Sentences with phrase «sustainable food cost»

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Investing in efficient, low - cost and sustainable processing technologies, adequate storage and packaging solutions, road infrastructure and market linkages as well as providing training and education to chain actors, including consumers, are among the tried and proven interventions which increase the efficiency of the chain and therefore lead to a reduction in food loss and waste.

Installment 9 of Creating a Sustainable Food Future shows that any dedicated use of land for growing bioenergy inherently comes at the cost of not using that land for growing food or animal feed, or for storing carFood Future shows that any dedicated use of land for growing bioenergy inherently comes at the cost of not using that land for growing food or animal feed, or for storing carfood or animal feed, or for storing carbon.

Earth Day Food & Wine: Farm to Fork Dinner April 11, 2014 Time: 5:30 pm — 10 pm Cost: $ 175 per person The Restaurant at JUSTIN, Paso Robles 805/466 -2288 Learn about JUSTIN's biodynamic and sustainable winery practices and help pick fresh vegetables and herbs for dinner.

Alongside sustainable credentials, the industry has also sought to promote the health benefits of frozen food such as frozen vegetables, which offer increased nutritional content for a lower cost.

There is a clear trend due to the need for sustainable packaging as well as cost efficiency to optimise packaging materials without compromising food and beverage products.

Prelude to Passport Dry Creek Valley April 24, 2015 Time: Varies Cost: $ 75 Venues throughout Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County [email protected] Enjoy carefully selected wine and food pairings from Dry Creek Valley, featuring a number of sustainable, organic, or biodynamic producers.

Central Coast Earth Day Food & Wine Main Event April 18, 2015 Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cost: $ 50 - $ 115 Castoro Cellars, San Luis Obispo County 805/466 -2288, [email protected] The Earth Day Food and Wine Main event delivers a top quality food and wine experience paired with a casual, low - key atmosphere, all while celebrating the passionate people behind a sustainable food movemFood & Wine Main Event April 18, 2015 Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cost: $ 50 - $ 115 Castoro Cellars, San Luis Obispo County 805/466 -2288, [email protected] The Earth Day Food and Wine Main event delivers a top quality food and wine experience paired with a casual, low - key atmosphere, all while celebrating the passionate people behind a sustainable food movemFood and Wine Main event delivers a top quality food and wine experience paired with a casual, low - key atmosphere, all while celebrating the passionate people behind a sustainable food movemfood and wine experience paired with a casual, low - key atmosphere, all while celebrating the passionate people behind a sustainable food movemfood movement.

Central Coast Earth Day Food & Wine Weekend April 17 - 19, 2015 Time: Varies Cost: Varies Various locations throughout Paso Robles [email protected] The Earth Day Food & Wine Weekend celebrates the Paso Robles region's sustainable food and wine cultFood & Wine Weekend April 17 - 19, 2015 Time: Varies Cost: Varies Various locations throughout Paso Robles [email protected] The Earth Day Food & Wine Weekend celebrates the Paso Robles region's sustainable food and wine cultFood & Wine Weekend celebrates the Paso Robles region's sustainable food and wine cultfood and wine culture.

Lack of the utilization of sustainable, cost effective postharvest practices, leading to high levels of food loss on the farm, and in wholesale and retail markets.

This has been a natural response to my growing interest in plant based nutrition and whole foods whilst also doubling as a cost - saving measure (my preferred dairy brands aren't cheap and neither is ethical, sustainable meat, so we avoided both whilst my income was awry).

Combining their passion for seafood with a 144 food & drink • july / august 2011 • www.fooddrink-magazine.com << The Fish Market thrives by promoting the healthiness and cost value of its meals, as well as sourcing its inventory from sustainable suppliers.

As schools continue to join this initiative, a growing network will allow costs of implementing local and sustainable foods to decrease.

For a long time now, I've wanted to tell you about Midd Foods, an innovative, low - cost and sustainable community - based food system run by college students at Middlebury in Vermont.

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.

As transportation costs may become a large part of future food price increases, this aspect of city life, an underexploited resource at present, may assume an important place in the sustainable urban experience of tomorrow.

Tracing the history of food production in the United States, the film charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate Frankenstein monster that offers cheap eggs, meat, and dairy at a steep cost: the exploitation of animals; the risky use of antibiotics and hormones; and the pollution of our air, soil, and water.

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.

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.

Participants actively participated in lab workshops centered on four universal themes in sustainable food service: Customer Choice & Educational Opportunities, Pricing & Cost, Sourcing & Seasonality, and Retraining & Retooling.

In the end, to achieve sustainable food security we will probably need many different techniques — including organic, conventional, and possible «hybrid» systems — to produce more food at affordable prices, ensure livelihoods for farmers, and reduce the environmental costs of agriculture....

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate loSUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate loSUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate losustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; 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The scope of this chapter, with a focus on food crops, pastures and livestock, industrial crops and biofuels, forestry (commercial forests), aquaculture and fisheries, and small - holder and subsistence agriculturalists and artisanal fishers, is to: examine current climate sensitivities / vulnerabilities; consider future trends in climate, global and regional food security, forestry and fisheries production; review key future impacts of climate change in food crops pasture and livestock production, industrial crops and biofuels, forestry, fisheries, and small - holder and subsistence agriculture; assess the effectiveness of adaptation in offsetting damages and identify adaptation options, including planned adaptation to climate change; examine the social and economic costs of climate change in those sectors; and, explore the implications of responding to climate change for sustainable development.

Every issue is an invaluable guide to leading a more sustainable life, covering ideas from fighting rising energy costs and protecting the environment to avoiding unnecessary spending on processed food.

AIA lists the ambitions set for the building: «1) to create the best possible learning environment by providing exceptional daylighting, views, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort; 2) to make the sustainable design strategies a visible part of the students» education by developing the site as a teaching tool with natural drainage and native and food - producing plants; 3) to inspire and excite the community about the possibilities of sustainable design and in turn generate support and private funding; 4) to reach net - zero electricity use through exceptional efficiency and adding photovoltaic (PV) capacity to meet the remaining electrical demand; and 5) to reach these goals with only a modest cost premium.»

The effort is funded by the USDA's Risk Management Agency and comes at a critical time in which local, sustainable food sources must be more heavily emphasized across the country in light of growing challenges such as global warming and carbon footprint, water supply, food transportation costs, and food quality.

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