We’d like to wrap up our Sustainability Series by providing a quick overview of the things we discussed, as well as leaving you with our promise to continue to research and post about ways to develop more sustainable practices as consumers and designers. We mentioned this throughout the series, but it’s important to recognize that protecting our environment is not about any one person or group doing zero waste perfectly or about a single company becoming carbon neutral. While we don’t want to downplay the significance and relevance of those achievements, we also want to remind those of you anxiously worrying over every plastic bag you’ve ever discarded, that this is also about consistent change. The issue of the health of our planet is about gradual and continual improvement and effort on the part of the 8 billion people who reside here. It’s about all of us committing, together, to take steps in the right direction and continue the conversation on sustainability.
Sustainability: Expanding Farm-to-Table
In this first post, we addressed the ever growing farm-to-table movement. We touched on a couple restaurants in the Chicagoland area we were inspired by, as well as the story behind the farm-to-table concept and how you can participate as an individual consumer! Our biggest take away from the research we did here, was the importance of knowing where your food comes from!
