Tag: food waste
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Dear Richard Branson: What’s Worse, A Rocket or a Steak?
I am beyond fed up with billionaires spouting misinformation about meat and the environment while also flying on private planes to private islands, oh and also GOING TO SPACE FOR THE FUN OF IT.
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Changing Your Diet Won’t Help the Environment, but These 5 Changes Sure Will
There is a lot of discussion around climate change these days and rightfully so. It seems as if we have more and more natural disasters, more severe weather instances and the science points to humans causing this. I care deeply about our environment – I don’t want my daughter and future grandchildren to experience disastrous…
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Exposing the Shameful Lies in “What the Health”
By now, you’ve probably heard of the vegan documentary “What the Health” on Netflix. It’s been reviewed, analyzed and, weirdly, praised for the past several weeks by folks of all walks of life. It’s scary right? Stop eating meat, adopt a vegan lifestyle and you’ll eliminate your risks of cancer, diabetes and heart disease, according to…
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Can GMOs Honestly Help Diminish Food Waste?
Forty-percent of our U.S. food supply is wasted every year. Welcome to #firstworldproblems101. Think about it, you find a bruised or dented apple in the bin at the grocery store. Do you pick it up or leave it there for someone else? If you’re being honest, you leave it there for the next shopper. And then…
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First World Food Problems
I just read an article on NPR titled “Wal-Mart, America’s Largest Grocer, is Now Selling Ugly Fruit and Vegetables” and was immediately overcome with joy. Huzzah! Grocery stores, as well as consumers, are starting to understand the importance of food waste and sustainability. This is truly a step in the right direction. The gritty details…