How to tell if your groceries are indeed eco-friendly

Are Your “Eco-Friendly” Groceries Really Sustainable? Here’s How to Tell

Food label greenwashing often misleads grocery shoppers because of its underlying subtleties. From ‘carbon neutral’ to ‘eco-friendly’ and ‘all natural,’ more groceries are coming with sensational labels that may not mean what you think.  Greenwashing is false claims, knowing or unknowing, that manufacturers make about the environmental friendliness of their products. Sometimes, these claims are…

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Multiple food packaging solutions in a single slide

From Grocery Bags to Gourmet Wraps: Why Kraft Is the New Green Standard in Food Packaging

Who would have thought that Kraft paper food packaging would become a thing, despite all the advanced innovations springing up? Some time ago, Kraft was ruled off as ‘that brown paper.’ However, it is slowly emerging as the poster kid of the sustainable packaging revolution.   The world is gaining increased awareness of the dangers of…

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Caucasian young male eating a cricket at a night market in Thailand

Edible Insects: The Sustainable Protein Source That’s Hard to Swallow

Irrespective of edible insects benefits being touted by entomology experts, most people would still have reservations about trying out grubby protein. So, the question goes to you: “Would you be patriotic enough to save the planet by embracing insect protein?” Eating bugs as sustainable protein sources may sound strange to people in the global West….

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