In five years, consumption of ethical products has grown at around 10 per cent per annum and will continue at a similar level until 2014 when the market would be worth $62bn from $38bn in …

Yesterday we were in NY City and needed to eat. We were near a health food store that was about as organic and concerned for the environment as you’ll find. They also offered …

Rodale Daily News reports that the Natioanl Sustainable Agriculture Standards Institute is considering an agri-business label called “Certified Sustainable.” Farms that use pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and even gene modified organisms (GMOs) will be able to …

My neighbor throws all of their “paper” trash into their backyard burn barrel and the smell is horrendous, especially when there is plastic in the trash. I can get a headache for hours, and the …

Today, my friend and I were walking down the street when we heard a sudden flux of bird noises. I kept walking, used to the sound (I live in the woods, after all!), but stopped …

One of my favorite parts of fall is frequenting the local farmers’ markets and gathering fresh, autumn-y produce for cooking and decorating. I was overjoyed to learn that this year, my school (Tufts …

Organic Valley, America’s largest organic farmers’ co-op, has launched an online calculator called “Organic Counts!” which shows how Organic Valley farmers and consumers collectively kept 89.5 million pounds of synthetic fertilizer and 1.25 million …

Now I can justify my chocolate addiction because chocolate just passed a clinical trial test for artery health! “Our results suggest that regular consumption of nutritional doses of cocoa may have an effect on all …

Food prices could more than triple by 2050 as the climate changes, according to a new report from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
The report, Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation, …

Ahhhhh! I loved my Sigg aluminum water bottle (advertised as BPA free) only to read Sigg’s CEO Steve Wasik’s statement: ” I recently decided that we had to tell everyone that bottles manufactured with our …