Tag: Sustainability

Committed to the Core: Farmers, Food & Our Future

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

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”

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 7: Five Facts About Dairy

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...

2019 Issue 7: Five Facts About Dairy

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...