Tea During Pregnancy: Which ones are safe?
Not all herbal teas are safe when you’re pregnant, but many are A-OK! So, what’s the skinny on tea during pregnancy?
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Food Industry
Weekend Food Project: Making Homemade Chicken Broth
I’m a DIY kinda’ girl. I’ve experimented with homemade cheese, making butter from cream, and crafting my own granola bars. But until recently, I had never made chicken broth from scratch. Because I’m trying to reduce my food waste, and I use chicken broth almost every time I venture into the kitchen, I decided to
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Got Food Waste? Read On For Tips To Reduce It
I recently received an e-mail boasting an article titled “12 Ways To Prevent Food Waste At Home.” I’m doing my best to reduce food waste these days — trying to educate myself and my family to recycle more and toss less. This article spiked my interest, so I clicked through and read on.
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Careers in Sustainable Agriculture
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation; do you know what you’re doing next? If you’ve got a biology degree, you might consider a career in sustainable agriculture.
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Restaurant Food Safety 101
When you’re running a restaurant, maintaining safe food practices should be one of your top priorities.
If you aren’t careful, safety protocols can slip away, leading to customer complaints or a loss of customers. Even worse, you may fail a safety inspection and be forced to shut down. Even if you reopen later, this will definitely hurt your chance of success. Make food safety a priority to pay attention to these key safety protocols.
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Simple Ways to Reduce Everyday Food Waste (Part 2)
Here are some tips on how to reduce the amount of food wasted everyday: shop more often, freeze leftovers, buy locally, and know the labels.
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Simple Ways to Reduce Everyday Food Waste (Part 1)
The average U.S. household creates about 1.3 pounds of food waste each day. Follow these to tips to reduce the amount of food you throw away: organize the fridge, plan meals, and shop better.
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Most Honey Sold in US Grocery Stores is Not Honey
According to a study done by Food Safety News, three-quarters of the honey sold in the US is not proper honey. What this means is that the honey sold is missing pollen. This is a product of ultra-filtering the honey, which is unnecessary, reduces nutrition and is only used to obfuscate the source of the
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Penn State Receives Grant to Study Organic Farming
It is suspected that planting fields containing a variety of crops is more efficient at warding off pests and disease compared to monoculture, which is a big argument for shifting towards organic farming, but it has not been well-studied. A recent grant will fund the study of biodiverse crop covers, and this is big step
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How to Pasteurize Eggs
Learn how to pasteurize your eggs at home for recipes calling for raw eggs!
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Non-GMO is Fastest Growing Natural Food Category
With increasing consumer concerns over genetically modified foods, sales of Non-GMO Project Verified products are growing—fast. According to natural food market research firm SPINS, Non-GMO Project verified product sales grew 27% over the past year, making it the fastest growing segment in the natural and organic food industry. In addition, Non-GMO verified product sales totaled $450 million in 2010.
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Understand Why Genetically Engineered Salmon is Scary
FDA is preparing to announce its approval of genetically engineered salmon soon. Even worse, this fish may not even be labelled as genetically engineering or genetically modified.
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Food & Climate Change [VIDEO]
Food and climate change don’t get discussed much together. Well, they do in certain circles, but not in the mass media. But our food system is a leading contributor to climate change, and is also one of the areas to be most strongly effected by climate change. The following is an excellent video on the
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