Benjamin A. Goldstein

Feb 28, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Andrew Golding |Jason Hawes |Benjamin A. Goldstein |Joshua P Newell

Search jobs When you think of luxury fashion, sustainability is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, many are aware of the rumours that brands like Louis Vuitton would burn the previous season's items.

Feb 12, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Sebastian Schornack |Jason Hawes |Benjamin A. Goldstein |Joshua P Newell

From lentils to chickpeas, and even the humble baked bean, pulses are perhaps best known as an alternative, plant-based source of protein. These plants are environmental heroes: they work together with soil microbes to “fix” nitrogen from the air, enriching the soil with nutrients to allow them to thrive.

Feb 8, 2024 | leadertelegram.com | Jason Hawes |Benjamin A. Goldstein |Joshua P Newell

Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with few other options. Among those benefits, growing food in backyards, community gardens or urban farms can shrink the distance fruits and vegetables have to travel between producers and consumers – what's known as the "food mile" problem.

Feb 7, 2024 | tapinto.net | Benjamin A. Goldstein

Photo Credit: Hackensack Meridian HealthHackensack Meridian HealthAccording to the World Health Organization, American Heart Association (AHA) and other healthcare organizations, as many as 80% of premature heart attacks and strokes are preventable. While this may be true, aging increases risk of heart disease, and some conditions can be hereditary, passed on from parents, and not controllable. There are many risk factors that can be controlled.

Feb 5, 2024 | theinvadingsea.com | Jason Hawes |Benjamin A. Goldstein |Joshua P Newell

By Jason Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein and Joshua Newell, University of MichiganUrban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with few other options.