Sentences with phrase «more sustainable food»

While I was pondering all this, I came across a video by OrganicNation, in which they take a visit to Organic Valley's headquarters, and ask Ken Cook, the President of Environmental Working Group (EWG), whether Big Organic is the enemy, or whether it has a role to play in mainstreaming more sustainable food and farming.

Let's hope that the daily reminder of healthy, sustainably sourced food will be reflected in progressive policies to create a more sustainable food system for all Americans.

Many people have to eat on a tighter budget than I do and its important that I remember what that's like as I continue to advocate for a more sustainable food system.»

Not only does cooking meals at home ensure a healthier and happier family, but it also rejects the processed - food industry in favour of a better, more sustainable food system.

All of this innovation has provided farmers with new tools to help them forecast weather more effectively, plant crops more precisely, and apply fertilizer / use water more efficiently (among many other benefits); and has provided consumers with new choices for eating more sustainable food.

They include shifting towards more sustainable food systems, facilitating access and strengthening social protection.

Here, PCI's Executive Director Asher Miller talks about what he sees as the biggest barriers to bringing about a more sustainable food system and what makes him hopeful that we can make things right.

The Meat Atlas aims to catalyse the debate over the need for better, safer and more sustainable food and farming and advocates clear individual and political solutions.

Patrick Holden is founder and chief executive of the Sustainable Food Trust, an organisation working internationally to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable food systems.

We speak with Hazon's Nigel Savage and Jeremy Kranowitz about what their organization is doing to help to inspire and build a more sustainable food system.

«The actions needed to develop a more sustainable food system in the NHS whilst maintaining nutritional value include... a reduction in the reliance on meat, dairy and eggs.»

The guide also offers guidance on how municipalities can use the money saved from purchasing fewer animal products to buy more sustainable food.

Actions include making more sustainable food choices, trying out alternative modes of transportation, exploring cleaner energy, improving recycling practices, and many more.

Maybe participating in the EcoChallenge launched a lasting new behavior to save water or energy, or choose more sustainable food options.

From now until October 29th, individuals and teams will be conserving water, reducing trash, saving energy, eating more sustainable food, and choosing sustainable transportation.

The students also mentioned how the NWEI course book helped them to begin making more sustainable food choices.

Over the course of the next few days, we'll focus on ways you can act, eat and garden your way toward a more sustainable food future.

For those who've been following, NWEI just came off of its bi-annual North American Gathering in Port Townsend, WA, where for 3 and half days over 90 of us convened to share ideas and plan new actions around creating healthier communities and more sustainable food systems.

This dynamic group of individuals representing our national parks, hospitals, school systems, airports, and retail outlets demonstrated the opportunity for collaboration in creating a healthier and more sustainable food system.

In October of 2014, Walmart announced a commitment to create a more sustainable food system, with a focus on improving affordability by lowering the «true cost» of food for both customers and the environment, increasing access to food, making healthier eating easier, and improving the safety and transparency of the food chain.

Last year, Walmart announced a commitment to create a more sustainable food system, with a focus on improving the affordability of food by lowering the «true cost» of food for both customers and the environment, increasing access to food, making healthier eating easier, and improving the safety and transparency of the food chain.

A renewable and more sustainable food resource in the form of plants is simply waiting to be further optimized for human consumption.

Communications, advocacy and policy change on behalf of healthier food choices and more sustainable food systems;

«Buying local supports a more sustainable food system because true sustainability goes beyond the methods used in food production to include every step that brings food from farm to plate.»

Although cellular agriculture advocates tend to dwell on the process — because they say it could lead to safer, more humane, and more sustainable food production — FDA looks only at the final product.

Lead author Dr. Peter Alexander, of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences and Scotland's Rural College, said: «A mix of small changes in consumer behaviour, such as replacing beef with chicken, reducing food waste and potentially introducing insects more commonly into diets, would help achieve land savings and a more sustainable food system.»

Algal biofuels remain a distant prospect, but oil from algae might prove to be a more sustainable food

New York is also an acknowledged world leader in its efforts to create a more sustainable food system.

Whether you are concerned about improving maternal and infant health outcomes, preventing chronic disease and obesity, reducing health - related costs, or developing more sustainable food systems, you have a role in supporting breastfeeding.

The club, which strives to create a more sustainable food system, began with an on - campus garden and soon expanded to a school food pantry.

I believe her election represents a real turn at SNA toward its historic role as a primary supporter of healthier, better, and more sustainable food for our school children.

Although the pact's framework for action is voluntary, it provides strategic opt ions to those cities aiming to achieve more sustainable food systems.

But are the proposals a missed opportunity for a more sustainable food system?

In 2014, the 1st International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition provided an opportunity to share experiences and build the evidence base on agroecology, as well as reaching a consensus on the priorities for achieving more sustainable food systems through agroecology.

Sports venues and concessionaires across the country are moving toward environmentally preferable food service to help build a healthier and more sustainable food program.

The Chef Collaborative works with chefs and the greater food community to celebrate local foods and foster a more sustainable food supply.

Michael McCain, president and chief executive of Maple Leaf Foods, was pleased by the news and applauded the federal government's leadership and consultative approach to building a national food policy as the foundation for a more sustainable food system.

Join us in continuing the fight for a more sustainable food future.

«We are thrilled to be named as a Top Green Provider for the 5th consecutive year, and thank Food Logistics for recognizing us yet again as being a partner that contributes to a more sustainable food supply chain.»

For example, we're looking at how legislation could be improved to enable a more sustainable food system.

CIFI was founded to support farmers and build a safer, healthier, and more sustainable food supply.

Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients was founded to support farmers and build a safer, healthier, and more sustainable food supply.

It will support LEAF's work in using modern technology and traditional methods to deliver more sustainable food and farming.

Pinnacle's shift is not only a result of consumer demand for plant - based foods but also is directly correlated with creating a more sustainable food system.

«They want to see more sustainable food that is grown under ideal conditions and more organic on their menu,» Steenrod reports.

«GM technology can ultimately help us provide a safer and more sustainable food supply, especially when it comes to proteins, but we are committed to transparency about what our products are, and how they are made.»

To support our growth and develop a more sustainable food system, we work directly with family - run farms to grow specialty produce just for us, affordably bringing the freshest ingredients into our customers» kitchens.

Josh Tetrick is the CEO and co-founder of JUST, a San Francisco - based company on a mission to bring delicious, accessible, healthier and more sustainable food to everyone, everywhere.

A new initiative to research and scale cutting - edge strategies that enable consumers to choose more sustainable foods

We've made commitments to living more sustainably, meeting new neighbors, saving energy and water, eating healthier and more sustainable foods, spending more time outside and volunteering in our communities.