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** What is Bioengineered Food? An Agriculture Expert Explains
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** February 7, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines bioengineered food as food that “contains detectable genetic material that has been modified through certain lab techniques that cannot be created through conventional breeding or found in nature.”
If that definition sounds familiar, it is because it is essentially how genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are defined – common vocabulary many people use and understand.
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** 6 Tips for Purchasing Green Furniture and the Merchants to Support
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** February 1, 2022
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When confined day in, day out at home, you start to examine where you sit, eat, work, and sleep. Unlike many times of economic uncertainty, the global pandemic caused a surge in the demand for furniture. For those who remained employed during the pandemic, many chose to spend their earnings and update their spaces to better fit their changing world.
But what if the furniture you purchase contains unsustainable materials and chemicals which could harm you and your family? Unknown to many, furniture accounts for about 5 percent of waste sent to landfills annually. This number has more than tripled since the 1960s, possibly an impact from the changing furniture industry.
We have learned to avoid fast fashion, but what about fast furniture? And what should we even look for when purchasing? Sustainable America has rounded up a few key points to watch for when purchasing furniture and highlighted 6 brands and purchasing outlets for sustainably outfitting your home.
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Meet our latest Community Changemaker Justin J. Pearson, an activist who played a key role in stopping an oil pipeline from being built in Memphis neighborhoods.
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