What’s your #FoodPrint? @FoodPrintOrg helps you learn to shop, cook & eat to support a more sustainable food system. Listen to our podcast "What You're Eating."
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16 Aug 2023
Our podcast, #WhatYoureEating, is back with new episodes starting 9/12! Stay tuned as we talk with experts (like @defendourhealth, @OnyxCoffeeLab and @rowenwhite_seed) about PFAS, coffee, biodiversity and more timely food issues. Available wherever you listen to podcasts!
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25 Nov 2023
🍃Not sure what to do about #climatechange?🍃
🌎Wondering how you can reduce your impact on the environment?🌎
⬇️Subscribe to the FoodPrint newsletter to learn more about how to support a more #sustainable food system.⬇️
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24 Nov 2023
Although fertilizers, irrigation and pesticides all play a role in wine’s overall sustainability, the glass bottle is often cited as the top contributor of greenhouse gas emissions.
Learn more about efforts to make wine packaging more sustainable: foodprint.org/blog/wine-pack…
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24 Nov 2023
Is your fridge filled with yesterday’s #Thanksgiving leftovers? Check out our recipe ideas for using up those leftovers, including turkey soup, mashed potato pancakes, stuffing muffins and more: foodprint.org/blog/how-to-la…
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23 Nov 2023
Does your #Thanksgiving menu include cranberry sauce? In 2019, we looked at how a warming climate was affecting cranberry growing in Wisconsin, one of the country's top producers — and our findings ring true today: foodprint.org/blog/cranberri…
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22 Nov 2023
The costs of industrial turkey production are greater than the price you pay at the supermarket — especially when they're giving away turkeys for free.
Our 2019 piece on the true cost of turkey production is as relevant as ever: foodprint.org/blog/free-than…
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22 Nov 2023
Do you have a plan for using up your Thanksgiving leftovers after tomorrow’s feast? Check out our tips to help you reduce holiday #foodwaste: foodprint.org/blog/how-to-la…
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22 Nov 2023
“The wine industry will be more severely impacted by global warming than most,” says Santiago Navarro, the CEO of @packamama — one of many in the industry working to lower wine packaging emissions.
Learn more: foodprint.org/blog/wine-pack…
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21 Nov 2023
Blue Harvest, a private equity-backed fishing company, filed for bankruptcy after a years-long effort to gain control of several fisheries. Read our latest, which explores how Blue Harvest’s collapse exposes the weaknesses of catch share policies: foodprint.org/blog/blue-harv…
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21 Nov 2023
You don’t have to cut meat entirely to reduce the foodprint of your Thanksgiving meal. Use our guidelines to build a Thanksgiving dinner with less meat, getting more flavor out of what you use and embracing ingredients that buck tradition: foodprint.org/blog/alternati…
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21 Nov 2023
Just as food is at the center of the Thanksgiving tradition, food is a site of resistance and renewal for Native communities around the U.S.
This Thanksgiving, take a moment to learn about Indigenous foodways past, present and future:
foodprint.org/blog/native-am…
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20 Nov 2023
If you’re cooking vegetarian this Thanksgiving, consider putting produce at the center of your table. We’ve rounded up our favorite recipes for plant-forward centerpiece dishes, including vegetables you can roast whole, layer like lasagna and more: foodprint.org/blog/10-thanks…
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20 Nov 2023
“It is a very traditional industry, so [choosing a non-glass option is] a little bit of a risk," says Alexander Katz, winemaker at Protector Cellars, who packages his wine in aluminum cans.
Read more about sustainable alternatives to wine bottles: foodprint.org/blog/wine-pack…
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20 Nov 2023
Crowded factory farms have made turkey flocks more vulnerable to bird flu — and while alternative systems don’t avoid the disease entirely, they are likely to slow the spread.
Learn more about the latest outbreak (and whether it will impact Thanksgiving): foodprint.org/blog/thanksgiv…
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19 Nov 2023
Are coffee cups recyclable? How about plastic wrap? @MJMulvihill @CharDreizen weigh in on hard-to-recycle items:
foodprint.org/blog/hard-to-r…
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18 Nov 2023
In episode 18 of #WhatYoureEating, we dive into the complicated supply chain of coffee — and discuss with industry leaders how to ensure transparency, fair wages and ethical labor practices for all involved.
Listen to the episode to learn more: foodprint.org/what-youre-eat…
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17 Nov 2023
With Thanksgiving coming up and bird flu resurging, it’s worth examining the crowded factory farm conditions that have made turkey flocks so vulnerable to the flu in the first place.
Read more: foodprint.org/blog/thanksgiv…
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17 Nov 2023
Antibiotic overuse is one of the most pressing concerns on factory farms — one that requires data collection at the farm level to understand and address. But that information remains unavailable despite promises from the FDA.
Learn more from @civileats:
civileats.com/2023/11/08/fda…
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17 Nov 2023
In our latest, @samseating unpacks the impact of packaging on wine's carbon footprint, including why glass production creates such high emissions. Can alternatives to the glass bottle make the wine industry more sustainable?
Learn more: foodprint.org/blog/wine-pack…
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17 Nov 2023
Not sure what you can and can’t compost or how to start your own backyard pile? We've got answers in our Compost 101 guide: foodprint.org/eating-sustain…
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