Posts tagged: #food desert

In the News: The Chocolate-Deforestation Connection Is Getting Worse! The Spread of Food Deserts to Small Town America!

Posted on November 12, 2019

An important article in the Washington Post was just published about the worldwide problem of deforestation and it’s connection to climate change and chocolate. Did you know that in 2017, there were 40 football fields of tropical forests cut down … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #beef, #child labor, #chocolate, #Climate Change, #cocoa, #deforestation, #food desert, #fresh fruits or vegetables, #Global Forest Watch, #palm oil, #rubber, #soybeans, #timber, #tropical forests cut down

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

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #Boston, #children, #Climate Change, #consumers, #elementary school, #environment, #food desert, #food industry, #food security, #food supply, #food waste, #food-safety, #grocery stores, #habitat destruction, #low-flow, #net-zero, #packaging, #pollinators, #sell-by date, #solar, #sustainable agriculture, #utility bill, #wildflowers