"Helping improve school buildings could be the best advertisement for private home retrofits we've got." Ashden CEO Harriet Lamb talks to edie about the ripple effect of sustainable changes from schools to communities to wider society. 🌱👩‍🏫👪🏡🌍 ⬇️ edie.net/news/9/-SustyT…

A common concern about aquaculture is that farming still means depleting wild stocks for feed. Wild-caught fish is only one of many ingredients used, and this amount has been decreasing. More: bit.ly/3egysDF

The National Food Strategy is focused on building a better food system for a healthier nation. Read our plan 👇 nationalfoodstrategy.org #NationalFoodStrategy

Yesterday, Veramaris and microalgae stakeholders called on European Commission to use its #EU4Algae Initiative to propose binding targets for the substitution of fish-based fish feed with algae-based solutions. Thank you Carmen Preising for accepting our letter bit.ly/3iaUUyX

“The only way to fix the global food system is to address the opportunities and challenges of blue and green foods together.” Rosamond Naylor. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Facilities, location, and system design are major challenges for all types of aquaponic growers. 🙄😕💦💥🏪 Findings from a 2020 survey by D. Allen Pattillo. #aquaponics

Did you leave an aquaponic system on "autopilot" during COVID and have zany results? Let us know your stories! 🐳🦑🌴🌵🤣 🙄 The tilapia were a fed a minimal diet and that monster chard was left to soak up all those delicious nutrients! #aquaponics

#Organic is a complex, whole system approach with #sustainable food and farming at its heart ♻️ 💚. If you’re an organic business, we've got educational tools ready to help you understand and communicate better what it means to be organic. Learn more: soilassociation.co/3AoK40w

Since their introduction in the mid-1990s, GMOs have remained wildly unpopular with consumers. Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater. nyti.ms/3BpE7kI

“You’re all eggscellent! Eggceptional!! EGGSTRAORDINARY!” - A supportive giant kelpfish mother eggstolling her clutch’s virtues at the Aquarium

Plant or animal? #CoralReefAwarenessWeek Many would say #corals are plants, but they’re animals! Invertebrates from the same group as jellyfish and sea anemones. Coral reefs are made of polyps. These soft-bodied, tiny organisms can build huge colonies that act like one organism.

Dramatic climate impacts continue around the world. Zhengzhou in China has seen the highest daily rainfall since weather records began, receiving the equivalent of 8 months of rain in a single day. #COP26

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Our CEO, Karim Kurmaly, features in the latest issue of Aquafeed.com reflecting on our incredible journey so far, from our beginnings in space to expanding the world’s access to sustainable ASC-MSC certified EPA & DHA #Omega3 by 45%. ➡️ bit.ly/2V2WBH5 #algaloil

“There is a need to shift from commodity-based research to systems-based research. A food systems transformation can be achieved when we explore various entry points and pathways along with the food systems framework.” says Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted at #UNFSS2021 CGIAR Affiliated Session.

Our current appetite for meat is unsustainable: 85% of our farmland is used to feed livestock. We need some of that land back. Learn more: nationalfoodstrategy.org

Three reasons for #organic brands to consider certified paper packaging this #PlasticFreeJuly: 1. It's from a renewable source 🌲 2. It's the most widely recycled packaging material ♻️ 3. It doesn't pollute the environment 🌍 Learn more: soilassociation.co/3hWAGu7

A key benefit of #aquaponics is that growers cannot use antibiotics on fish because it would kill our bacterial ecosystem. Read more about this issue: buff.ly/2Trlhs9

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲: 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 Through innovation and sustainable sourcing we will redefine traditional aquaculture feed ingredients. By 2030 50 % of our raw materials will be Circular & Restorative. loom.ly/chAellQ

Aquaculture has the potential to bring food security to millions around the world. Hard hit Myanmar is now benefiting from small-scale fish ponds. ⁦Food and Agriculture Organization⁩ ⁦The Fish Site⁩ thefishsite.com/articles/fao-a…