If you care about the food you eat to the extent that you care about where the ingredients come from, how they are cultivated, how they got to your favorite supermarket and how they end up on your dinner table, you are already practicing sustainable gastronomy. Hurray! Suggested reading: Food loss and food waste – […]
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The world is now very much concerned about food loss and waste due to sustainability issues. First of, food waste is not the same as food loss. FOOD LOSS Food loss happens when food is discarded before it gets to the point of consumption. This usually happens along the food chain from the farm up
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The quest for food sustainability is one that touches all of us. Whether we realize it or not, each of us has a role to play in ensuring that our food system is nourishing, safe, and environmentally sustainable. The good news is that there are many things we can do to make a difference. From
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Have been looking ways to store your fresh produce for long? here is how. As soon as the produce leaves the plant, it is on it own and therefore cannot replenish any stores of energy or nutrients from the parent plant. It still respires, transpires, and even dies, just like humans. Water, temperature, ethylene and
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What distinguishes natural products from organic products? Natural food is just as wholesome and secure as organic food, right? Unfortunately, natural does not necessarily imply organic and offers no assurances. However, organic food is always natural. In terms of agriculture, “natural” describes a produce that has not endured chemical treatments, whereas “organic” denotes a crop
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The saying “food is the best medicine” cannot be far from truth. Almost every single day, (except for religious or other personal reasons), we eat food. This means that whatever you choose to eat has tremendous effect on your health and vitality. Food is a defining element of our existence. There are many illnesses that
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