NYC Good Food Incubators; Tackling Food Waste; Trans Fat Ban Improves NYC Public Health; Slow Food Preserves Indigenous Products; NY Sun Works Greenhouse Project Ultimate Success

Posted on April 24, 2017

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Five Incubators Innovating NYC Food Policy FoodFutureCo was named by the New York City Food Policy Center as 1 of 5 incubators innovating the food system! Other incubators include Brooklyn FoodWorks, Chobani Food Incubator, Bronx Cookspace, and HBK Incubates. Read more about their missions … Read More

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In the News: Hawaii Using Food Waste for Sustainable Biofuel; PepsiCo Quietly Adds GMO Labels to Some Products; GMO Labeling Fight is Moved to Vermont

Posted on May 16, 2016

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Hawaii Using Food Waste for Sustainable Biofuel Pacific Biodiesel, a biofuel company in Hawaii, is turning used cooking oils and food waste like papayas and macadamia nuts to run the first certified sustainable biofuel plant in the United States. The … Read More

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Take Action: Sign the Petition to Stop Monsanto’s DARK Act; Tell Panera Bread to Remove GMOs; Tell Walmart to Sell “Ugly” Produce

Posted on April 4, 2016

Sign the Petition to Stop Monsanto’s DARK Act The DARK Act was voted down in the Senate a few weeks ago, but the fight isn’t over yet. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is going to fight back against GMO labeling … Read More

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In the News: The Anti-Packaging Movement; A Call for a Ban on Drug Ads on TV; Big Food Found Guilty in Multi Million Dollar Cover Up in GMO Labeling Fight

Posted on March 14, 2016

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The Anti-Packaging Movement Everyone has heard of recycling, but “pre-cycling” (eliminating waste before it’s created) is a more obscure concept. Stores of every kind use over zealous amounts of packaging for their products, sometimes even packing products in a plastic … Read More

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In The News: Boston Grocery Store is Fighting Food Waste; Pollinator Populations Greatly Affect Our Food Supply; An Elementary School Leads the Way in Net-Zero Learning

Posted on February 29, 2016

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A Boston Grocery Store is Stepping Up to Reduce Food Waste and Increase Food Security The Daily Table is a grocery store in Boston that is revamping the way local residents eat, and in the process helping to reduce food waste. People … Read More

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