Growing vegetables in the desert

Did you know that 90% of leafy greens (i.e., lettuce, kale, spinach, etc.) produced/consumed during winter in the US and Canada are grown in Yuma, Arizona? That means the odds that you have consumed lettuce from Desert Premium Farms are very high!

Irina Mkrtchyan

ISSD: A systematic approach to economic development

Irina Mkrtchyan, Co-founder of Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development of Communities (ISSD), Armenia and 2021 WE Empower finalist, Middle East and North Africa Irina Mkrtchyan had a difficult upbringing being

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Industry disruptor working to solve hunger for 1.1 billion people

OnePointOne vertical farm start-up focuses on the power of plants that can help address food insecurity worldwide. When brothers Sam and John Bertram learned that 1.1 billion people began this millennium suffering from food insecurity, they started on a journey to create technology that can help address this world problem; that is when together they decided to start OnePointOne.

REU opportunity! The Sala Lab seeking undergraduates for summer 2023

About the OpportunityThe Sala Lab at Arizona State University is looking for motivated undergraduate students to participate in research activities in grassland ecosystem ecology, for 10 weeks, during the summer

Rebecca Hui

Roots Studio: Reimagining cultural appreciation

In support of UN SDG 5: Gender Equality, Roots Studio seeks to “end discrimination against women and ensure full and effective participation in decision-making to spotlight them and upskill their

Man showing a group of Indian women how to use the solar food processing unit

S4S: Sustainable livelihoods through innovative food and technology

S4S Technologies assists women without land as well as farmers to become entrepreneurs by providing micro food processing units that help them generate an average additional income of

Farmer-driven conservation in the heart of Yuma, Arizona

It’s said that there are “five C’s” that power Arizona: climate, copper, cotton, cattle, and citrus. Mark Kuechel, owner and operator of Kuechel Farms, comes from a long line – four generations, in fact – of experts in one of these C’s: citrus. But, after spending the afternoon with Mr. Kuechel, it’s clear another C could be added to the list: conservation.

Updates in Cardiac Amyloidosis 2023 (1.14.2023)

Updates in Cardiac Amyloidosis are supported in part by an independent educational grant from Pfizer. Updates in Cardiac Amyloidosis 2023Health Futures Center - Saturday, 14 January 20238AM-2PM The Institute for Future

A glimpse into Arizona dairy at Kerr Family Farms

The 2022 cohort of Sustainable Food Systems graduate students from Arizona State University got the opportunity to get a first-hand glimpse of the Arizona dairy industry with a visit to Kerr Family Farms in Buckeye, Arizona. During the visit, students met with Wes Kerr, a fourth-generation dairy farmer.

SPRI introduces inaugural Global Research Affiliates

SPRI is excited to announce our first group of Global Research Affiliates!  Members of the leadership team nominated each of the four affiliates to collaborate with SPRI to support our

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Slowing down fashion: Sustainable clothing and goods with Ethic Attic

“Our goal is to be a one stop place for design conscious products that are sustainable and made with least negative impact on the ecology.”Rema Sivaram Rema Sivaram – Co-Founder

Project Cities celebrates five years with the President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness

ASU Project Cities has been awarded the President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness, a university-wide initiative to recognize the work of ASU faculty, staff, and programs for their work in social embeddedness. As part of ASU’s charter and design aspirations, social embeddedness encompasses the university’s commitment to serving its surrounding communities by sharing its resources and knowledge networks through mutually beneficial community partnerships.