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Mission Statement
GRACE Communications Foundation develops innovative strategies to increase public awareness of the critical environmental and public health issues created by our current food, water and energy systems, and to promote a more sustainable future. By building partnerships and mobilizing philanthropic resources, we promote consumer actions and public policies that:
- Support sustainable food systems.
- Result in smarter use of water resources.
- Provide clean energy alternatives to conventional power production.
- Embrace the complex interconnections of our food, water and energy systems.
Food Program
Food Program
GRACE’s food program, Sustainable Table®, works to create a safe, healthy, fair food system by educating people about the benefits of sustainable agriculture and providing tools and resources to empower them to make better food choices.
Sustainable Table offers comprehensive information about food and farming, ranging from introductory to in-depth; practical tips for buying and cooking with sustainable foods; handouts, factsheets and other resources for teachers; and a range of actions we can all take to promote the transition to a sustainable food future. Our projects include: The Meatrix® – an award-winning series of animated movies depicting the ills of industrial livestock production, and Eat Well Guide® – a curated online directory of 25,000+ farms, stores, restaurants, CSAs and other sources of sustainably produced foods.
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Water Program
Water Program
GRACE's Water Program promotes clean water, sustainable water use and a greater understanding of how our actions affect our water resources. We focus largely on the tremendous amount of “hidden water” involved in producing the goods and services we use every day. Our innovative Water Footprint Calculator allows users to estimate their household water footprint and learn how to save water. We also offer a child-friendly animated video and accompanying materials called “Aqua: Conserve Water”.
Our program’s resources include topic pages and water-saving tips that help people make water conservation part of daily life. We explain how the protection and sustainable use of our water resources benefits everyone – whether at an individual, community or national level – and how such measures can offer positive solutions, not just for the water system, but for our food and energy systems as well.
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Energy Program
Energy Program
GRACE's Energy Program promotes clean energy, focusing on renewable energy, distributed generation and energy efficiency. We also shed light on the environmental effects of conventional power generation and highlight the interdependencies among food, water and energy systems through topics like hydrofracking, biofuels and power plant water use.
The program produces in-depth reports and online resources to raise awareness of emerging issues to help advocates, policymakers and the general public stay informed of the rapidly changing world of energy production and efficiency. We illustrate how the transition to a clean energy future will benefit not only the sustainability and security of our energy system, but our food and water systems as well.
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GRACE Projects
We highlight the connections among food, water and energy, promoting a sustainable future through our projects including:
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Food & Personal Health
The connection between the food we eat and our health is undeniable. Although the relationship is complicated, you can be sure of one thing: choosing sustainable food is a no brainer when it comes to achieving optimal health.
This Week in Eco News - January 30, 2015
We’re highlighting the big revelations that broke this snowy week: from the details of Obama’s offshore drilling plan, to a report on the cause of water pollution in aquifers, to uncovering a US meat lab’s cruelty towards animals. Get ready to have your eyes opened!
TEDxManhattan Heroes: Danny Meyer
"I’m fascinated by anyone in our industry who is working to make better food - by which I mean more carefully sourced and lovingly prepared - more accessible to more people, by making it quicker, less expensive, and available in more than one location." Meet Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, whose TED talk will focus on sustainable food in restaurants of all kinds.
Real Food Right Now and How to Cook It: Seaweed
What exactly is seaweed? The name is blanket term that’s been attached to a vast group of sea vegetables, some varieties of which are invasive algae, hence the suffix "weed." There are thousands - if not millions - of distinct weeds from the sea, and many can be farmed sustainably on coasts around the world, improving the environment as they grow.
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