According to a Recent Poll, 88 Percent of Americans Reduce Food Waste
According to Michigan State University’s (MSU) fourth and most recent Food Literacy and Engagement Poll, 88 percent of those surveyed say they take steps to reduce food waste at home. The survey...
View Article2023 Will be the International Year of Millets
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is endorsing India’s proposal to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Millet, a grain mainly grown and consumed in developing countries until...
View ArticleVenture-Backed Technology Startup Tackles Industrial Food Waste
A venture-backed technology startup, FoodMaven, is tackling the US$161 billion per year industrial food waste problem by allowing food producers and suppliers to earn a profit from once...
View ArticleHilton Properties Takes Additional Steps to Source Local Food
FoodMaven, a technology startup committed to reducing food waste on an industrial scale, is partnering with Hilton Properties to expand Hilton’s efforts to source local food in Colorado and Texas....
View ArticleMillet in the U.S.: A Farmer’s Perspective
Millet production in the United States increased 16 percent from 2016 to 2017 according to Statista, and is experiencing a sharp rise in popularity. Jean Hediger, a certified organic millet farmer,...
View ArticleFeed Your Craving with These 18 Sustainably Sourced Foods
Nearly 75 percent of millennials, 72 percent of Generation Z, and 51 percent of baby boomers are willing to pay more for sustainably sourced products, according to a recent report by Nielsen. And...
View ArticleOrganic Gardening Program in U.K. Prison Reduces Drug Use
An organic gardening program at a high-security prison in England is helping reduce drug use and improve the lives of inmates. The Mandatory Drug Test (MDT’s) failure rate at HMP Rye Hill in...
View ArticleKenyan Produce Company Connects 13,000 Farmers to Vendors
One Kenyan produce company, Twiga Foods, is working to improve the lives of small-scale farmers and vendors through innovative technology, education, and connecting 13,000 farmers to retail vendors...
View ArticleFast-Casual Vegan Restaurant Proves Plants Are Tasty
With a growing number of eaters adopting a plant-based diet—one in 20 consumers call themselves vegetarian according to Meat Atlas of the Friends of the Earth and the Heinrich Böll...
View ArticleNon-Profit Working to Improve Global Food and Beverage Companies
One non-profit organization, Access to Nutrition Foundation (ATNF), is partnering with socially-conscious investors to tackle malnutrition and obesity by evaluating and bringing transparency to the...
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