Lauren Callahan

You go to the grocery store.  You find yourself staring at the beautiful, red, ripe strawberries, their packages piled up in an eye-catching display–and on sale, no less.  But right as you reach for the package, you notice in the corner of your eye a similar beautiful display on a nearby endcap, but with an accompanying sign that indicates “Organic”, and an accompanying price point that reflects this.  You’ve heard that organic options may reduce pesticide exposure, and so you begin doing the...

Keeping a stash of plastic water bottles in the back of my car is a huge convenience when I’m running errands and heading to my kids’ school pick up lines.  However, as is true with so many things, convenience does not always mean healthy.  And in some cases, convenience can be pretty detrimental.   Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical, and is widely used for epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics across industries, including the food and beverage industry, with particular use in...

Building a more just and sustainable world, starting with your dinner plate To eat meat, or not to eat meat:  that is the question.  And...