Bringing together chefs, restaurants, food and beverage companies and grocery retailers, the first-ever Upcycled Food Festival in Canada launched on October 27, auspiciously during Canada’s Waste Reduction Week. Supported by the Grain Farmers of Ontario and the...
With the recent Biden Administration announcement to reduce U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, there is an urgent need for solutions across multiple sectors to meet this ambitious goal. Food systems are leading contributors...
Subscribe: SpotifyEvery year, 40 percent of food goes to waste in the US, 20 billion pounds of which is produce. What’s more, 20 percent of people in the United States are food insecure, meaning they have little access to affordable and nutritious food. The situation...
There are countless social entrepreneurs making an impact in Canada today, but who would you consider to be the top five for this year? This is a question that students at Mount Royal University were challenged to reflect on in their Social Enterprise class,...
Globally, we waste around 1.3 billion tons of food each year. That’s one third of all food produced for human consumption. In a world with ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions, a rapidly growing global population coupled with steadily decreasing resources, and an...
