Ben & Jerry’s Just Revealed Two New Vegan Flavors
Ben & Jerry's announced their non-dairy lineup in 2016 and will be adding two more flavors this year — Peanut Butter Half-Baked and Cinanmon Buns.
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As Millennials Leave Cities For Farms, The Local Food Movement Surges
There is a significant growth of people under the age of 35 — aka millennials — moving to rural areas to farm, helping to improve local food growth.Sales Tripled For This London Pub After They Went 100% Plant-Based
A pub in London called The Blacksmith and Toffeemaker claims to have tripled their sales since switching to a 100 percent vegan menuFancy Eating Fish? How Our Seafood May Contain Plastic From Pollution
Fish lovers are saddened to hear that more and more of the fish we eat will contain plastic from pollution to our oceansRed Lobster Just Made A Commitment To Make All Of Their Seafood Sustainable
Red Lobster is the latest major food company to become more sustainable by launching a new Seafood with Standards program — focusing on sourcing and protecting at-risk species.Making Toast Is The Easiest Way To Combat Food Waste
People in the U.K. throw away 24 million slices of bread a day, and Love Food Hate Waste is encouraging Brits to make toast.New Distillery Turns Food Waste Into Vodka
Sam Chereskin and Whit Rigali founded Misadventure Vodka, which makes all its liquor from discarded starches.Robots Plant And Harvest Barley Without Help From Humans
Last October, scientists at Harper Adams University in Edgmond, England, decided to experiment with the prospect of creating a fully automated, robot-grown farm.How One Startup Is Turning Algae Into The Health Food Of The Future
A new food startup called Nonfood is looking to prove that it can be used in a healthy artificial food.This Startup Engineers Crops That Fertilize Themselves
A genetic engineering startup has developed a technology with the power to transform agriculture: a self-fertilizing plant.Why Feeding Livestock Insects Could Help Save The Planet
The World Wildlife Fund in the United Kingdom released a report on how the world’s resources are used inefficiently to create feed for animals.People Who Start Buying Organic Rarely Go Back, Says Recent Study
A new study from the Journal of Consumer Research is disproving some long held theories about how people make changes in what they shop for in the produce aisle.Innovative Indoor Farm Hopes To Bring Fresh Produce To Antarctica
Called the Eden-ISS, the farm is already under construction and will grow food for all who are stationed at the Neumayer III polar station on the Ekstrom Ice Shelf.These Zero-Waste Cocktails Use Food Scraps To Refresh Drinks
Trash Tiki is a cocktail company that uses food waste materials like fruit peals, leftover juice and even corn cobs, served in reusable metal cups with bamboo straws.This Device Can Double The 'Green' Life Of Bananas To Reduce Waste
"It’s Fresh!" wants to help keep bananas and other fresh produce fresh longer.America's Food Waste Is Enough To Feed Most Of The Human Population
A recent study shows that the United States is now wasting enough food every year to feed most of the rest of the worldThis Vegan Butcher Shop's Food Truck Is Hitting The Road
The Herbivorous Butcher, a vegan "butcher" shop, is debuting a food truck.Startup Envisions Fly Larvae As A Sustainable Protein Source
Food production is one of the biggest issues we must face globally. A new UK startup hopes to ease this worry by transforming fly larvae into a sustainable protein source for animals and, perhaps one day, humans.How Trucks Full Of Orange Peels Helped Regrow Costa Rica's Forest
Del Oro is helping regrow Costa Rican rainforests by distributing orange peel waste that will compost and restore nutrients to the deforested terrain.A Nonprofit Is Rescuing Food Waste By Turning It Into Soup For The Hungry
A lot of the food that gets thrown out ever day is actually perfectly good to eat. La Soupe is turning that unnecessary food waste into meals for the hungry.Seattle Encourages Its Residents To 'Stop Sucking' In September
Seattle is getting ride of straws for the month of September. The "Strawless in Seattle' campaign encourages residents to ditch plastic straws for good.Curious About Moringa? Here Are The Surprising Health Benefits
The latest health food craze is moringa. What are the health benefits of this horseradish tree, often called the tree of life?Anheuser-Busch Reserves 40 Of Tesla's Self-Driving Electric Semi Trucks
The Budweiser company has ordered 40 Tesla semi-trucks to cut down on fuel costs and reduce carbon emissions.Candy Giant 'Mars' Wants To Cut Deforestation From Supply Chain
Mars announced a $1 billion investment in their sustainability program, and plans to eliminate 100 percent of greenhouse gases by 2040 and increase wind farms.This Underground Farm Helps Power The Building That Houses It
