by Marty Matlock | Jun 22, 2016 | Agriculture, Climate, Food Justice, Systems Thinking, Water
I am in China this week, where big numbers can be overwhelming. I am currently in Shanghai, a city of 27,000,000 people, sitting on a high-speed train headed to Beijing, a city of 22,000,000. Our own NYC, the best city in the world, has a mere 20 million in the...
by Eric Boles | Jun 3, 2016 | Agriculture, Food Justice, Uncategorized, Water
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) projects that we will add 2 billion people to Planet Earth by the year 2050. Accommodating this growth will require us to increase food supplies by 60% above current levels—no easy task. What’s more,...
by | May 30, 2016 | Agriculture, Features, Food Justice, Green Jobs, Managed Systems
A Solution for Sourcing Locally Produced Foods Recent trends illustrate consumer preferences are gravitating towards locally raised foods, including not only fruits and vegetables, but various meat products as well. This gravitation towards locally sourced foods is...
by Linden Cheek | Apr 17, 2016 | Agriculture, Internships, Zero Waste
Interview with Brittany Jurgens, a Junior Biology student and OFS Intern This week I had the chance to sit down with one of my peers here at the Office for Sustainability (OFS) and pick her brain about her job, the university, and sustainability in general. Here is...
by Linden Cheek | Apr 6, 2016 | Agriculture, Food Justice, Sustainability Spotlight, Volunteer
The Story of Local Sustainability When the topic of sustainability gets brought up, most of us start to think of places like Portland, OR or Boulder, CO or somewhere else with a lot of hippies masquerading as professionals and scientists. But, believe it or not, our...
by | Apr 6, 2016 | Agriculture, Policy
The University of Arkansas’ sustainability research program is enhancing its global impact through international dialogue. Recently the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. State Department’s Embassy in Paris, France, invited Dr. Marty Matlock to be an expert speaker on...
