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🌱 Exciting Partnership Spotlight: The Mighty Kitchen 🌿 Thrilled to share the spotlight on our incredible partner, The Mighty Kitchen, as we continue to make strides in sustainable and plant-based food production! 🌍💚 At Invelopment Partners, we firmly believe in the power of conscious choices and sustainable practices. The Mighty Kitchen aligns perfectly with our mission, crafting meat-free plant-based products that are revolutionizing the way we think about food. 🚀 🌿 Key Aspects of The Mighty Kitchen: 👉 Informed Philosophy: Beyond personal beliefs, The Mighty Kitchen is driven by a commitment of facts about plant-based food production. Their dedication to scrutinizing the numbers highlights a clear and compelling case for the shift towards a more sustainable and ethical food system. 🐓🌾 Animal-Friendly Innovation: The Mighty Kitchen's plant-based chicken is a game-changer! By offering a delicious and cruelty-free alternative, they are contributing to the transformation of our relationship with food, making it easier for all of us to choose a more compassionate and sustainable lifestyle. 💡 Leading the Charge: As leaders in the plant-based movement, The Mighty Kitchen is at the forefront of paving the way for a brighter, more sustainable future. Their commitment to innovation and ethical practices inspires us at Invelopment Partners, and we are honored to collaborate with such a visionary partner. 🌟 Why The Mighty Kitchen Matters: In a world where the impact of our choices is more critical than ever, The Mighty Kitchen is making it easier for all of us to make mindful decisions about what we put on our plates. Their dedication to a sustainable and cruelty-free food system is not just commendable; it's a beacon guiding us towards a more compassionate future. We are proud to call The Mighty Kitchen our partner and excited about the positive changes we can create together. Here's to a greener, healthier, and more compassionate world! 🌎💚 https://lnkd.in/eDwcAc9N #Sustainability #PlantBased #TheMightyKitchen #Innovation #FoodRevolution #Collaboration

Hummingbird Wholesale has deep roots in the PNW and offers organic, high-quality, and nutritious foods grown as locally and sustainably as possible. Hummingbird takes great care and pride in creating long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with the regional farmers they source from. As part of their Farm Connections Program, Hummingbird finds ways to alleviate burdens and risks for farmers. For example, Hummingbird contracts with farmers upfront, before the planting season, to buy a set amount of a crop at a set price. This gives farmers some assurance against risks, and helps encourage farmers who are thinking of switching from growing something like grass seed to growing food. Hummingbird also became an Employee Owned Purpose Trust in 2023, securing and guiding the mission and values of the business into perpetuity! The OOC is incredibly honored to have received one of the initial USDA Organic Market Development Grant awards and looks forward to working with amazing grant partners, including Hummingbird, to promote Oregon and Washington organic supply chains. #organicmarketdevelopmentgrant #OMDG #OrganicTransitionInitiative #ChooseOrganic #orag #oregonagriculture #organic #real #climatesmart

Did you know that 20% of the world's meat, chicken, and fish are used in pet food? That's a staggering amount! But have you heard of using insects as a protein source in pet food? According to Sky News, companies like Percuro.com are leading the way in this sustainable and innovative approach. The future of pet food is here, and it looks like it's buzzing with potential. Check out the link to learn more about how fly farms are breeding millions of flies for food!

📢 Exciting News! 🎉 I'm thrilled to announce the release of our new book chapter tittled "Packaging, Conservation, and Shelf Life of Cultivated Meat". This comprehensive work delves into the cutting-edge practices and innovative techniques essential for the cultivated meat industry. https://lnkd.in/gpE62MDh 🔍 Key Topics Covered: Advanced packaging solutions tailored for cultivated meat Regulatory and consumer-focused labeling strategies State-of-the-art preservation methods to ensure product safety and quality Optimizing shelf life to meet market demands and reduce waste This chapter provides valuable insights for industry professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in the future of sustainable meat production. It explores how these elements are crucial in bringing cultivated meat from the lab to the market, ensuring it meets the highest standards of safety, quality, and consumer acceptance. We believe this contribution will pave the way for new advancements and discussions in the cultivated meat sector. A big thank you to our collaborators and everyone who supported us in this endeavor. 🙌 Gustavo Henrique Couto, Luane Maior, Marjorie Benegra, Maria Giovana Binder Pagnoncelli, and Luiz Gustavo Lacerda 📘 Stay tuned for more updates and feel free to reach out if you’re interested in discussing the fascinating world of cultivated meat! #CultivatedMeat #FoodScience #Sustainability #Innovation #Packaging #Labeling #Preservation #ShelfLife

In this month's CEA Q&A, #IndoorAgCon caught up with Tom Stenzel, Executive Director of the CEA Alliance to discuss the organization’s pivotal role in shaping the future of indoor agriculture. From its early days as a food safety coalition to its expanded focus on sustainability, public policy, and industry collaboration, the CEA Alliance has become a driving force in the CEA sector. As the Alliance prepares to hold its 2025 annual meeting in conjunction with Indoor Ag-Con Las Vegas, Tom shares his insights on the challenges, opportunities, and trends that will define the future of controlled environment agriculture. Read more- https://ow.ly/9Kwx50SY3tc #freshproduce #sustainability #indoorfarming #controlledenvironmentagriculture #greenhouse

