Posts Tagged ‘consumers’

Episode #55: The Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides with Amy Rosenthal

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Amy Rosenthal, of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), talks about the Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides.  How it was created, the general break-down of how it can be used, what it covers and what it doesn’t and why, and we reflect about making food decisions to minimize exposure to harmful pesticide residues.

The list can be found at foodnews.org.

Visit and discuss at the Global Swadeshi Network.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Episode #14: Fair Trade, Greenlagirl and The Starbucks Challenge

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Today as a final installment of the Fair Trade series, I speak with Siel from the popular Fair Trade blog greenlagirl.com. Siel tells us about the Starbucks Challenge and how it got started, and she also gives us some insights on Fair Trade from the consumer’s perspective.

Have a listen and please enjoy.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.


Joomla Templates by Joomlashack