Food Sustainability Media Award: Because Good Food Is More Than Just A Matter Of Taste

Analyses have shown that landfill is an outcome of “tragedy of the commons” and is itself an example of unsustainable landscape design that impacts society and environment. In order to meet growing waste management needs, city planners in some areas propose expansion of landfill areas.

A lot of food is thrown out because it passed its expiration date. But very often, the discarded products are still good. A gel tag could help curb this type of waste in the near future: Bump Mark lets you feel when food has actually gone bad.

How long does it take for an apple to go from orchard to shopping basket? Too long, according to the B2B startup Fresh.Land. They want to fast-track the process by setting up direct digital supply chains between farmers and supermarkets.

A grassroots community is using one key ingredient to help improve the diets of local residents, stimulate local economies and create fair trade deals between farmer and retailer: bread! Take a look at how the Bread Matters team is going against the grain to revolutionise the food system.

As the recognition grows across communities, governments and businesses that food waste is no longer tenable and its economic, social and environmental impacts are no longer justifiable, initiatives that seek to tackle the issue have been springing up globally. By reducing food waste at the farm level, this organisation tackles the problem at the source.

Combining aquaculture and hydroponics, Aquaponics provides a sustainable food production option right in your own backyard.

From Berlin to Bangalore, backyard-deprived urban dwellers are using every spare inch of space to grow gardens on terraces and rooftops while others are pooling talents and resources to set up and manage community gardens.

Global consumption of fish is outpacing natural production, posing a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Commercially valuable species such as tuna, swordfish, marlin, cod, halibut, skate, and flounder are fished at enormous quantities to the point where populations of said species are dangerously low.

2010 was the International Year of Biodiversity and offered the world the opportunity to reflect on the role of biodiversity in our daily lives – in fact our bodies and our selves.