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As New Year's rolls around, have you asked yourself what you can do to make a real impact? Instead of setting unrealistic goals for yourself, check out a few of these actionable resolutions to be the one who makes a true difference. 2026 Sustainability graphic highlighting net zero carbon emissions Try purchasing produce in bulk to avoid wasting the packaging of many products Consider buying fresh fruits and vegetables as opposed to canned ones; it's both better for you and f

As Thanksgiving rolls around each year, we prepare for a holiday filled with friends, family, laughter, and of course food. But as it turns out, all that overeating still leaves copious amounts of food that goes to waste. "Make meals, not waste this Thanksgiving." We Don't Waste , 18 Nov. 22, https://www.wedontwaste.org Chew on this: it's estimated that around 312 million pounds of food waste get thrown out on Thanksgiving day in America. That's about $550 million of lost mon

Though population is expected to grow significantly, yield increase from food crops has been slowing down. Field of wheat under cloudy gray sky The population is expected to grow by 1% each year, but agricultural production needs to grow by 1.5% each year due to food waste. But, the growth rate needed for agricultural production may not be possible to sustain in the future because we have only so much space, energy, and resources. To increase yields in the past, Norman Borlau

You often hear about the importance of purchasing non-GMO foods, but why is that important? Close up illustration of DNA double helical structure GMO stands for a genetically modified organism. That means that through the help of genetic engineering, we can copy favorable traits that one organism carries in its genes and transfer it to a separate organism. The first example of a GMO product approved for sale was the Flavr Savr tomato in 1994, one engineered to have a longer s