The challenge to the food system is due to rising populations, increased urbanization, and the exportation of high animal protein western diets. Food fish show promise for relieving some of the supply issues surrounding high input animal protein food sources for humans, yet there are lingering concerns about aquaculture's sustainability. Some advances in aquaculture methods including recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) have emerged, however, critical...

Every year, 200 million Americans ride aboard passenger vessels and as transportation gridlock on roads increases, growth is expected in many markets throughout the U.S. Global climate change has become a major concern for the general population according to public opinion polls, and awareness of environmental concerns are making consumers more interested in patronizing "green" or environmentally friendly businesses. Equally, businesses are becoming...

The following document outlines the steps needed to build and develop a sustainable strategy for Chef Camp. This was accomplished by analyzing Chef Camp from its inception through a SWOT analysis, completing a competitive review of organizations, and utilizing Adam Werbach's three tools in creating a sustainable strategy: STaR Mapping, North Star goal, and the TEN Cycle. Identifying the North Star goal: creatively strategize for the development of...

The global food system confuses, scares, or keeps consumers uninformed about the food they are bound to eat. The goals of sustainable farming are to develop a community, grow its food source, and increase the local and regional economy. In this report, sustainable food system organizations (SFSOs) are reviewed to see how they influence policy, report the facts, educate consumers, and produce food in a local and sustainable manner. Strengths, weaknesses,...

Climate warming in the Arctic has potentially broad implications for human health and food security, especially in rural areas. Individuals and communities are working on adaptation actions that help to lessen the stress from climate change and improve local food security. This paper is a systematic literature review of projects at the nexus of climate change and food security in Arctic Alaska and the broader circumpolar Arctic. Projects identified...

Many food manufacturing companies have implemented sustainability schemes as a requirement of purchase in response to customer, consumer and shareholder interests. Commodity specific groups, private auditing firms and non-governmental agencies have also entered the market-place with individualized sustainability schemes. The desire to be recognized in the market-place as good corporate stewards of resources, social and economic factors has fostered...

Health systems are facing significant challenges in the climate of health care payment reform, and as a result sustainability efforts-- defined as taking into account social, environmental, and economic considerations when making business decisions-- are often given lower priority. In fact, sustainable business practices can support efforts to improve health. The existing literature and interviews with key leaders in sustainable hospital food supply...

The globalized industrialization of the food system has threatened food security and jeopardized farm security at multiple scales. The current corporate food regime has perpetuated injustice specifically among people of color and women food system stakeholders. Community food security and values based value chains are two proven alternative proposes an integrated approach based on addressing the root causes of food and farm insecurity. This project...

The founders of Female Invest, Europe's largest financial educator for women, present a guide to choosing sustainable investments, funds, stocks and shares that can have a positive impact on both personal wealth and the future of the planet.

Edwin Way Teale was "probably the greatest living naturalist in America" during his lifetime. Subsequent to his death, he was seen as "one of the best-loved naturalists of his generation." In 1965, Roger Tory Peterson placed Teale "in the vanguard of the new aristocracy of naturalists which was to include Rachel Carson and several other." By 1966, he had won both the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction and the John Burroughs Medal for distinguished nature...