Green America

Why Organic Matters

… that organic matters and is the way to go when it comes to food. What we put in our bodies matters. It’s better to have … might be enough to make you switch to eating only organic food. But it should also make you think about other items in …

Mary Meade - Thu, 06/18/2020

Breaking Down the Claims of a Plastics Greenwash Campaign

… is a plastic resin that’s frequently used to package food and beverages. It’s also used in carpet, apparel, and … to become microplastics in the air we breathe and the food we eat. This crisis is caused by a deluge of plastic …

Mary Meade - Tue, 11/17/2020

Green America’s New Verification Label: Regenerative Agriculture Hits the Grocery Aisle

… inspiring vision of a thriving, sustainable future for our food system. “The Soil and Climate Health Initiative Verified …

Mary Meade - Mon, 03/04/2024

10 Steps to Break Up With Your Megabank

… local jobs. Supporting clean energy, fair labor, and food security in food deserts. Providing financial services to low-income …

Mary Meade - Wed, 11/01/2023

Was Your Chocolate Produced Using Child Slave Labor?

… exact reason practices like sourcing from "fair trade" food producers is so important. "Fair Trade is a partnership among food buyers and producers based on dialogue, transparency and … others for a moment of indulgent bliss. It's as we'd say, food for thought. …

tlarsen - Sat, 12/09/2017

Water Filtration: The Key to Healthy Water

… bottled water is a packaged product, it’s regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which in some respects … A lesser-known fact, confirmed by the nonprofit Food and Water Watch, is that employees at bottled water … nonstick cookware, and tomorrow, it’s pesticides in your food. All of these issues are important issues with serious …

Mary Meade - Mon, 11/08/2021

Build Your Own Rain Barrel

… Check with local restaurants, bottling companies, or food manufacturers to find used food-grade barrels (most will cost you between five and ten … which to store the water. Check with local restaurants or food manufacturers to find re-usable, food-grade barrels, or …

mpolk - Sun, 07/19/2015

People and Planet Winners: Local Community Action

… for farming and farmers - an important reminder that food is grown in the ground by human beings (as opposed to … to donate over 50% of our produce to nonprofits increasing food access and addressing food insecurity. We’re excited about envisioning our …

Mary Meade - Wed, 02/05/2020

We Love The Outside Guide

… in Forage to Fork: Eat Local with Wild Foods. Growing food can be the most gratifying connection with the Earth, … the movement will go, and how they are working towards food sovereignty for Native peoples in their own …

Mary Meade - Wed, 06/02/2021

Staff Picks for Balancing Your Budget

… have funds managed by them, which is great. —Jes Walton, food campaigns manager Clark Howard ( clark.com ) is a … all sorts of topics. —Ed Barker, director of sustainable food supply chains, Green America’s Center for Sustainability …

egreene - Wed, 07/10/2019

You Home, Detoxed: Green American Feature

… for 400 major retailers that sell furniture, products, and food. Nearly half of retailers ranked failed to adopt any …

egreene - Mon, 03/04/2019

Amazon, Nike, and Next: it’s time to Pay Your Workers!

… Many of them report skipping meals, borrowing money to buy food, and struggling to afford vegetables or meat for their …

abadalov - Mon, 02/22/2021

Planning for Travel Without Single-Use Plastic

… are very convenient but result in more packaging. Plane food is a powerful example—every person on the plane gets one … Try to dine in at restaurants instead of eating to-go food. Not only is this a more tailored and immersive …

