In October 1994, I decided to stop eating meat. Back then, I was concerned with only one aspect of my choice: what it meant for animals. I made my decision while sitting in my college dorm lounge. The TV news was on and it showed some footage of pigs who had been shipped overseas for [...]
What are the environmental implications of all the food we throw away here in the United States? Food waste is a huge issue in America, especially in light of the growing divide between the profligate rich and the hungry poor. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Loss Project, we throw away more than [...]
This giveaway has ended. The Equal Exchange store wants to give a lucky reader an Organic Chocolate & Coffee Pairing Gift Bag for Valentine’s Day! Equal Exchange was started with a small idea – what if food could be traded in a way that is honest and fair, a way that empowers both farmers and [...]
You may be surprised to find out, I am just warning you now. I wrote a little about this in the past, but I came across a few charts of “Who Owns What” and I figured I would share them with you guys, just in case you didn’t know about this already. Sad to say, [...]
I know you know that some foods can have a detrimental effect on our environment, but do you know which foods and just how much damage they can do? Me neither, and that’s why I was so happy to come across the website for the Cool Foods Campaign, which aims to teach us about such [...]
Do you eat fish? If so, do you know what you are eating? Do you know which fish are being over-fished and which are OK? Which ones contain more mercury and which ones contain less? If you don’t, you might want to check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program at the aquarium’s website. [...]
Dear EarthTalk: What is “vertical farming” and how is it better for the environment? “Vertical farming” is a term coined by Columbia University professor of environmental health and microbiology Dickson Despommier to describe the concept of growing large amounts of food in urban high-rise building – or so-called “farmscrapers.” According to the vision first developed [...]
