"It is our hope to promote healthy eating to become a mainstream choice, as well as the organic way to produce healthy foods," said Ma Xiaochao, project officer with Know Your Food, a self-publishing community focused on food sustainability.

One of Dole Philippines Inc.’s biggest pineapple production and canning operations will start to get power from the fruit’s waste in an effort to cut costs and boost sustainability.

Juice, consumed alone or in other products, may help improve a consumer’s daily diet. Many fruit and vegetable juices are sources of important vitamins, minerals and often times, fiber.

New York’s first Variety Showcase, held last week near Union Square, was to help connect plant breeders, farmers, and chefs so that they can, in turn, create, grow, and cook fruits and vegetables that are better in every sense imaginable.