Sustainability Matters: October 30, 2015
Maggie Borden
A new report shows that most of the wild-caught salmon you think you’ve been eating is actually mislabeled farmed fish. [NYT]
It’s not about cow milk vs. almond milk, but rather what the debate says about our agricultural system. [New Yorker]
An agricultural program in Phoenix helps international refugees to resettle and start farming. [Modern Farmer]
Oxfam America says that poultry workers are some of the most vulnerable and exploited laborers in the nation. [Grist]
U.K. scientists have shown that giving products a carbon-footprint label could increase environmentally-friendly sales, but only if the labels are designed just right. [Pacific Standard]
Groundbreaking research in the journal Obesity suggests that cutting out sugar could be the key to combating diet-related diseases. [Quartz]