During Plastic Free July we wanted to share a bit more on why we use compostable corn-based packaging and discuss the challenges we face in using corn today.

Thought we’d give a shout out to the almighty Sunflower. Again :) And this time to share the epicness that is the Sunflower Seed.

More than 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year! We work towards zero waste when we make our food, and we think carefully about it when we package it.

We understand the importance of healthy, sustainable ingredients, that's why we include Brassicas in our meals.

Forget Silicon Valley. Something big is happening in LA. The Catalina Sea Ranch is revolutionizing sustainable aquaculture. It is dedicated to growing mussels (though it’s investigating other crops) in an unobtrusive, cost efficient, and productive way. In aquaculture, a field traditionally ridden with complications, this is a huge deal.

In our current food system, fish eat chicken. That’s right - many industrial fish farms use ground up chicken remains, like feathers and bones, to form the base of fish pellets, while the rest is made from low quality corn and soy. This isn’t cool, and it makes the cliché “tastes like chicken,” a bit sickening.

Forget avocados and coconut oil. This superfood can detoxify, lower blood pressure, calm inflammations in the body, is high in iron and vitamin C – and it could be the base of your next no-guilt libation. Stinging, or common, nettle, as intimidating as its name might sound, is undoubtedly more friend than foe. What makes it really unique, apart from its qualities as a nutritional powerhouse, is its potential to make mass agriculture more sustainable.

Rustic, hand-hewn farmhouse tables. Copper-bottomed pots and cloves of garlic hanging alongside expertly-dimmed lights. It’s a $32 entrée type of place in the chic part of town. Oh, and it’s billing itself as “farm-to-table.” Of course, it is.