New York has been making some pretty heavy strides in sustainability and promoting healthy choices. Of course, there was that uproar over Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on selling soft drinks over 16 ounces in stadiums, theaters, and restaurants. Remember that? The plan fizzled after being blocked earlier this
Read more →In its May 2013 issue, WIRED magazine took a look at “The First Twenty Years” of its existence, counting down, from A-Z, the most significant happenings in technology during that time. An article written by Kevin Kelly, Dreams, profiled tech startups in WIRED’s San Francisco neighborhood. The idea hatched in 1998,
Read more →We’ve successfully wrapped the Sustainable School Food Conference! Thank you to everyone who participated in the event. We had an interactive crowd that definitely contributed to its success. As speakers, we couldn’t ask for more than an engaged and curious audience. Participants had a lot to learn
Read more →Last night was Food Tank’s “We Can Change the Food System” event in Chicago, also brought to the world via livestream. It is always inspiring to get a group of people together who are striving to accomplish the same goal, and who knows who was tucked behind
Read more →This past summer Greg wrote the “Parting Shot” for Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine. He pointed out that there are many misconceptions keeping the foodservice industry from making strides in sustainability. He gave the example of restaurants going from factory-farmed beef to locally produced organic beef as a standalone
Read more →What is happening in our nation’s food system: Healthful choices proposed for vending machines Many of the deep-fried potato chips and candy bars that have given city workers an afternoon energy boost for decades would be replaced by rice cakes and granola bars under an ordinance being
Read more →This is the first of a series of video blogs that Beyond Green will be posting for viewers to gain a better idea of why it is important to improve our food system and how it can be done. This is your chance to ask Greg anything
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