Environmental Issues: Green Living Foods and Beverages

Every time you eat a plant-based meal, such as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, instead of an animal-based meal, such as a hamburger, you strike a blow for the environment by sending a clear message about resource management to restaurants, supermarkets and farmers.

Chlorine in tap water destroys many disease-causing bacteria that threaten human health, but it may lead to other health problems. Learn how you can benefit from chlorine while avoiding its potentially harmful effects.

Did you know that your choice of wine stopper can help the environment and biodiversity? Find out which wine stopper is best for the environment.

"Eat local" has become one of the mantras of the new environmental movement, but why is eating locally grown food so important, and what does it have to do with the environment, anyway?

Did you know that school lunch waste creates more than 18,000 pounds of garbage for the average elementary school? Learn about a recyclable school lunch solution that makes school lunches cool and environmentally responsible.

There are more than 5,000 farmers markets in the United States, but how can you locate the farmers markets in your area? Use these five easy tips to find your local farmers markets.

Farmers markets offer consumers a direct link to the farmers and other producers who grow, raise and process their food, but farmers markets also help to create robust local economies and more vibrant communities.