Top Recipes
Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay
Peanut Butter Yule Log
Peanut Butter Cream Pie
Asian Peanut Slaw
Peanut Butter Brownie Trifle
Thai Peanut Veggie DIp
Peanut Chicken Stir Fry
Peanut Butter Crunch Mousse
Thai Peanut Naan Pizzas
PB&J Grilled Wings
  • Sticky News
Peanut Butter Lovers
  • All About PB
    • Peanut Butter: A History
    • How is PB Made?
    • Fun Facts
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers Breakfast Desserts Dog Treats Entrées Foodservice Sandwiches Side Dishes Snacks All

      Thai Peanut Veggie DIp

      Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

      Carolina Dreaming Appetizer Meatballs

      Nutty Jalapeño-Chicken Stuffed Peppers

      Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal

      PB Cocoa Chia Pudding

      Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Bread

      Chocolate PB Granola

      Peanut Butter Yule Log

      Peanut Butter Cream Pie

      Peanut Butter Brownie Trifle

      Peanut Butter Crunch Mousse

      Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats

      Peanut Butter Pumpkin Dog Treats

      Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

      Peanut Chicken Stir Fry

      Thai Peanut Naan Pizzas

      PB&J Grilled Wings

      Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

      Thai Peanut Naan Pizzas

      Snapper in Peanut Tomato Broth with Coconut Rice

      Peanut-Field Pea Salad with Lemon Ricotta

      Thai Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

      Grilled PB & J

      Veggie Sammies with PB Satay Sauce

      The PB Cuban

      Asian Peanut Slaw

      Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

      Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Casserole with Peanut Streusel…

      PB&J Candied Bacon

      Thai Peanut Veggie DIp

      Peanut Power Chocolate Banana Bites

      Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Bread

      Chocolate PB Granola

      Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

      Peanut Butter Yule Log

      Peanut Butter Cream Pie

      Asian Peanut Slaw

  • Healthy Living
    • Healthy Eating
    • All About Peanut Allergy
      • Peanut Allergies 101
      • Peanut Allergy FAQs
    • Diabetes
    • Heart Health
  • Community
    • Sustainability
      • Peanut Sustainability 101
      • Peanuts Water Usage
      • Peanut Plant Sustainability
    • PB Farmers
    • Partnerships
    • Resources & Links
  • For Professionals
  • Get Your PB Kit

Peanut Sustainability 101

by pblovers May 1, 2018
20868822654_4491feb38d_o

Peanuts and peanut butter are a delicious addition to many dishes. Did you know they are also sustainable ingredients that you can feel good about eating?

Here are just a few reasons why America’s most popular nut is good for our planet, our health and communities everywhere:

  • Peanuts are nature’s zero-waste plant. Everything from the roots to the hulls are utilized.
  • Peanuts require less water and have the smallest carbon footprint of any nut. While tree nuts such as almonds and cashews need consistent water, peanuts adjust their growing cycle based on available water.
  • Peanut plants have a unique ability to improve soil. They are nitrogen fixing, which means they take nitrogen from the air and produce their own in the ground which benefits other crops.
  • The peanut industry is constantly looking for ways to improve sustainability. Thanks to better farming practices, it takes less than half the amount of land to grow a pound of peanuts today than it did just 30 years ago.
  • Peanuts fight hunger in communities of need every day – here and around the globe. Because peanut butter is an economical source of protein that doesn’t require refrigeration it is one of the most requested items by U.S. food banks.
  • In developing countries, peanut-based ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) are saving malnourished children. They are often the first food given because of the nutrition they offer, but also because they are portable and have a taste people around the globe love.

Community

  • Sustainability
    • Peanut Sustainability 101
    • Peanuts Water Usage
    • Peanut Plant Sustainability
  • America’s Peanut Butter Farmers
  • Partnerships
  • Resources & Links

Newsletter Sign-up

Love Peanut Butter? Download our FREE Recipe Book filled with easy, delicious recipes. You'll also be added to our email list for delicious recipes and other sticky content delivered to your inbox monthly.

New Recipes

  • Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

  • Peanut Butter Yule Log

  • Peanut Butter Cream Pie

FREE Recipe Cookbook!

Love Peanut Butter? Download our FREE Recipe Book filled with easy, delicious recipes.

You'll be added to our email list for delicious recipes and other sticky content delivered to your inbox monthly.

About SPG

Southern Peanut Growers logo
Southern Peanut Growers (SPG) is a nonprofit trade association representing peanut farmers in Georgia and Mississippi.

Top Pages

Peanut Butter: A History

Recipes

Peanut Allergies 101

Healthy Living

Sustainability

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
Footer Logo
  • About SPG
  • Contact / Media


©1998 - Southern Peanut Growers. All Rights Reserved.
Website by FLM / Harvest and junebird creative LLC

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

Peanut Butter Lovers
  • All About PB
    • Peanut Butter: A History
    • How is PB Made?
    • Fun Facts
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers Breakfast Desserts Dog Treats Entrées Foodservice Sandwiches Side Dishes Snacks All

      Thai Peanut Veggie DIp

      Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

      Carolina Dreaming Appetizer Meatballs

      Nutty Jalapeño-Chicken Stuffed Peppers

      Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal

      PB Cocoa Chia Pudding

      Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Bread

      Chocolate PB Granola

      Peanut Butter Yule Log

      Peanut Butter Cream Pie

      Peanut Butter Brownie Trifle

      Peanut Butter Crunch Mousse

      Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats

      Peanut Butter Pumpkin Dog Treats

      Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

      Peanut Chicken Stir Fry

      Thai Peanut Naan Pizzas

      PB&J Grilled Wings

      Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

      Thai Peanut Naan Pizzas

      Snapper in Peanut Tomato Broth with Coconut Rice

      Peanut-Field Pea Salad with Lemon Ricotta

      Thai Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

      Grilled PB & J

      Veggie Sammies with PB Satay Sauce

      The PB Cuban

      Asian Peanut Slaw

      Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

      Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Casserole with Peanut Streusel…

      PB&J Candied Bacon

      Thai Peanut Veggie DIp

      Peanut Power Chocolate Banana Bites

      Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Bread

      Chocolate PB Granola

      Peanut Sauce for Chicken Satay

      Peanut Butter Yule Log

      Peanut Butter Cream Pie

      Asian Peanut Slaw

  • Healthy Living
    • Healthy Eating
    • All About Peanut Allergy
      • Peanut Allergies 101
      • Peanut Allergy FAQs
    • Diabetes
    • Heart Health
  • Community
    • Sustainability
      • Peanut Sustainability 101
      • Peanuts Water Usage
      • Peanut Plant Sustainability
    • PB Farmers
    • Partnerships
    • Resources & Links
  • For Professionals
  • Get Your PB Kit