Sustainability Matters: September 18, 2015
Maggie Borden
Fast food as economic equalizer: a new study shows that wealthier kids eat just as much junk food as their less well-off peers. [MUNCHIES]
The Nordic berry market is exploding in Eastern Asia, with complex consequences for the labor harvesting them. [NPR]
New research reveals the amount of fish in the ocean has declined by half since 1970, pushing us perilously close to a population collapse. [Reuters]
The USDA and EPA have partnered to announce the first ever national target for food waste reduction. [NPR]
Meet the pawpaw, America’s forgotten fruit. [FWF]
What’s in your patty: a new report shows the vast majority of fast food and fast casual restaurants use meat from animals raised with routine use of antibiotics. [Mother Jones]