IFEEDER is driving sustainability efforts across the animal food industry with their Sustainability Road Map Project. Phase two focuses on standardizing data measurement, enhancing Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and highlighting environmental benefits. Additionally, the Animal Food Industry Sustainability Toolkit is helping businesses align with stakeholders, communicate progress, and meet sustainability commitments. Read more in this month's issue of Feed & Additive Magazine. https://lnkd.in/egBamKq3

If you missed my presentation at the TECH 4.0 #CEA virtual conference this year, here are some highlights. Key areas where Jiffy Group and #growingmedia are headed to better support the evolution of CEA production. I often mention growing media has been slow to evolve at the rate that other technologies in CEA have, particularly as we have seen the lighting, sensor, controls, and other elements develop rapidly. But that is changing and it's time for growing media and substrate to catch up! #hydroponics #controlledenvironmentagriculture #indoorag #horticulture #agtech #foodproduction

I don't often have much to say on here; LinkedIn isn't the greatest platform for Ag, but something I came across yesterday prompted me to write this: In an age where sustainability is key to saving the planet, most people I come across give none or very little thought to the sustainability of the food on their plate, or rather the sustainability behind the journey to get it there. There's not much of a culture of providing for oneself in the UK, or there wasn't when I left, 8 years ago. Here in the States, it is a little different, but I still come across many who get uptight & preach against processing their own meat for the table, but will quite happily go & grab a packet of chicken breast from the shelf at the store. For the first time yesterday, I came across someone from the UK who had processed & cooked a mean rooster she had. Something we do all the time here without a thought. I say without a thought, that is not strictly true; every creature that is used to put meat on our table is dispatched with a little prayer of thanks for the giving of it's life to nourish us. I could also mention the quality of life for the animals we provide for ourselves, but that is a discussion for another day. Below is what prompted this post. "If most people had to kill their food, most people would be vegetarians." I suppose that *sounds* right, but it's provably not true. The history of man is that we hunted for meat and killed it ourselves for 2 million years. This is what we did. It is written in the grooves on mammoth bones, spear points, and campfires the world over. It is why we domesticated chickens, sheep, goats, camels, horses, cows, ducks, geese, pigs, and pigeons. We raised our own meat and killed it too. It was sold alive in the market until 150 years ago, as there was no refrigeration. You wanted chicken for dinner? You killed it in the backyard. There is no trick or art in killing, and it is not shocking after you have done it and lived with it. This was the "daily normal" for almost all of human history. It is only the arrogance of modern lazy times when ripe fruit is delivered in winter, and sugar and nuts come in a bag, that we have embraced foreign foods such as potatoes and tofu, almonds, and pumpkins, papaya and pineapple. There is nothing wrong with vegetarianism, and quite a lot good, but eating meat is not immoral, and killing things is not shocking. Are the hawk and the fox immoral and unnatural? Is flying in grapes from Chile, almonds from California, and apples from Oregon morally superior to local eggs, chicken, and grass-raised beef? Is hand-harvested food picked by impoverished peasants in Mexico, Colombia, Kenya, and China morally superior to the machine-planted and harvested corn that feeds our cows and chickens? I don’t think so. If you feel otherwise, I’m more than OK with that, but I’ve come to see a lot of misery in a coffee cup and a lot of exploitation in a banana. Killing a chicken? It’s not shocking to me.

At Jiffy, we firmly believe the advancement of substrates will: - Revolutionize plant production - Boost sustainability, and - Enhance food safety … and contribute to a more prosperous industry for all. In our latest blog, we outline how we believe growing media will evolve to meet the most pressing needs of growers as it relates to automation, sustainability, and food safety as the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry continues to advance. #CEA #sustainability #foodsafety #automation #horticulture #growingmedia #substrates #indoorfarming

The fight against cultivated meat feels like another front in the culture wars, turning dinner plates into political battlegrounds. Instead of focusing on what's best for consumers and the environment, some politicians are trying to score points by clinging to outdated ideas. Cultivated meat offers a chance to revolutionize the meat industry, reducing its environmental footprint and potentially offering new and improved meat options. Blocking this innovation because it disrupts the status quo is shortsighted. We should be embracing new technologies that can help us feed the world more sustainably, not shutting them down out of fear of change. Read on Heatmap News about the proposed ban on cultivated meat in the free state of Florida, USA. Thanks for following! https://lnkd.in/d8ednNY9 #cultivatedmeat #southkorea #innovation #foodtech #sustainability #cellculture #alternativeprotein #climatechange #cultivatedmeat #investments #future #foodsecurity #food #growth #environment #earth #foodsecurity #foodhabits #research #researchanddevelopment #labgrownmeat #climatechange #climateaction #future #foodcrisis #culturewars