Unsustainable food production threatens our ability to provide food to the population and can lead to irreversible damage to our environment. Vertical Farming, also known as Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), is revolutionising the way we grow food. These urban jungles are being set up in old warehouses, containers, and even in abandoned underground air raid …
Looking to reduce your food waste? Check out these 5 inspiring, effective, and FREE apps that can help you save the planet and reduce food waste. Around a third of all food produced is lost or wasted on our planet. This contributes up to 10% of the total greenhouse gas emissions fuelling climate change. In …
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) – which includes indoor agriculture and vertical farms – is a type of farming that controls various aspects of the environment such as temperature, humidity, light, carbon dioxide, and nutrients. This modern way of growing crops uses highly developed technology to understand and implement the best environment possible to enhance crop …
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In the UK, we throw away £9.7 billion of food every year – that’s a staggering amount of food ending up in the bin! On average, each household throws away £355.68 worth of food every year. Not only is this food waste a strain on the planet, but it also means we are effectively throwing …
Lots of us are trying to eat foods grown locally to try to reduce the impact on the climate of our diets and support local farmers. In fact, 63% of British people are thought to be buying more locally grown produce than they did before the pandemic. Consuming locally grown produce has so many benefits, including …
Our lives have changed in so many ways over the last 18 months. Some of these changes were forced upon us and will be left behind as soon as possible! But there are others that we will embrace even as “normality” returns. The slowing down of our lives throughout the pandemic has allowed us to …
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Food waste is responsible for an estimated 6-8% of all greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions come from producing the energy required to grow, harvest, transport and dispose of food that is wasted. Additionally, the biodegradation of food produces methane. Methane traps 72 times the amount of heat that CO2 traps over a period of 20 years. This is …
Superheroes are more popular than ever! Marvel and DC have been extraordinarily successful in capturing the imagination of millions of people all over the world, as their heroes conquer baddies from across the universe. But in reality, some of the biggest threats to our existence on this planet are not aliens, or mega-rich sociopaths, but …
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Over the past year or so, the Coronavirus pandemic has brought issues such as food poverty into the spotlight. Most people agree that it is scandalous that so many people, in a country that is generally regarded to be among the wealthiest in the world, struggle to put food on the table and feed themselves …
We all want to do our bit in the fight to preserve our planet. There are more eco-friendly options than ever before, as businesses that offer eco-friendly solutions to daily struggles are thriving. Sustainability is a buzzword that is thrown around every day, but how many of us can truly say that our lifestyles are …
