Human Welfare Labels

… Back to the Food Labels Guide FairTrade International/FairTrade America … cooperatives. FairTrade certified products are mostly food items (coffee, tea, chocolate, bananas, rice etc.). Has … certification is based on a non-product-specific standard. Food and non-food products alike from raw materials to the …

abadalov - Mon, 11/23/2020

Where to Buy Fair Trade

… Visit www.FairTradeUSA.com to find a local food co-op near you offering Fair Trade fruit. RICE Alter Eco … West Bridgewater, MA 774/776- 7400, www.equalexchange.coop Food for Thought , Honor, MI 888/935-2748, …

greenamerica - Thu, 03/30/2017

Fight GMO Foods, Starting with your Cereal

skarimi@greenamerica.org - Thu, 01/24/2013

Sustainability 101: Green Shopping Tips for your Dorm

… cardboard waste.  $98.00  to rent 15 boxes for one week 6. Food Storage  For students who enjoy to meal prep, leftovers, or simply want food to-go, check out these stainless-steel containers.  … sells multiple containers of different sizes, beeswax food wraps, and reusable sandwich bags, making them a great …

jbeck@greenamerica.org - Mon, 08/09/2021

Reports: Supermarket Supply Chains Exploit Workers While Raking In Sales

… include: Increased consolidation of grocery stores and food retail chains: Over half of food retail sales in the European Union are from just ten … and asking them to protect and respect workers in global food supply chains by implementing practices such as …

cchen - Wed, 07/18/2018

Program Manager, Soil Carbon Initiative (SCI)

… an d scale the adoption of regenerative agriculture across food and fiber acres. The SCI Company Program e mpowers food and fiber brands, processors, aggregators and other … with the ability to develop relationships of trust with food system stakeholders, up to and including the C-suite . …

Mary Meade - Tue, 11/23/2021

As Advocates Gripe Over GMO-Labeling Law, One Company Leads

… Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the  Center for Food Safety , called it a “sham” and a “legislative embarrassment.”  Food Democracy Now  called it a “corrupt bargain.” And … groups said it  included backdoor dealings  with organic food companies and  Monsanto , the biotech giant behind  the …

tlarsen - Tue, 07/19/2016

Hellmann's Now Offers Non-GMO Mayo but What's Next?

… the wonderful news that Hellmann’s now offers a non-GMO food option: mayonnaise made with olive oil. Hellmann’s is … company making initial strides towards a more sustainable food system. While its non-GMO announcement is huge and we … purposes than improving the sustainability of our food system. It is essential that large companies lead in …

ameyer - Thu, 05/28/2015

Food & Climate

… the soil's natural ability to store carbon, our modern food system degrades local environments and contributes … of organic and regenerative agricultural practices , food and farming systems can transition from being pollution … convert carbon. Adoption of these methods will reduce the food system's contributions to climate change.   "Modern …

skarimi@greenamerica.org - Thu, 08/04/2022

The Many Benefits of Backyard Chickens

… well as being part of the drive to local, sustainable food systems. Why Backyard Chickens? Most chicken-owners have … pasture-raised eggs, from chickens given space to peck for food, are more nutritious than industry-sourced eggs, with … free-range eggs. Taking into account only the cost of food but not coop materials or other one-time expenses, most …

greenamerica - Thu, 03/30/2017

Planting Seeds of Climate Hope

… One calorie of food grown on a conventional farm takes 10 calories of fossil … and nutrient cycles are broken. Emissions from our global food system account for nearly one third of all climate … you can harness the energy of the sun and soil for your food. Tina Jacobs, owner of Devine Gardens, supplies …

aweinstein - Thu, 02/20/2020

Genetically Engineered Crops & GMOs

… system of agriculture. In order to sustain our soil and food supply, we must move to a regenerative system of … dialogue on the necessary steps towards a more sustainable food landscape. We are committed to educating consumers, like … the steps that we can all take to protect and improve our food and the environment. What To Look For Look for these …

greenamerica - Thu, 03/30/2017

5 Reasons to Support Small Business this Season

… tell the world you want more farmers to grow healthy, safe food .   Every time you buy certified fair trade ,  you …

greenamerica - Sun, 11/01/2020

Bioplastics: Benefits and Pitfalls

… recycling code. Bioplastics are used to make products like food containers, cutlery, bags, bottles, foams, electronics … swaths of land being converted to agriculture but not for food, more deforestation, more fertilizers and pesticides being used, food costs continuing to soar, and food shortages becoming …

mpolk - Thu, 08/24/2017

100,000+ Consumers Say Walmart Should Not Put Off Curbing Climate-Harming Refrigerants for 20 Years

