Tag: sustainable food system
Grow Your Own in the City

Grow Your Own in the City

As consumers become more informed, concern is growing over the way that conventional food is produced. Although synthetic pesticides allowed the global population to grow exponentially and more than double since 1970, the consequences of these toxic chemicals are now becoming a consumer concern. This has not only led ...

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Synthetic Pesticides and the Brain

Synthetic Pesticides and the Brain

Despite recommendation from its own scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen to approve chlorpyrifos, a synthetic chemical used in pesticides across the United States that is linked to brain damage in children and sold under the name Losban by Dow Chemical. In November, the EPA released a ...

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Health Consequences of the Conventional Food System

Health Consequences of the Conventional Food System

Our world has jumped in population by billions since hitting the one billion mark in the early 1800s. Though necessary for population growth, we have begun to see the dire health and environmental consequences of our conventional food system that has prioritized productivity over responsibility. What does this mean to ...

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France Sets Limit on Synthetic Pesticides

France Sets Limit on Synthetic Pesticides

France is one of the world’s greatest agricultural producers, having exported $68 billion in food products around the world in 2016. With such global reach comes a profound responsibility to lead the way towards a healthy and sustainable agricultural food system. Leading by example, the French government plans to ...

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