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Food System
This hospital prescribes free, nutritious food to Ohio residents in need
Dec 15th, 2020 | By Diana Cuy Castellanos
Prescribing and providing free nutritious food to food-insecure patients may enable them to live healthier lives.
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Food System
Online Grocery Shopping the Sustainable Way
Dec 14th, 2020 | By Mary Hacker
We explore five online grocers making things convenient for you AND good for the planet.
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Food System
Got (Eco-Friendly) Milk? The Ultimate Guide to Dairy & Milk Substitutes
Oct 27th, 2020 | By Mary Hacker
Whether you’re a milk enthusiast or lactose intolerant, we’ll help you understand the types of milk out there in terms of flavors, nutrients and their environmental impact.
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Eco-Living, Food System
Increasing Food Accessibility & Empowering Youth: Community Changemaker Teens Grow Greens
Aug 28th, 2020 | By Mary Hacker
How one organization is using urban agriculture to build young teens into strong leaders.
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Food System
How to Regenerate Your Salad from Food Scraps
Aug 12th, 2020 | By Hannah Tiller
Turn your food waste into future eats by regrowing romaine lettuce or other foods.
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Food System, Eco-Living
A Toolkit for Strengthening Your Local Food System
Jun 29th, 2020 | By Sustainable America
When we think about food, we most often think in terms of eating. What will I have for lunch? Which recipe should I try? When should we eat tonight? Should we order takeout?
Download Sustainable America’s toolkit for ideas and resources to build a better local food system in your community.
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Food System
ReFED’s COVID-19 Solutions Fund is Helping Organizations Rescue More than 50 Million Pounds of Food
Jun 23rd, 2020 | By Alex Lahr
More than 25 organizations are scaling up food recovery efforts thanks to ReFED’s grants.
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Food System
Mapping How Food Gets From Farms To Homes
Jun 14th, 2020 | By Megan Konar
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have made a visual map of the U.S. food supply chain.
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Food System
For a Sustainable Food System, Look to Seeds
Feb 18th, 2020 | By Breanna Draxler
The resilience of food production in the face of a changing climate will depend on both traditional ecological knowledge and Western science.
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Food System
New Toolkit: A Food Waste Challenge for Groups
Sep 10th, 2019 | By Sustainable America
Are you part of a group or organization looking to make a lasting impact on environmental issues? Food waste prevention is one of the most important projects you can tackle. To help groups take action on this important issue, we have just launched a new companion toolkit for the I Value Food: Too Good to Waste Challenge. It’s designed for workplace, school, religious or community groups, or it can be done by a group of neighbors or as a city-wide challenge.
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