How to Promoting Sustainability in the Food Industry |Modern Restaurant Management

The COVID-19 pandemic led to fluctuations in domestic producer prices, particularly in the food sector, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Combine the rising prices of food with the drive to be more sustainable, and we have reached the point where we need to reduce, reuse, and shop local.

Even before the pandemic, there was a growing trend for the food distribution system to move from global to local. Now, we see that drive accelerating. Here are 10 tips for promoting sustainability in the food industry.

1. Consider PermaculturePermaculture is a science based on the principles of ecological design and sustainability within natural ecosystems. It is rooted in the positive results created from growing and producing food that is best adapted to a given environment. For instance, the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan, are passionate about locally grown food that is regenerative and gives back to the land. Consider the types of crops that might be grown, crop…

Peggy Smedley

Peggy Smedley is an award-winning journalist and technology expert. During her 25-year career she has extensively covered IoT, manufacturing, construction technology, and most recently sustainability, circularity, and resiliency. She is founder and president of Specialty Publishing Media (SPM); editorial director of Constructech and Connected World; radio host of The Peggy Smedley Show, and author of her new book Sustainable in a Circular World, which follows her first book, Mending Manufacturing (2004).

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