Sugar is helpful for many things— such as baking, cooking, and the environment. Yes, that’s correct; sugar cane can help the environment in lasting ways.

Vegetable oil is already being used as a renewable fuel, but wouldn’t it be great to fill up our vehicles with ethanol fuel made from sugar cane? This idea may not be too far from reality in the future. Sugar cane has the ability to soak up nutrients from water which, after cutting, can be burned off as renewable fuel.

In addition to sugar cane’s potential to be a valuable renewable energy source, research from the University of Florida supports that sugar crops are an ideal habitat for wildlife, especially wading birds! Florida Crystals® grows their certified organic sugar on 155,000 luscious acres in South Florida. At the same, they are preserving and replenishing the natural resources of farms and surrounding ecosystems. Now that’s “giving and taking” at its finest!

To top it off, sugar cane is the most efficient crop at converting sunlight to energy and food. While small seed crops require annual plowing and land preparation, the perennial sugar cane stabilizes soil over a 3-year period. In other words, their efficiency may help prevent the Earth’s surface from being overused.

Pretty impressive, right? You already knew that sugar is sweet and now you know that it’s also environmentally conscious

*Brought to you by Florida Crystals

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