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How Going Green Saves More than Your Waistline!

Aicha Abdoulaye Climate Action, Climate Change, Environment, Food, Health November 12, 2024July 19, 2024Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Diet, Sustainability, sustainable, vegetarian

The food we choose to eat is important for our personal health…and the health of the planet. We chat with some people who’ve chosen not to eat animal products.

Pollinator Landscapes for a Greener Future

Chris Hayden Bees, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Environment, Food July 23, 2024July 14, 2024Bees, Climate Change, Pollinator, Pollinator habitat, Sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

Brandon Renyolds is changing the world, one pollinator landscape at a time! He helps people develop and build native, biodiverse, pollinator friendly gardens.

Influencing the World Green

Reagan Mueller Climate Action, Climate Science, Environment, Food, Sustainability, Women, Zero Waste June 25, 2024June 22, 2024Climate Change, Green Influencers, Influencers, Sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

“Greenfluencers” are a group of influencers who focus their content on influencing sustainability and green living. We chat with Sabs Katz, a“greenfluencer” gracing social media.

Eat out in NYC…but make it sustainable! 2023 Holiday Edition

Chrystal Carbon Offsetting, Food, Sustainability November 28, 2023November 24, 2023cafes, eating out, food, greenwashing, restaurants, sustainable agriculture, sustainable dining, sustainable food, sustainable lifestyle

Orange colored fruit smoothie being poured into small edible cups on a white table in a restaurant's kitchen. 2023 Holiday Edition

Just in time for Festivity, here’s the 2023 Holiday Edition of swrm’s NYC sustainable restaurant guide. We’ve listed our Top 5 suggestions. Dig in!

Good land management is vital to avoid worsening land degradation

Chrystal Carbon Sequestration, Environment, Farming, Food July 25, 2023July 9, 2023agriculture, Climate crisis, Industrial agriculture, Industrial farming, Land Degradation, land management, regenerative agriculture, soil degradation, soil health, Sustainability

Close up shot of very dry, cracked dirt.

One of the biggest impacts we have on this planet, which also happens to have one of the quickest wins associated with appropriate solutions, is land management. Let’s discuss it!

Land degradation is more dangerous to our future than you might think

Chrystal Climate Action, Farming, Food, Forests, Land Degradation, Sustainability, YouTube Channel July 1, 2023July 15, 2023#EatLessMeat, Industrial agriculture, Land Degradation, land use, regenerative agriculture, soil, soil health, sustainable farming

We’re exploring land degradation today – what it is, what can cause it, what the impacts are, and most importantly, what we can do to prevent it!

The soil beneath our feet is valuable in so many ways. And we need to treat it as such. So join us as we discuss this pressing issue facing our beautiful planet.

Soil: an undervalued and important resource on Earth

Chrystal Climate Change, Environment, Food, Global Warming, YouTube Channel November 25, 2022November 25, 2022African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative, American Farmland Trust, Climate Change, Climate crisis, composting, Cover crops, FAO, Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, Global Warming, Intercropping, Kiss the Ground, Land Institute, microorganisms, pasture cropping, Regen ag, regenerative agriculture, silvopasture, soil, Soil Partnership, The Soil Association

Soil is as necessary for human life as oxygen. It’s absolutely vital for food security and carbon sequestration. Come explore this undervalued and important resource with us.

Quick Fire Stats from the Depths of the Ocean

Chrystal Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Science, Emissions, Food, Oceans September 28, 2021September 28, 2021Bottom trawling, Carbon Sequestration, eutrophication, kelp, mangroves, Mariana Trench, nuclear testing, ocean acidification, Planetary Boundaries, plastic, Plastic waste

There’s some pretty well-known facts about the ocean and the impacts it will experience on account of the climate crisis. But additionally, there are some really interesting lesser known stats around the way our warming planet will affect ocean health, that of the creatures living within it, and indeed our human health, too.

Are there really plenty of fish in the sea?

Meghan Food, Oceans, Sustainability, Water August 24, 2021August 24, 2021aquaculture, Billion Oyster Project, bycatch, Marine Stewardship Council, overfishing, seafood watch, sustainable seafood, Trawling

With an anticipated 10 billion people expected to inhabit the planet by 2050, the demand for animal protein will increase by 52 percent making sustainable and healthy approaches to feeding the world more critical than ever before.

8 Places You’d Be Surprised To Find Plastic…But It’s There!

Chrystal Environment, Food, Oceans, Personal Care, Pollution, Recycling, Women July 13, 2021August 2, 2021#breakfreefromplastic, #plasticfreejuly, BPA in receipts, chewing gum, fatberg, glitter, hidden plastic, loose leaf tea, menstrual products, plastic free, Plastic Free July, plastic in salt, plastic in sunscreen, Plastic pollution, Plastic waste, receipts, salt, sewer blockages, sunscreen, sunscreen ingredients, tea bags, wet wipes, wipes causing sewer blockages

One of the most challenging changes to make in our lives is removing plastic. But the thing is, it’s also one of the most impactful changes you can make!

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