What is Sustainable Living? Sustainable living refers to the adoption of lifestyles or cultures that support healthy and prosperous communities and healthy ecosystems for present and future generations.  Lifestyles are shaped through education.  Education that allows students to interact with their environment and experience healthy, prosperous living is more likely to produce sustainable cultures.  This essay compares educational trends observed in the 1980’s and today, highlighting ...

What is a food system? Food systems, at the most basic level, include the spectrum of interactions between humanity and the environment we live in.  Healthy food systems are economically and nutritionally secure food systems.  They ensure access to safe, healthy, and nutritious food for all people, and they serve as the foundation to the remaining economy.   When food ...