim 10 percent of the spent grounds in the UK.
Converted Buses Bring Good Nutrition To Food Deserts
Two programs — one in St. Louis and one in Toronto — are trying to alleviate the effects of food deserts on local residents by bringing them the fresh, wholesome food they need most.
Edible Cutlery Comes in 8 Delicious Flavors
The time has come for edible cutlery, and one Indian company is making it happen deliciously.
Meet the Solar Powered Bike Cafe that’s Ready for Franchisees
Who wouldn’t want to buy coffee at a solar powered bike cafe that cleans the air around it and recycles coffee grounds into flowers?
Flatpack Urban Farm Grows 6.6 Tons of Food in 538 Square Feet
This flatpack urban farm only takes up 538 square feet, but its creators say that it can yield as much as 6 tonnes (6.6 tons) of fresh produce per year.
Lovin’ Spoonfuls Rescues 25,000 Pounds of Fresh Food per Week
Lovin’ Spoonfuls collects the food and shares it with more than 50 food sharing programs that help feed hungry people.
320 Square Foot Shipping Container Garden Produces Like 2 Acres of Farmland
Meet the shipping container garden that produces 2 acres of food in 320 square feet!
LucidEnergy Explores How Drinking Water Could Power a City
LucidEnergy, a Portland, Oregon-based startup that launched in 2007, has devised a system to get hydroelectric power from city water supply pipes.
Could a Desalinization Chip Help Solve the Water Crisis?
With water shortages impacting populations worldwide, finding portable, affordable ways to produce clean drinking water is more important than ever. A new desalinization chip could be part of the solution.