… or join the US EPA’s Green Chill program that works with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions. EIA initiated …

bporter - Mon, 09/21/2020

US Lags in Pesticide Regulation

… agricultural producers, growing over half of the world’s food; they’re also the biggest pesticide users. Of these … is mandated to regulate the amount of pesticides found on food once it gets to consumers, residues almost always …

jwalton - Mon, 06/24/2019

Climate Victory Gardening Resources | Tips, Guides & Tools

… to Plan Garden Types & Methods Container Gardening Growing Food in Containers Growing Food Indoors Indoor Gardening Raised Beds Urban Gardening … Five Steps for a Climate Victory Garden Goals Growing Food in Containers Growing Food Indoors Indoor Gardening …

abadalov - Thu, 05/15/2025

Shopping for Ethical Eggs

… diet versus factory farm grain. Stamps of Approval: Which Food Labels to Trust While persuasive packaging might promise …

Mary Meade - Mon, 11/21/2022

Let's Talk about Miracle Whip and GMOs

… lines created to appeal to consumers seeking better food made with better ingredients: Pure Kraft Mayo . The … efforts and keep consumers in the dark about their food . There are also health risks. GMOs are not yet proven …

greenamerica - Thu, 03/30/2017

Top Pharma-Brand of Children's Vitamins Contains Aspartame, GMOs, and Other Hazardous Chemicals: By Sayer Ji

… direct access to study abstracts on this topic view our Food Coloring research page.  There is also indication that the neurotoxicity of artificial food coloring agents increase when combined with … While it is impossible to die from consuming iron from food, e.g. spinach, ferrous fumarate is an industrial mineral …

GMO Inside - Thu, 02/27/2014

Be Your Own Green Boss

… gardens. Surely there could be a way to get people to grow food and increase environmental stewardship.  She put up a … & Carrots and its gardeners for hire aren’t just growing food, they’re growing a movement: the knowledge of gardening, healthy food, and awareness around environmental issues. They’re …

egreene - Thu, 06/13/2019

Common Good City Farm Slideshow

… and the rest are volunteers. Some volunteers help grow food and tend to the plants, and others help with promotion, … and Shireen (shaking his hand) talk about eating the food grown on the farm along with the farm’s cooking and … plucked off the vine. They can be interested in good food if they are given the chance.   Throughout my years of …

egreene - Thu, 11/16/2017

Sustainable Agriculture Spotlight: Straus Family Creamery

… how do we “create a thriving relationship between farms, food, people and earth?” We focus on how we can create a … intensified agriculture – how is your relationship with food and farming changing? A: Everything that I look at, in … they are sustainable, and how they produce high quality food. I think that to have that understanding and that …

ameyer - Tue, 11/25/2014

Dannon Introduces First Non-GMO Project Verified Yogurts

… like the Non-GMO Project, we’re offering consumers more food choices that match their preferences.” The … most rigorous third-party verification system for non-GMO food and products. Dannon products soon to be available … we’re dedicated to building and protecting a non-GMO food supply and providing consumers with non-GMO choices.” …

tlarsen - Wed, 09/20/2017

Environmental and public interest groups demand EPA revoke Monsanto’s license to pollute

… to contaminate our tap water, breast milk, baby food, formulas, cereals, thousands of food types, and cotton products,” said Zen Honeycutt, … protect our forests and oceans, and revolutionize our food & agriculture systems.     …

skarimi@greenamerica.org - Wed, 06/26/2019

The Best Nonprofits Fighting for Sustainability (Healthline)

