Food Stories

How produce delivered by mail could help both people and nature
What if you could get fresh fruit and vegetables from local farmers delivered along with your mail? In a new analysis, WWF looks at how the United States Postal Service—your daily mail carrier—could bridge the gap between farmers and food shoppers, in a proposed program we call Farmers Post.
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Supercharge your soil with kitchen food scraps
WWF Magazine: Spring 2021Composting may sound like hard, messy work. But done right, it can be a simple (and even tidy) way to benefit your garden and the planet. -
Eating for our planet
October 09, 2020The way in which we produce and consume food is pushing our planet to the brink. Learn five changes that we can all make to our diets to help improve the health of our planet through our daily eating habits.
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Blazhka Dimitrova wants to inspire a zero-waste world
WWF Magazine: Winter 2020In 2020, Dimitrova had transformed her catering company into Blagichka-Zero Waste, the first zero-waste restaurant in Bulgaria. -
Small steps to reduce food waste
April 01, 2020Right now, reducing waste is ever more important and we can all look at how to do that in our own kitchens.
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Food security in an uncertain time
As the world is facing a global health crisis, the foundations of our food system are also called into question, along with the interactions between people and the natural resources we all depend on.
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Last Call for Food combats food waste and food insecurity
WWF Magazine: Spring 2020What if there was a way to combat both food waste and food insecurity with a single solution? From this, Last Call was born. -
5 ways harmful fisheries subsidies impact coastal communities
November 21, 2019Our planet’s health—and our own well-being—is dependent on a vibrant ocean rich with nature, like fish! While sustainable fishing can be an effective way to keep our oceans healthy, one big barrier is standing in the way: taxpayer-funded support for unsustainable fishing operations.
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Food Waste Warriors
In the spring of 2019, WWF, with support from The Kroger Co. Foundation and the US EPA, looked at post-service food waste in 46 schools in nine US cities across eight states. This is what they found.
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The food-climate connection
October 16, 2019It seems obvious, but sometimes we need a reminder. Food comes from nature. So everything we eat has an impact on the planet—from how it's grown, to how its packaged, to how it gets where it’s going, how it's cooked, and at the end of the meal, where it winds up (say, your tummy, the trash or a compost pile).
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Milk's impact on the environment
WWF Magazine: Winter 2019Today milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and other dairy products are ubiquitous, consumed by more than 6 billion people worldwide. WWF is working to limit its impact on the environment. -
A wake-up call on agriculture’s role in climate change
August 08, 2019The connection between food and land use and global climate change is the subject of a special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body that assesses the science of climate change for the benefit of global policymakers. IPCC’s August 2019 report focuses especially on the impact of agriculture—with good reason.
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July 4th and food waste: Some tips from our Founding Fathers
George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson wrote passionately about the value of using food scraps and other waste items to fertilize soil. Here are a few tips to lower your food footprint during the summer holidays.
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How can we make farmed seafood more sustainable?
WWF Magazine: Summer 2019Focusing on shrimp and salmon, WWF is working to improve aquaculture practices through tech innovations like forensic analysis of farmed products and traceability software. -
Eating a variety of foods is good for you—and the planet
WWF Magazine: Summer 2019Americans, on average, consume more fats and oils, added sugar and sweeteners, proteins, and grains than recommended. Overconsumption of foods like these affects the planet. -
One way to tackle food waste? Eat more of what we grow.
WWF Magazine: Spring 2019While most loss or waste of food takes place in restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, or our own kitchens, crops that go unharvested on farms are a piece of the puzzle, too. -
The next Dust Bowl? Great Plains grassland loss slows overall, but rises in South Dakota
WWF’s latest annual study of the extent and impact of conversion of grasslands to croplands reveals that though such activity activity generally declined across the Great Plains in 2017, it has nearly doubled in South Dakota within the same time span. -
5 ways to shop and eat smarter for the climate
As shoppers and eaters, we have immense power to save habitats, fight climate change, and keep our planet livable by taking simple actions at home and in stores every day. Here are five steps you can take right now.
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WWF examines the loss of produce on farms and pathways to change
August 21, 2018Did you know that food loss can occur long before you even buy it? WWF zoomed in on 35 farms across the country to assess how much produce never leaves the field after harvest.
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Congratulations, Bahamas! We Did It!
August 07, 2018The Bahamas’ lobster fishers just earned certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for managing their fishery sustainably. The MSC certification helps ensure that the fishery can continue to produce food and jobs for current and future generations.
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A missing piece in the fight against climate change
Keeping trees, grasses, and soil intact and restoring them can help get us a long way toward meeting America's urgent climate goals.
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Love lobster tails? Thank The Bahamas’ Mia Isaacs
As president of the Bahamas Marine Exporters Association and managing director of Heritage Seafood, a leading lobster processor, Mia is working with her fellow exporters, fishermen, the Bahamian government, and international NGOs like WWF and The Nature Conservancy to ensure lobsters are fished sustainably.
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As monarch butterflies lose ground in Mexico, WWF seeks solutions in America’s heartland
When we think of wild animals losing their habitats, we usually envision elephants, rhinos, and tigers in faraway places. But monarch butterflies are losing their homes right here in the US—and our food is playing a part.
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How cover crops help keep soil healthy and productive
WWF Magazine: Spring 2018Food production is a leading driver of habitat loss, overfishing, and freshwater consumption. Yet the habitat under the most direct pressure from agriculture is also the most ignored: soil. -
Students step up to tackle food waste at school
WWF Magazine: Spring 2018WWF’s Food Waste Warrior program for grades 5 to 12 helps students develop math and science skills as they conduct an audit of their school’s food waste and learn how food impacts the environment.