Lao Tzu, the famous Chinese philosopher, said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture is partnering with four food banks to help prevent food waste. 

Just over a year ago the Business Roundtable, a nonprofit association of 181 U.S. companies that advocate policy solutions that foster U.S. economic growth, issued a revised statement on the purpose of a corporation.

A network of Northeast farmers is marking 15 years of the Eco Apple program.

Los Angeles-based Shapiro-Gilman-Shandler Produce earned gold-level status under the Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Zero Waste certification system. 

For many people in the produce industry, “sustainability” and “stewardship” are seen as interchangeable terms.

University of Florida researchers at the newly created Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ Food Systems Institute will work on economically and environmentally sustainable solutions to feeding the world.

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Upward Farms is expanding and rebranding, including a rebrand from Seed & Roe and construction of a new Brooklyn aquaponics farm headquarters.

Even a company founded on using food that would otherwise go to waste can improve its sustainability practices — evidenced by the latest efforts of Hungry Harvest.