Consumer trends, insights and questions of “where do we go from here?” populate numerous media sources when a new year rolls around and this year especially, with the arrival of a new decade, the lists abound! News about sustainability, climate change and plant-based...
Tag: Sustainability
Honoring the Family Farm Tradition Across the Globe…with Gratitude and Respect
Traditions, family, friends, and most of all, food are “center stage” as we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving this week. We may consider the holiday “American,” but as the History Chanel.com states, “Thanksgiving falls under a category of festivals that spans cultures,...
Committed to the Core: Farmers, Food & Our Future
Crisp colored leaves, pumpkins on the doorstep, apple orchards blazed in shades of red, vegetable soup on the stove…all signs of our idealistic fall scenario enjoyed with little thought of the challenges endured by farmers to produce these fall harvest delights....
Sustainability – More than a Trend
How many times do you see or use the word “sustainability”? We talk about sustainable diets, sustainable agriculture, eating sustainably, sustainable buildings, sustainable environment, and the list goes on and on. But what does it mean? For a word that is so overly...
2019 Issue 9: Water: The “Juice of Life…and a Peach”
The latest issue of The AgriNutrition Edge Report is live. Check out my new blog, Water: The “Juice of Life…and a Peach.” Summer means peaches everywhere...but Coloradans say the best are from the Palisade area. To produce these gems, though, growers must deal with...
Water: The “Juice of Life…and a Peach”
We’re in the middle of the summer harvest of fruits and vegetables all across the United States and one of the stars of the season is peaches! For those of us from the southern part of the U.S., we may argue that peaches from Georgia and surrounding states are the...
2019 Issue 8: What’s Behind the Plant-Based Burger Trend?
The latest issue of The AgriNutrition Edge Report is live. Check out my new blog, “What’s Driving the Trend of Plant-Based Burgers? Personal or Planet Health?” Summer is in full swing and so is grilling season. What’s on your grill this year may be different than the...
What’s Driving the Trend of Plant-Based Burgers? Personal or Planet Health?
With the recent celebration of July 4th, summer is in full swing and so is grilling season. What’s on your grill this summer may be different than previous years as the options for plant-based burgers now abound. We are past choosing between just a hot dog or burger...
2019 Issue 7: Five Facts About Dairy
The latest issue of The AgriNutrition Edge Report is now available. Check out my new blog, “This I Know To Be True: Five Facts About Dairy.” June is National Dairy Month and I look at the challenges of dairy farming (it’s not for the faint of heart!) as well as...
This I Know to Be True: Five Facts About Dairy
June is National Dairy Month! For one who grew up on a dairy farm, I celebrate the dairy farmers of the past, reflecting on previous generations in my family and the instilled work ethic and values gained from my background. But this year, more importantly, I salute...