VACAVILLE, CA - APRIL 20: A tractor drives past piles of compost at the Jepson Prairie Organics compost facility April 20, 2009 in Vacaville, California. Norcal Waste Systems is collecting food scraps ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National ...

Scientists are finding ways to recover nutrients from food waste, turning discarded scraps into ingredients, supplements, and ...

The most recent Consumer Price Index report showed that food prices went up 3.1% over the course of a year. We feel it at the ...

It’s become increasingly difficult to ignore the impact waste and carbon emissions are having on the climate, from changing weather patterns to rising sea levels. While many countries across the globe ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Fayetteville Public Library is hosting an event to teach residents about food waste. An ...

Place-based solutions are key to transforming food systems - the complex network of activities that involves the production, processing, transportation, and consumption of food - and unlocking their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Danielle Nierenberg is a researcher and writer on global food systems. Over the years, the conversations we’ve been having about ...

Every time I scrape leftover food into my compost bin, I think about the staggering 1.3 billion tons of food we waste globally each year. That’s enough to feed 3 billion people – nearly half the world ...

Rust Belt Riders has come a long way since they started using bicycles to haul away residential food scraps in buckets. Now, ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Western Washington organization Modest Family Solutions is cutting waste, supporting farmers, providing fresh foods for purchase to consumers and using the proceeds to promote ...