Mary Meade - Thu, 11/13/2025

In PET PRODUCT NEWS: Pet Businesses Win Green America’s People & Planet Award

… our society has disposed of billions of tons of extra food, which Full Circle Feed now upcycles into high-quality food, the company stated. According to San Diego-based The …

tlarsen - Thu, 05/04/2017

Plants that Clean the Air

… uses of your yard, and always if you’re planning to grow food. Plants absorb minerals from the soil to grow—minerals … find that it’s in bad shape, but you still want to grow food, it’s ok to use raised beds and purchase soil. Just make … tests and professional scientific results. Green America’s food campaigns manager Jes Walton did a basic test plus soil …

egreene - Mon, 03/04/2019

“Skip the Slip” Report Release 2018

… times greater than the amount of BPA found in a can of food or baby formula, or in plastic baby bottles. Retail …

tlarsen - Thu, 05/10/2018

Go Green on the Cheap

… and keeps old curtains out of the landfill.” —Jes Walton, Food Campaigns Fellow “I shop secondhand for most of my … Frontier Co-op where we can get organic or eco-friendly food/clothing/etc. at wholesale prices. People can set up …

egreene - Wed, 01/31/2018

Green America Has All The Resources You Need to "Invest In Our Planet" For Earth Day

abadalov - Tue, 04/19/2022

As You Sow Launches Plastic Solutions Investor Alliance

… and fish will often mistake litter like plastic bags for food, which can then disrupt digestive systems, tear stomach … to death, as their digestive tracts cannot process real food and their stomachs cannot store anything else. The … communities. This contamination can spread throughout food webs as infected animals are hunted. Further, a 2017 …

vstafford - Wed, 06/27/2018

Herbs for the Health of It

greenamerica - Thu, 03/30/2017

Investing in Resilience: Interview with Michael Kramer

… or your stuff—home, efficient energy systems, local food supply, and a healthy ecosystem. • … in water catchment, energy efficiency, renewable energy, food around your home. Shopping and sharing locally by … most of our tangible assets: our transportation, our food, our clothes—the list goes on and on. The role of this …

greenamerica - Mon, 01/30/2017

The Story of Coconut Bliss

… Bliss began selling hand-packed pints to local natural food stores. Based in Eugene, Oregon, Luna and Larry have … and Canada. Coconut Bliss can be found in most natural food stores and a growing number of conventional grocers, as …

GMO Inside - Mon, 07/14/2014

Genetically Engineered Trees: A New Frontier or Climate Catastrophe?

… a home, among many other things, as detailed in Center for Food Safety’s 2016 Report on Genetically Engineered Trees. …

greenamerica - Mon, 05/16/2016

The Monsanto-Bayer Merger: Cause for Panic?

… by Bayer that could have dire implications for our food system. The combined power of these companies to … part by taking action in the fight to remove GMOs from our food supply. …

GMO Inside - Tue, 12/06/2016

Staying Green on Your Vacation

… Does the company have a plan to reduce plastic use, manage food waste, or reduce its output of waste overall? Does the … Does the company have a plan to reduce plastic use, manage food waste, or reduce its output of waste overall? Are any of … with low- or no-VOCs paints, and are any of the on-site food choices organic or local? Engage your lawmakers in …

Mary Meade - Wed, 10/09/2024

Get a Better Bank or Credit Union

… jobs. They may support clean energy, fair labor, and food security in food deserts. They provide financial services to low-income …

abadalov - Sun, 11/17/2024

Put Down That Big-Name Chocolate - Grab These Fair Trade Chocolate Bars Instead!

… issues that farmers and their co-ops may face, such as food assistance, gender equality, and biodiversity. Shop …

ctate - Thu, 02/03/2022

Choose This, Not That — Green Children’s Products

… Go organic: When you choose organic baby products (food, body care, clothing, and more) for your children, … they make great gifts.” —Ed Barker, Director, Sustainable Food Supply Chains, Green America’s Center for Sustainability …

egreene - Thu, 11/09/2017

The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance

… switch to biodiesel would be sustainable: would it use up food crops and drive up grain prices? Would it result in … of US organic, family farmers that sells organic food, is part of the growing feedstock and plant processing …

