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Tag: environment
April 22: World Earth Day
April 22nd is World Earth Day and hundreds of million people will be celebrating this event, in one way or another, in about 184 countries.
5 environmental benefits of eating insects
The use of insects as food and feed has many environmental, health and social/livelihood benefits. For example:
Marketing inglorious vegetables
Tons of fruit and vegetables are dumped each year because they don’t meet the standards required by retailers (and consumers). At best, these imperfect products are intended for processing or animal feed, and at worst, the dustbin. But, they are just as good as the nice-looking ones. The solution to such wastage is not simple. […]
A third of the world’s food goes to waste
A report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) last Wednesday says a whole third of the world’s food goes to waste, leading to 3.3 billion tons of CO2 released in the atmosphere. The wastage costs global economy around $750 billion each year and does not include fish or seafood […]
Beautiful biodegradable tableware
Chinese designer Qiyun Deng is the creator of Graft – a set of disposable tableware inspired by fruits and vegetables. Completely biodegradable, these utensils borrow the shape and texture of plants: A celery stem serves as handle for a fork; a petal of artichoke becomes the bowl of a spoon; a pineapple stem is the […]
Discover the pleasure of ‘eating healthy’ and ‘living green’
Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on March 9, 2013. If health foods, ecology and global health mean a lot to you, then don’t miss Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert, the annual event taking place from 15 to 17 March at the Palais des congrès in Montreal and from 23 to 24 March […]
Switch to bamboo tableware
Traditionally used in Southeast Asia, bamboo tableware is light and strong like plastic, but much more elegant and environment friendly. In fact, bamboo grows very fast with very little water and no fertilizers or pesticides. Once cut, it regenerates easily from its rhizomes. Moreover, bamboo is 100% recyclable, so no pollution.
Turn off your lights to save the planet
On the last Saturday of March, citizens all around the world are invited to make a collective gesture to tackle climate change by turning off their lights for one hour.
Wasting food by the tons
According to a recent study commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more than one million tons of food, or a third of the world production are lost or thrown away each year… FAO experts say that industrialized countries and developing countries waste more or less the same amounts of food, but for different […]
