Every Thursday and Sunday I walk my frozen banana peels and carrot tops to Columbia's farmers market. It's my small effort to combat food waste, which happens from production to retail to consumption. At the production ...
Environment
May 8, 2019
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Some years ago we were being advised to buy UK-grown fresh produce to avoid the 'food miles' associated with importing air-freighted fruit and vegetables due to concerns over how this was contributing to the release of CO2 ...
Environment
Nov 10, 2014
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(Phys.org) —It seems a sensible solution to urban space constraints and a desire for increased local food production: transform abandoned warehouses into indoor farms, or construct purpose-built vertical food factories.
Environment
Feb 20, 2014
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Chefs and home cooks in the eastern U.S. could soon have easier access to a local "super food," thanks to a Cornell-led team of researchers working to expand broccoli's availability at farms, farmer's markets and grocery ...
Other
Jan 9, 2013
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As food suppliers attempt to meet the growing demand for local products, a new study finds it's not always economically or environmentally viable for multi-product industries to focus heavily on local sales.
Economics & Business
Apr 29, 2011
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