Eco Trip - Salmon Farming

Salmon consumption in the U.S. has more than doubled in the past 15 years, an increase made possible in large part by the rise of commercial salmon farming. Meanwhile, wild salmon populations are at historic lows on both coasts of the U.S., and wild Atlantic salmon is commercially extinct.

On tomorrow night's season finale of Eco Trip - host David de Rothschild explores the complicated issues surrounding this culinary favorite, including the pro and con arguments surrounding salmon farming.

Eco Trip airs on Sundance Channel Tuesday @9pm. For more info head to http://www.sundancechannel.com/ecotrip.

Eco Trip - Cotton

Did you know that we consume cotton almost every day? Turns out that only 30% of the cotton that's harvested turns into the clothes we wear and linens we use. The rest makes its way into our food supply through livestock, which are fed cotton seed, and cotton seed oil which is used in all sorts of processed food, from candy bars to spaghetti sauce to peanut butter.

But from a sustainability perspective, cotton is apparently one of the most toxic crops we grow. How toxic? David de Rothschild explores just that in the new episode of Eco Trip, airing Tuesday, April 28th at 9PM ET on the Sundance Channel.

Eco...Chocolate

Next week, the Sundance Channel will premiere a new eight-part original series called ECO TRIP, in which host David de Rothschild explores the origins and environmental impact of common everyday products. So why am I talking about it on my food blog? Well, the first episode is all about the processes involved in making chocolate.

Chocolate is good for you, you know. :)