by Linden Cheek | Jun 28, 2017 | Agriculture, Energy, Food, Green Living, Recycling, Waste
Don’t get me wrong; recycling is a very good thing. Making new products from old materials – especially when it comes to plastics, papers, aluminum, and glass – can use significantly less energy than making a new product from virgin material. However,...
by sustain | Jun 19, 2017 | Agriculture, Campus Resource, Consumption, Food, Office for Sustainability, Reporting
On Tuesday, June 13th, Dr. Marty Matlock, professor of Ecological Engineering at the University of Arkansas and Executive Director of the University’s Office for Sustainability, appeared the Washington Post discussion panel, “Transformers: Food”. The panel is a part...
by | Nov 18, 2016 | Food, Green Living, Transportation, Volunteer
As you finalize your Thanksgiving plans and the look forward to taking a break, you are probably hearing the usual talk about Black Friday, which stores will or will not be open on Thursday, and, of course, mountains of food. Maybe all this talk has started you...
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...
