With hurricanes and wildfires devastating parts of the US in 2017, extreme weather has brought climate change to the fore of many Americans’ minds. But are they more concerned about local environmental issues or global ones? Canvas8 spoke to 20 people to learn how they’re protecting the planet.

In a city where convenience reigns, cooking at home is usually given short shrift in New York – let alone finding the time to source local ingredients. Local Roots NYC is trying to break that pattern with its subscription service, connecting city dwellers with local farmers and their producers.

Insta influencers and lifestyle mags may regularly laud the benefits of a ‘natural’ diet in 2018, but it’s taken time for these attitudes to gain mainstream acceptance. Canvas8 spoke to Laura Miller, the author of Building Nature’s Market, to learn how a marginal movement went from niche to norm.

By adopting a digitally driven, direct-to-consumer model, shipping goods straight from factories and eliminating ‘brand tax’, the Brandless site is a store where all products cost $3 or less. But will the service offer enough of an incentive to tempt people away from their local supermarket?