The Plantagon CityFarm will not only be equipped to grow plants, but the excess heat used in their production will be channeled to other parts of the building, saving 700,000 kilowatt hours of energy a year.Bartending Duo ‘Trash Tiki’ Battles Food Waste With Cocktails
Iain Griffiths and Kelsey Ramage, two trash-talking bartenders from London who founded Trash Tiki in order to expand our global conversation about food waste.Hospital Creates Largest Rooftop Farm In Boston
Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Food in Health Care, a program focused on helping hospitals offer their patients healthy foods, has started to notice that hospital grown produce is becoming increasingly more common.Sustainable Brewery Feeds Fish Farm With Leftover Grain And Water
An Australian winery is able to generate energy for electric vehicles while customers drink their product.This Zero-Waste Pickle Company Turns Food Scraps Into Treasure
The Real Dill pickle company in Denver, Colorado, is helping eliminate food waste with a zero waste initiative that repurposes scraps and even brine into Bloody Mary's and compost.New Grants Encourage Businesses To Reduce Food Waste In NYC
Everyday, New Yorkers produce around 24,000 tons of waste, and around 20 percent of that is food.Vegan Food Truck Feeds The Homeless In Atlanta
Vego Bistro currently travels around the Greater Atlanta area to promote a healthy eating lifestyle.Is It Safe To Eat Fish While Pregnant? Here's What Scientists Suggest
Scientists weigh in on the subject of pregnant women including fish in their diet and discuss the risks and benefitsPlant-Based Product Sales Have Tripled Since 2016
Between March 2016 and July 2017, the number of people searching "plant-based" products tripled online.Here's What Actually Happens When You Cut Dairy Out Of Your Diet
A comprehensive guide of what can happen when someone cuts dairy out of their diet completely and leans on alternative productsThis Brewery Is Turning Recycled Bread Into Beer To Tackle Food Waste
A brewery in the United Kingdom is trying to fight food waste by taking their unused and discarded bread and turning it into beer8 Nutritious Weeds You Can Eat Right Out Of Your Own Yard
Another reason not to use herbicides in your garden is that a lot of the weeds that grown there are edible. Here are 8 such plants you can eat.Farmers In Japan To Merge Mushroom Growing With Solar Energy
An estimated 10 percent of Japanese farmland is not in use, despite a great need for more agriculture; interestingly, the majority of food in Japan is imported from other countries.Google’s Push For Sustainability Includes Offering Employees Less Meat At Lunch
One of the best ways to reduce one's carbon footprint is consuming less meat, so as part of Google's sustainability push, their cafes are serving up more plant-based options to employees.UK Grocery Chain Sells Food Past 'Best By' Date To Combat Waste
The East of England Co-op has decided to sell food past the date it's recommended to sell by in order to reduce food wasteStartup 'FoodMaven' Aims To Cut Food Waste, Gets Backed By Wal-Mart
FoodMaven, a startup that buys excess foods and resells to other buyers to eliminate food waster, received an undisclosed amount from the Walton family, who own 50 percent of Wal-Mart.Everything You Need To Know About The 'Aquafaba' Cocktail Trend
Believe it or not, the latest trend in vegan cocktails is using aquafaba — the liquid left behind after soaking of cooking legumes — to replace eggs in classic flip recipes and other drinks that contain eggs.Here's What You Need To Know About The Farm-To-Table Movement
Farm to Table is a term that is widely used in restaurants these days, but what does it actually mean and what are the benefits5 Healthy Foods Known To Improve The Quality Of Breast Milk
These foods have long been known for their health benefits but it is shown that they can also highly improve the quality of a womans breast milkHow 2 Innovative Startups Are Finding New Ways To Revolutionize Food Waste
Food waste has long been an issue and two startups are coming up with technology and methods to drastically reduce wasteA New Study Explains Why Eating Gluten Free Isn't As Healthy As You Think
Gluten Free diets have become a huge trend over the years, but recent studies show that it might not be as healthy as once believedHow These 2 Breweries Produce Vegan Proteins, Not Beer
While beer is usually synonymous with breweries, some have adopted the same methods to produce different vegan proteinsWant To Make Your Own Reusable Food Wrap? Here's How To Do It In 6 Easy Steps
Plastic wrap is a waste but these easy steps will have you making your own food wraps in no time.Sonic's New Beef Burger Boasts One Surprisingly Eco-Friendly Ingredient
Sonic is figuring out ways to make their beef burgers more eco-conscious and still taste good.This Brooklyn Eatery Gives New Meaning To Having 'Leftovers' For Dinner
An eatery in Brooklyn, New York uses leftovers to create all their meals.Why "BPA-Free" Alternatives Can Still Be Toxic
Just because a product does not have BPA, it does not mean that is entirely safe so here is what to watch out for
