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      Community, Drink, Top Articles

      Which Plant-Based Milk Is Best for the Environment?

      While relying less on foods sourced from animals is a good overall strategy to tread more lightly, the truth about the sustainability of each product is complicated.

      February 3, 2020   |   By Lisa Held
      stadium-waste-barclays-brooklyn
      Community

      Stadiums Generate Tons of Waste. Here’s How Barclays Is Trying to Change.

      The LEED Silver Certified stadium repurposes food scraps, composts and has eliminated straws among other sustainability initiatives.

      May 1, 2019   |   By Lisa Held
      food-waste-beer
      Community

      More and More Local Breweries Are Making Beer from Food Waste

      Evil Twin Brewing, Brooklyn Brewery and Folksbier join brewers like Toast Ale in turning normally tossed food into booze.

      April 30, 2019   |   By Lisa Held
      edenworks-aquaponics-new-york-city
      Community, Farmers and Markets

      This Indoor Farm Wants a Future Where You Can Buy Fish Raised in Bushwick

      Edenworks is poised to become the first aquaponic farm in Brooklyn to scale up.

      April 2, 2019   |   By Lisa Held
      Community, Food Policy

      What Does a Healthy, Sustainable Diet Look Like, According to Science?

      A new report published in a top medical journal reviews the scientific evidence and presents an ideal eating plan for people and the planet.

      February 1, 2019   |   By Lisa Held
      pilotworks-reopening-chew-innovation-nursery
      Community, People

      After Pilotworks’ Reopening Fails, Brooklyn’s Small Food Businesses Won’t Be Home for the Holidays

      A new food incubator called Nursery announced it would open quickly and invite members back, but the plan fell through.

      December 19, 2018   |   By Lisa Held
      pilotworks-closing
      Community, People

      After a Sudden Pilotworks Shutter, Brooklyn Food Businesses Band Together

      After the abrupt closing of Pilotworks on Saturday, companies are leveraging the resource they have left: community.

      October 17, 2018   |   By Lisa Held
      new york food maker laws
      Community, Food Policy

      It’s Getting Easier to Make and Sell Food from Your Home

      A new Harvard report shows that, like some other states, New York is generally supportive of so-called “cottage food producers.”

      September 26, 2018   |   By Lisa Held
      community gardening
      Community, Farmers and Markets

      A New Season for Urban Agriculture Policy in New York City?

      Legislation to encourage farming within the five boroughs has been reintroduced, with more support than before.

      August 16, 2018   |   By Lisa Held
      annicka
      Eat

      Greenpoint’s Now Home to New York’s First Licensed Farm-Brewery Restaurant

      Popular brewery Greenpoint Beer & Ale Co. opened Annicka in February, which comes with set rules for serving only in-state alcohol.

      August 13, 2018   |   By Lisa Held
      foodshed
      Community, Farmers and Markets

      Are Apps One Answer to Getting More Local Food into New York Restaurants and Institutions?

      Farms2Tables and Foodshed are leveraging smart technology and supply chain logistics to connect small farms to wholesale buyers.

      June 25, 2018   |   By Lisa Held
      kombucha
      Drink

      Why Kombucha Brewers Say an Outdated Federal Tax Threatens Their Industry

      Producers are pushing for the passage of the KOMBUCHA Act to make sure the fermented health beverage is not treated like alcohol.

      June 20, 2018   |   By Lisa Held
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