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Questions tagged [food]

substance consumed to provide nutritional support for humans and animals. Use this tag for questions on the sustainability aspects of food in general. See also [meat],[fish],[cooking]

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for humans and animals.

Use this tag for questions on the production or preservation of food in general or the reduction and handling of food waste.

  • For sustainability questions on a particular type of food consider using more specific tags like or instead.
  • For sustainability questions on preparing food by use of heat use
  • For questions on preparing food that have nothing to do with sustainability you may want to try the Seasoned Advice SE
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How do organic nuts differ from non-organic nuts?

Organic nuts are significantly more expensive than non-organic nuts. How do they difference with regards to the following exemplary aspects? difference in pesticide use? difference in large-scale vs. small-scale farming? difference in…
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Reference request - Farm level, multi year comparison between organic and conventional agriculture

This meta study on the crop yield gap suggests that organic farming has about 80% the yield of conventional farming at the field level, yields may vary widely and organic yields can surpass conventional yields. The authors state: Our analysis of…
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Good uses for sweet whey

I make cheese from time to time which produces copious quantities of whey (often more than I can drink in the mean time). Are there any extra uses for whey that I may be overlooking?
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How many people depend on food banks worldwide?

A large amount of edible food is wasted by households (corresponding to unsustainable behaviours) that could potentially be diverted to food banks. I am interested in the potential of people who could be served by surplus food. Aside this…
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Why were meat, shrimps, vegetable, fruit in the past more delicious than they are now?

I traveled to many countries in the world and I found that generally meat, shrimps, vegetable, fruit in the past (like 30 years ago) were more delicious than they are now. Is that because people try to mass produce in bulk them and that is why their…
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How different are small fruits and vegetables grocery stores from around the corner from big supermarkets?

When I buy fruits and vegetables in a small grocery store at the corner, I cannot help myself but think that—coming from the idea that "Small is Beautiful"—if I do my shoppings in these kinds of stores, then I do good for sustainable…
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What is an environmentally friendly alternative to bubblegum for freshening one's breath?

In North America, what is a more long-term sustainable alternative to bubblegum for freshening one's breath? Suppose that x and y are elements of the set of all substances edible to men, women, and children above age six. We can write down whether…
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