Mar 28Member-onlyDo You Really Need To Worry About Pesticide Residues On Fruits And Vegetables?(This article was originally published on Forbes 3/23/23 ) Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet providing vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, dietary fiber and other benefits. They can also be quite delicious. Nutrition experts agree that many Americans should eat more of these foods, but that can…Pesticides8 min readPesticides8 min read
Feb 8Member-onlyA Partnership Between Target And Black-Owned Family Farms Brings Sustainable Cotton Products To…A Partnership Between Target And Black-Owned Family Farms Brings Sustainable Cotton Products To Consumers (This article originally appeared on Forbes on 2/2/23) In honor of Black History Month, Target is featuring clothing items created by Black business-owners and designers, including items made…Sustainability6 min readSustainability6 min read
Jan 1Are There Better Ways to Farm? Ask The Roots(This article was originally published on Forbes) There is no simple definition of the “right way to…Agriculture7 min readAgriculture7 min read
Dec 29, 2022Is There A More Climate-Friendly Way To Fertilize Crops? The Answer May Be Blowin’ In The Wind(this article was originally published on Forbes on April 5th, 2022 Plants are naturally “solar-powered,” but there is a carbon footprint associated with growing them as a crop. …Fertilizer5 min readFertilizer5 min read
Jan 18, 2022Eating Insects Sounds Gross, But Could They Play A Palatable Role In Our Food Supply?Black Soldier Fly Larvae (AP Photo/Aleks Furtula) This article was originally posted on Forbes, January 11, 2022 as “Could Insects Play A Bigger Role In Our Food Supply?” We are often told that something we can do to fight climate change, is to eat less meat or dairy. While there…Insects4 min readInsects4 min read
Nov 25, 2020The European Union’s Wine Grape QuandryThe European Union’s Wine Grape Quandry The European Union has recently published a lengthy “Farm to Fork Strategy” which sets out ambitious goals for its agricultural sector. One part of the agenda is to reduce the use of pesticides either by restricting the way they can be used or in…Wine9 min readWine9 min read
Oct 13, 2020I Voted Today: How and WhyI Voted Today: How and Why Last Sunday I filled out my California mail-in ballot, signed it and put it in an old school mailbox as a symbolic gesture of my trust in the Postal Service. It felt good to exercise my right to vote even…Election 202010 min readElection 202010 min read
Aug 7, 2019Three Foods I Wish I Could Buy At CostcoSteven Savage Originally published on Forbes 8/6/19 A typical Costco store (STU PENDOUSMAT) STU PENDOUSMAT…Insert Text Above I enjoy shopping at Costco. I’ve been a member since the days when it was called Price Club. I like the diverse and yet selective range of products they offer and of course…Food9 min readFood9 min read
Published inAge of Awareness·Apr 3, 2018The Food Waste Solution That You Might Not Know You Are UsingDo you buy bagged bread in the grocery store? There are usually several options including bread made with whole grains or containing several different kinds of grain. You have probably noticed that such breads stay nice and soft for quite a while. Some people are even suspicious about that imagining…Food5 min readFood5 min read
