by Linden Cheek | Mar 27, 2018 | Agriculture, Food Justice, Green Living, Natural Systems
Dandelions: The Unsung Hero Up until about a year ago, the sight of dandelions coming up in my garden made me want to scream. Their spiky green leaves and yellow flowers seemed to mock me, saying “We are weeds. We have invaded your garden and we are...
by Linden Cheek | Nov 18, 2016 | Food Justice, Green Living
Food Labels: The Chaos of Supermarket Marketing Walk along any aisle of your local supermarket and you will be overwhelmed with options. Packages of hundreds of different products beckon out to you, claiming to “promote health” and be “all...
by Linden Cheek | Nov 16, 2016 | Food, Food Justice, Green Living, Systems Thinking, Waste
The statistics on food waste in the United States are staggering. According to the United Nations Environment Program, “in the USA, 30-40% of the food supply is wasted – equaling more than 20 pounds of food per person per month.” (emphasis added)...
by Linden Cheek | Oct 21, 2016 | Agriculture, Campus Community Garden, Food Justice, Green Design, Green Living, Office for Sustainability
QUIZ TIME 1. The next time a bee buzzes by your ear, you should… a. Swat at it, aiming for the kill b. Run away in panic c. Stop and admire one of nature’s most vital creatures Got your answer? The correct choice is (drum roll, please) C ! Although bees...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 12, 2016 | Food, Food Justice, Managed Systems, Natural Systems, Recycle, Reporting, Systems Thinking, Waste, Water
There are few foods considered by the general public to be as consistently healthy as a filet of fresh cut fish. But a recent study on the wild-caught fish we consume shows there may be more in these fish than just Omega-3 and protein. It is common knowledge for...
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...
