Agriculture

Goals & Objectives:The goal of this project is to develop informational/decision support resources -- including a geospatial web tool, flowchart, and case studies -- that help community members ev...

A 2004 study by the Hartman Group found that around two-thirds of Americans at least occasionally consume organic products. In many cases, consumers have been willing to pay significant price premiums...

The overall goal of this research is to provide the Aurora leadership team a framework and tools to measure and improve its sustainability performance.  To provide the leadership team with a road...

The purpose of this study is to compare the sustainability and environmental impact of two aquaculture systems suitable for adoption in the U.S.: 1) a zero-exchange, recirculating indoor system, and 2...

Development and maintenance of factsheets that illustrate current unsustainable patterns of providing various services to society in the United States (e.g., food, personal transportation, housing)...

The United States food system, from field to table, is at a crossroads for change. Improving the sustainability of this complex system requires a thorough understanding of the relationships between fo...