Tag: Organic
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Corporatizing Information
Last year an article in the Economist pointed out some of the complexities and contradictions within the organic, Fair Trade, local food movement. The article is well written and provocative,…
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Episode #14: Fair Trade, Greenlagirl and The Starbucks Challenge
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…
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Episode #12: Fair Trade According to the “Answer Man”
Today we speak with Rodney North, aka the “Answer Man” of Equal Exchange, a mission-based Fair Trade cooperative dedicated to social justice and an improved bottom line for the impoverished…
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Episode #11: An Introduction to Coffee with Patrick Stewart
After a bit of an absence, we are back with some more great content. Today we begin a new series of shows about Fair Trade, with a focus on the…
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CREAR
The Regional Center for the Study of Rural Alternatives (CREAR), lies tucked away in the mountainous community of Rio Limpio, along the Dominican border with Haiti. CREAR is a small…
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Episode #2: Rex Dufour on Agrobiodiversity and Entomology
As we continue this month’s theme of agricultural biodiversity, I interview Rex Dufour, entomologist and organic pest control expert with ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Rex describes the…
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Industrial Organics
Recently, the Cornucopia Institute has issued a white paper on Wal-Mart’s entry into the organic marketplace. The paper accuses the retail behemoth of undercutting the true meaning of the organic…
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A Garden
After returning home I was struck by a loss of words. There is always the irreconcilable gap that exists between a world falsely divided between First and Third: the scarcity…
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Organic Awakenings
The world is waking up to the promise of organic. Yes, the statistics are quoted quite often: an annual growth rate of 20%, and anticipated market of $30.7 billion by…
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Organic Transitions
For the farmer, the transition to organic is one of the most risk-prone and unpredictable times in an already turbulent industry. Candace Page of the Free Press has written an…
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