… climate change, pollution, and the need for sustainable food production and ocean conservation. The EDF helps shape … to conserve forests, fresh water, oceans, wildlife, food, and climate for both animals and humans. One of the … help people find sustainable ways to use land and produce food. The nonprofit recognizes that people rely on land and …

skarimi@greenamerica.org - Mon, 01/08/2018

Nestlé's Good Start Comes from a Bad History

… when it comes to eating GMOs. Nestl é  is the  world's #1 food company in terms of sales.  Researching Nestlé's … prices.” Nestlé has been accused of promoting unhealthy food, especially marketing unfairly to kids; a recent report …

greenamerica - Thu, 05/15/2014

6 Ways to Support Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

… GrubHub or UberEats, but it’s for authentic Asian-owned food and restaurants. So far it’s only available in some US … best ways to get to know a different culture is through food. Food can demonstrate the type of climate a people live in as …

Mary Meade - Mon, 06/05/2023

Fair Labor at Home

… several victories, including pressuring 11 major US fast food and grocery chains to sign a groundbreaking agreement with the CIW called the Fair Food Program. The program includes independent monitoring of … complaints, the workers can go to the grocery and fast food companies themselves, which will pressure owners to make …

egreene - Wed, 09/06/2017

Re(Store) It!

… soil microbes that are the heavy lifters, both in growing food and sequestering carbon. That said, the benefits of … agriculture. We envision a robust and resilient food system that regenerates soil health to restore climate … health, water quality, and biodiversity all while creating food security, rural livelihoods, and better nutrition for …

ameyer - Tue, 10/03/2017

The Greenest Grocers: Independent Stores Take the Lead on Climate

… to learn it comes from how these stores preserve our food.   Most supermarkets currently use  HFCs , refrigerants … Natural Grocers: This chain of 170 natural and organic food stores , headquartered in Colorado, and operating in …

abadalov - Thu, 03/12/2026

Methods of Regenerative Agriculture #2: Zero or Low Tillage & Mulching

… to sequester carbon and contribute to a local, sustainable food system. All agriculture sequesters carbon from the air … tillage, a win for climate change and those who grow our food. In this practice, crop residues and cover crops are  … research shows that crop residues provide important food and habitat for animals! Whether you’re a consumer, …

jwalton - Tue, 02/20/2018

The Room-by-Room Home Detox Guide

… so green-minded and frugal folks may save plastics for food storage. The problem with plastics (whether reused or … items, as heat can release the chemicals from plastic into food. Avoid putting hot food into plastic containers for storage. Plastic wrap is …

egreene - Mon, 03/04/2019

“Make PB&J Great Again”: Green America’s GMO Inside Campaign Urges Smucker’s to Drop GMOs And Related Pesticides

… peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,”  said Michael Stein, Food Campaign Manager at Green America.  “Yet they may … working hard to keep consumers in the dark about GMOs in food products. The company spent over $1 million to fight … organic ingredients for its customers.” Multinational food companies like Smucker’s are increasingly hearing the …

abadalov - Thu, 08/25/2016

Save Your Green and Go Green with Eco-Friendly Holiday Sales

… off sitewide with code GREENAMERICA Get 10% Off Reusable Food Savers Make sure none of your delicious holiday food goes to waste with Food Huggers' reusable food savers, allowing you to make …

Anya Crittenton - Mon, 12/04/2023

What Does it Mean to Vote With Your Dollar?

… tell the world you want more farmers to grow healthy, safe food.  Every time you buy certified fair trade, you fight … your dollars impact everything from clothes to forests and food. …

egreene - Tue, 06/20/2017

Another Strike Against GMOs – The Creation of Superbugs and Superweeds

… Monsanto’s Roundup (glyphosate). According to a report by Food & Water Watch , the total amount of Roundup applied on … 2012, up from 34 percent of farmers in 2011.[3]   graph by Food & Water Watch   The USDA also recognizes the increase in …

greenamerica - Mon, 03/31/2014

Green Living: 10 Habits of Highly Sustainable People

… corporations to clean up their acts.    6. Choose “Good Food”  At Green America, we work towards a world that has organic food, planted and harvested fairly in ways that don’t exploit … inhumane to animals. Lately, we’ve also started including food grown using regenerative farming methods , as well. …

egreene - Thu, 11/01/2018

Methods of Regenerative Agriculture: #3 Cover Crops & Crop Rotation

… to sequester carbon and contribute to a local, sustainable food system. All agriculture sequesters carbon from the air … crops for our own healthy diets and increased food security. If you’re a climate gardener , there’s major … benefits to local ecosystems and the people involved from food production to consumption. If you do not have access to …

jwalton - Tue, 02/27/2018

Over 157,000 Consumers Call on Home Depot and Lowe’s to End Sales of Cancer-Linked Roundup

… Friends of the Earth, SumOfUs, Sierra Club, Center for Food Safety, Beyond Pesticides, Green America, Herbicide-Free … said  Rebecca Spector, West Coast director at Center for Food Safety. “Regulatory agencies have failed to protect us. … out of our homes and communities,” said  Jes Walton, Food Campaigns Director at Green America.  “Most home …

skarimi@greenamerica.org - Wed, 09/16/2020

Rescue Your Recycling!

