ecology

When it comes to food-safety standards, Europe has some of the strictest laws and regulations in place. In fact, many of the foods that we eat regularly here in the U.S. are banned in the European Union. Europeans prefer their veggies sans GMOs and their chicken air-chilled instead of washed in chlorinated water. Meanwhile, Americans are stuck…

While water makes up around 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, only 2.5 percent of it is fresh, and only 1 percent of that freshwater is accessible for the 6.8 billion of us living on this planet. With the population booming, this small percentage of water is only going to get smaller, and we are…

By now, we know that most processed foods contain more sugar, fat and salt than natural unprocessed foods. Their convenience may be appealing, but the toll they can take on your health may make you think twice. So why not combine convenience, health and low costs by making foods yourself? You may be surprised to…

Turning on the TV these days, it seems as if every talk show and news station is touting the results of a new and exciting study. Whether it’s finding the miracle health benefits of chocolate or coffee, some of these studies just seem too good to be true. And that’s exactly the problem: Most studies…

Parenting means getting used to having constant bags under your eyes, wearing spit-up as a new accessory, changing diapers like a contortionist and interpreting screams as a new language. Despite these less-than-glamorous aspects of parenting, we wouldn’t change it for the world. In fact, we strive to make sure our babies are getting the best…

Even though the world is witnessing a growing food crisis with millions of people suffering from malnutrition and starvation, at the same time we are also seeing a food waste epidemic, in which 1.3 billion tons of food is unused each year. Closer to home, 31 percent of food postharvest gets thrown out, according to…