24 Oct 2017

Ford–envisioning and implementing “farm-to-car” green initiatives with dandelions, agave, eggshells

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Ford's Research lab at Dearborn, Michigan
Ford’s Research lab at Dearborn, Michigan Photo Credit: Ford Motor Company

Your new Ford might just come equipped with repurposed U.S. currency, flax, wheat, agave fibers, and a litany of organic auto parts.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE iTunes Podcast interview recorded live at Ford’s Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn, Michigan

2104 Ford Fusion seats made from recycled pop bottles. Photo Credit: Ford Motor Company
2104 Ford Fusion seats made from recycled pop bottles. Photo Credit: Ford Motor Company

Ford’s tenacious quest to utilize sustainable materials includes a brilliant farm-to-car supply chain that’s already in place at the Ontario, Canada Ford plant utilizing wheat-straw produced by local farmers.

Janice Tardiff (Left) with Debbie Mielewski Ph.D in Ford's Research and Innovation Center lab
Janice Tardiff (Left) with Debbie Mielewski Ph.D in Ford’s Research and Innovation Center lab Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer

Janice Tardiff, Elastomeric Materials Technical Expert, and Deborah Mielewski Ph.D., take us on a tour at Ford’s Research and Innovation Center labs in Dearborn, Michigan.