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NC State’s Edible Gardens
Discover NC State’s edible garden spaces and the wide range of benefits they offer to campus and the world.![portrait of Bill Aimutis](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/b-aimutis-new-role.jpg)
Get to Know Sustainable Protein Co-Director Bill Aimutis
A food scientist who’s left his mark on store shelves worldwide will take on a fresh challenge as co-director of a new sustainable protein center at NC State.![A food scientist hydrates a protein for use in a food formulation.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mksustainableprotein1500.jpg)
Bezos Earth Fund Grant Creates Sustainable Protein Research Hub at NC State
Research will engage academic and industry partners to create and commercialize new technologies to shape the future of sustainable food production.![cornfield in front of grain bin](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cornfield-grain-bin.jpg)
Another Record: NC Agriculture’s Economic Impact Rises to $111 Billion
North Carolina agriculture’s economic impact topped $100 billion for a second straight year.![peanuts](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cals.meherrin.2304-e1714403690737.jpg)
Growing a Homerun Peanut
Nearly all of the peanuts we munch on at major and minor league baseball games came from the peanut breeding program at NC State University.![Carla Davis, Kate Macleod, Karthik Kunnumpurath Jayakumar and Lani St Hill stand outside in front of smiling tree statue and Raleigh skyline at City of Raleigh Environmental Awards.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/City-of-Raleigh-Environmental-Awards-2024-Winners-360x216.png)
City Accolades for Sustainability
City of Raleigh Environmental Awards recognized two NC State students and a campus program for significant advancement of sustainability.![Field Crops at Tidewater Research Station](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tidewater-field-crops.jpg)
First of Its Kind
NC State experts contributed to a new web-based tool that can help farmers nationwide with decision-making on phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.![In the right foreground, Dr. Danielle Mzyk smiles at two students working with a goat on a farm.](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24021-mzyk-field-service-16x9-035.jpg)
From ‘Bench to Farm to Table,’ 3-Time Alumna Helps Ruminants and Protects Our Food
Dr. Danielle Mzyk, an NC State College of Veterinary Medicine clinical veterinarian, safeguards the nation’s agricultural system and cares for North Carolina’s livestock, all in a day’s work.![Rows of crops on a farm](https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/multisite/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/grip1.jpg)