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The Lexicon of Sustainability
What is Sustainability?
Season 1
Episode 15
Everything we do has consequences, even when hidden from view. Sustainability imbues all of us, as either consumers or producers, with a clear sense of responsibility. It gives us the opportunity to change how we think, what we make, and what we buy—and confirms that our actions matter; reinforcing that we are both the cause and the solution of that which ails us as a society.
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What if you could buy fresh fruit and vegetables each week, grown by a local farmer?
2:46
Economies of community help people connect, build and rebuild local food systems.
3:01
Learn the difference between whole wheat and white and meet the people preserving grains.
4:19
Learn how people are rescuing "ugly" food by composting, redistributing and eating wisely.
3:16
What’s more important, that your food is organic or you know who and where it comes from?
2:57
True cost accounting helps consumers understand the real cost of the food they buy.
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Learn the real story behind such terms as cage free, free range, and pasture raised.