mpolk - Sun, 06/26/2016

Designing an end to a toxic American obsession: The Lawn

… reveal a canvas for personal creativity -- to plant with food, flowering plants and herbs, or to shape into wildlife … which encourages Americans to design gardens with food, water and shelter for wild animals. In a 2018 poll by … , which encourages people to plant "regenerative" food gardens. Inspired by the Home Victory Gardens that grew …

aweinstein - Fri, 03/27/2020

Beyond the Walmart Economy

… including toys, books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, dog food, diapers, jewelry, and groceries. Imagine if those … at all (working instead to pay off debts for training, food, and lodging), and the Wall Street Journal exposed a … energy assistance, free or reduced school lunches, food stamps, and other assistance, according to a study by …

egreene - Tue, 10/13/2020

Death of the American Lawn

… or foodscaping —a type of home gardening that puts food-bearing plants front and center to maximize production …

jwalton - Tue, 10/27/2020

FAQs on Cool It

… The Partnership is comprised of 3 main programs: Food Retailer Corporate Emissions Reduction, Store … thousands of stores worldwide. It is by far the largest food retailer in the US, controlling  26 percent of the … Sprouts Farmers Market and Ahold Delhaize (which owns Food Lion, Giant, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, and Peapod stores …

skarimi@greenamerica.org - Mon, 08/12/2019

Home Is Where the Climate Action Is

… issues such lack of access to healthy, affordable food in lower-income or BIPOC communities. “If you take a … gym roof, and you turn it into a garden, we can reduce food deserts and more people will have access to fresh food,” Howells explains. Legislation mandating city-owned …

Mary Meade - Wed, 06/26/2024

Refrigerant Reform are a Critical Climate Solution

… buildings, retail store refrigeration, deep freezing in food plants, refrigerated warehouses and transport vehicles. …

bporter - Thu, 12/17/2020

Community and Impact Investing

… through financing projects such as: Access to healthy food, education, or childcare Job creation Start-up funds … in community health centers, charter schools, healthy food retailers, and affordable housing developers nationwide. …

abadalov - Mon, 11/18/2024

What You Gain When You Buy Nothing

… celebrating “throwaway society” which framed convenience food, paper towels, and disposable diapers as giving back … home. She was (and still is) living in a low-income and food-insecure neighborhood in Lafayette, Indiana, and wasn’t …

aweinstein - Thu, 02/20/2020

Sustainability Is Cool - Go Green At School

… The Good Pencil Company donates two meals to the Utah Food Bank. 10. Bees Wrap For an eco-friendly way to pack …

sreid - Wed, 08/22/2018

Recycled Green Gifts for the Holidays

… insulation designed for e-commerce companies that ship food. The company’s “Jutebox” is made from 100-percent … cocoa beans, and can be composted with any other yard or food waste after use. While the company doesn’t offer any … recycling programs for hard-to-recycle waste like baby-food pouches, CLIF Bar wrappers, toothbrushes, make-up …

egreene - Wed, 05/17/2017

Organic fertilizers

… flowers and fruits. So much energy goes into ripening food that plants get stressed and weak plants emit distress … guide for tips on how to create fertilizer from food, yard waste, and more. Mycorrhizal Inoculant (0-0-0): …

jwalton - Mon, 06/01/2020

Is Recycling Really in Trouble?

… in with recyclables or items that are still dirty with food or beverage residue being placed into recycling streams. … clean, but it's important for them not to be coated with food or liquid. Make sure containers are emptied out and if …

bporter - Sun, 06/03/2018

How to Help the Environment: 31 Simple Ways You Can Make a Difference

… . One way to help the environment is by reducing your food waste, and all you need to do is use a smaller plate. … store? Considering donating unopened, unused items to a food pantry or slipping them into one of the numerous …

abadalov - Thu, 04/29/2021

Black Lives Matter in a Changing Climate

… the state’s economy, which is still heavily dependent on food production. So organizations like Cooperation Jackson … the city, to supply Jackson with affordable, high-quality food to fight against food deserts, which have only become more prevalent since …

egreene - Tue, 04/25/2017

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