… machinery.  Paper Paper can easily be contaminated by food and liquid residues. To keep your paper clean and dry, … for packaging cushion material.  If your paper has oil or food residue—think pizza boxes or popcorn bags—it’s a …   If your paper has plastic coating on it, as with frozen food containers or microwave meal boxes, it’s also a …

egreene - Tue, 06/28/2016

Are RXBAR’s as “clean” as they claim to be?

… its eggs, nuts, and fruit are coming from the conventional food supply they are bound to be laced with toxic chemicals … “forced molting” where hens are starved and deprived of food for up to two weeks to shock their bodies into the next … is growing concern about the living conditions in which food animals are raised; however, there is little oversight …

GMO Inside - Thu, 08/31/2017

Ghanaian Farmer Urges Others to Adopt Regenerative Dynamic Agroforestry

… presents a regenerative solution that promotes food security and climate resiliency. Bismark warns that if … Dynamic agroforestry has enabled us to grow our own food in addition to generating revenue by growing cocoa. … acres, with that said we are able to get almost all of our food crops from our own field. Conventional farmers practice …

jwalton - Mon, 11/05/2018

Dirt is a Dirty Word: The Wonderful Complexities of Soil Health

… things) rely on these organisms’ role in growing the food we eat and, increasingly, the potential for drawing … But Farming Needs to Change Unfortunately, much of our food comes from an industrial agricultural system that treats … . Regenerative agriculture builds SOM and SOC, benefits food production, and has the potential to reverse climate …

jwalton - Mon, 05/14/2018

The Sweet Side of Fair Trade

… Sustainability has always been an important value at Food For Thought , the gourmet organic food company Timothy Young started over ten years ago. All of … market. High sugar costs also affect manufacturers of food products and beverages in the US, and their customers; a …

mpolk - Wed, 08/02/2017

Tiny Garden Grows 300 Lbs of Produce Annually

… herbs), then you have a 4th function to boot! We grow food in our garden and home year-round. We grow over 300 … As  Ron Finley  said, "If it's in the soil, it's in our food." We already know about all the  evils of glyphosate … household. I was shocked to learn that if global food waste were a country,  “it would be the third largest …

jwalton - Mon, 12/17/2018

What's the Best Nontoxic Cookware?

… properly before cooking. Otherwise, you may find all your food sticking! Watch out : Stainless steel cookware is … are a nonstick and reusable alternative for bakeware. Food-grade silicone was deemed safe by the FDA as of 1979, … tin, which act as a barrier to protect the copper and your food. Tin is safe to use according to the US CDC because it …

Mary Meade - Thu, 04/07/2022

More of Your Plastic Questions, Answered

… to recycled plastic? Is it made back into the bottles and food packaging it comes from? Even though only about 9% of … greater the leaching activity. The same is true for non-food-grade plastics too, like shower curtains, which shed … especially when encouraged by heat and moisture—like your food containers—according to Mike Schade at Safer Chemicals, …

Mary Meade - Mon, 04/11/2022

From Legacy to Leadership: Lessons in Regenerative Farming

… extractive practices, they have persisted in growing food in a way that prioritizes soil health, biodiversity, and … replenishing this incredible soil and growing this healthy food.”  Yet, these farmers often find themselves left out of … & Climate Initiative says. “These ladies are growing real food and owning Black businesses that are really good for …

Mary Meade - Wed, 04/09/2025

Americans are bad at recycling. Here's How the World Does It Better.

… wash each container at home to ensure it’s free from food or liquid residue that can contaminate the recycling … pay for trash by weight, in addition to making composting food waste mandatory by law — which has raised the country’s … behavior toward zero waste. It passed a ban on polystyrene food-service products, since polystyrene is not as easily …

egreene - Thu, 04/27/2017