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Swiss Company Develops New Cow Feed to Cause Fewer Farts

Ally Munda — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 19:20:00 +0000

The cattle industry is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. First, the land needed to raise cattle can prompt deforestation. But an unexpected other effect of livestock agriculture is the industry’s a large carbon footprint, thanks to the cows themselves and the gas they pass. A single cow can produce the equivalent […]

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3 Projects Making Fundamental Changes to Agriculture

Annika Tostengard — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 05:32:59 +0000

The Sustainable Food Lab’s winter newsletter this year highlights some programs that will lead the agricultural industry in developing new sustainable systems to feed the world and make fundamental changes to the way the world grows its food: 1. Cocoa and Coffee Companies Plan for Climate Change Food companies need to understand their supply chains: […]

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Heroic Food: Helping Veterans through Sustainable Farming

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:22:27 +0000

American farming is in somewhat of a crisis, seeing as 30% of farmers are currently over the age of 65 and only 10% are younger than 35. At the same time, American veterans often face a multitude of challenges when they return home from the traumatic environment of war. Enter Heroic Food and Ennead Architects/Ennead […]

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Polluted Wastewater From Oil Production Sold For Irrigation in California

Mila Luleva — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:44:18 +0000

The extreme drought in California is now way beyond a simple emergency, heading fast towards unsolvable crisis. Yet, many companies seem to be benefiting from those in need, first were the water bottling firms, now the oil companies. If we have to be optimistic, there is one good thing that comes out of the devastating […]

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Pest-free Lettuce Grows in Toshiba’s Old Factory

Mila Luleva — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:11:37 +0000

Toshiba, the Japanese tech giant, has a great solution to the pressing climate-change driven problem of food security. They converted an old factory into the most advanced farm in the world to grow lettuce. The Yokosuka factory was once a leading facility that used to produce millions of floppy disks. As the technology advanced, however, […]

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‘Demitarian’ Diet Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Farming

Mila Luleva — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 18:23:33 +0000

Willing to contribute to climate change mitigation? Then go on a diet. This is the advice of a group of leading scientists from the UN Economic Commission for Europe. They suggest that adopting the so-called ‘demitarian‘ diet, or in other words cutting your weekly consumption of meat and dairy products by a half, could lead […]

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