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The #FarmToCar mission is simple: replace petroleum-based plastics with plant-based materials.https://t.co/ETS8NqtqxL

— Ford Drive Green (@FordDriveGreen) May 10, 2016

If your new Ford vehicle was built in North America in 2011 or later, then it contains soy. Depending on your model, you may also be driving around a car made with rice hulls, kenaf (a tropical plant), wheat straw, flax fiber, and coconut husks. Soon, tomato skins and stems may be added to that list.

Why is the Ford lineup turning into a salad?

There are a number of benefits. Debbie Mielewski, Senior Technical Leader of

It’s a sticky subject, but this gecko may play a surprising part in #Ford’s future. https://t.co/iPM13bamck pic.twitter.com/r6pPli9BNh

— Ford Drive Green (@FordDriveGreen) November 16, 2015

Did you know that in 2015, Ford employees submitted a record-breaking 6,000 patent applications for consideration?

Ford Motor Company's CEO is pushing for "Silicon Valley-style" innovation among his ranks, to make Ford not only a maker of great cars, but amazing technology.

To that end, Ford has been working with The Biomimicry Institute for inspiration. Imitating solutions found in nature