Sustainable Settings: Learning From The Land
Post Independent
May 3rd, 2012
Sustainable Settings, an entrepreneurial nonprofit, sells produce at the Aspen Farmers Market and raw milk from its new, solar-powered dairy to people who invest as shareholders in the Guernsey herd.
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Loading ...A World of Difference: Fair Trade in the Banana Industry
Equal Exchange 
March 19th, 2012
This March, as part of Equal Exchange banana Month, we are featuring news from our farmer partners, producer profiles, and articles written by those retail partners who had the opportunity to accompany us on our visit to Peru.
Read More (+8 rating) Loading ...Why Authentic Fair Trade Matters: The CESMACH Story Retold
Equal Exchange
January 19th, 2012
This article exemplifies the difference between Authentic Fair Trade and a corporate-centered imitation of Fair Trade. The former focuses on small farmer co-operatives and a belief that Fair Trade’s mission is to support the development model of organized farmers.
Read More (+7 rating) Loading ...Specialized Retail Store Inspires Hobby Beekeepers In Urban Areas
PSFK
January 5th, 2012
Bee Thinking is a retail store in Portland, Oregon USA that specializes in offering products and services relating to beekeeping. It claims to be the world’s first beekeeping supplier that concentrates on “foundationless top bar hives and Warre hives.”
Read More (+13 rating) Loading ...Students Say “Occupy Your Plate”, Plan to Converge at Retreat to Grow Food Cooperatives
COFED
January 3rd, 2012
CoFED, the Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive, is gearing up for their second national event to train students to run successful sustainable food businesses on campuses nationwide.
Read More (+13 rating) Loading ...Let’s Get This Garden Started!
Our Daily Green
March 20th, 2012
One of the most instantly gratifying vegetables to grow is a radish. Radishes mature in about 3-4 weeks and can be planted throughout the gardening season.
Read More (+9 rating) Loading ...Composting system benefits schools
Positive News
February 7th, 2012
Composting system designed to be suitable for all food waste, requires no electricity and is carbon negative, has diverted 1,000 tons of food from landfill
Read More (+6 rating) Loading ...Ecosystem Services in Support of a Greener Revolution in Africa
New Agriculturist
January 11th, 2012
In particular, the research team wanted to test the hypothesis that a diversified system would offer improved ecosystem services, and that these would contribute to enhanced food security among a broad base of Malawi’s rural poor.
Read More (+8 rating) Loading ...One Year Later: Former AFSC Program Thrives in Mozambique
AFSC
January 4th, 2012
Chickens, stoves and literacy meant success for the first year of a new organization in Mozambique supported by AFSC.
Read More (+12 rating) Loading ...15,000 Square Foot Urban Farm Goes Portable
Visual News
January 2nd, 2012
Amidst the towering skyscrapers and busting New York City traffic is a mobile, 15,000 square foot urban farm, called Riverpark Farm.
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