Tag: sustainable-food-systems
May 24, 2017
April Forum Recap: Sustainable Food Systems
by Sunitha Sarveswaran Most people look at strawberry tops or carrot peels and throw them away, without realizing the myriad of other uses these scraps could provide. According to the EPA, the most preferred use for food and organics is human consumption. The least preferred uses are landfill and incineration. The GreenHomeNYC April Forum. Read more…
April 29, 2015
“The Urban Food Planning (R)evolution” at the New School on Earth Day 2015
By Pamela Berns The New School celebrated Earth Day with a day-long event entitled “Earth Matters: Designing Our Future.” The program consisted of panel discussions ranging from sustainable fashion to climate change, with speakers from organizations as varied as NRDC, the Municipal Art Society, and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency. In. Read more…