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  Focus on Food: Growing a Local, Sustainable Supply Chain

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  Sustainable Food: There was a time when grain for bread was grown and milled locally in Southern Ontario. But that tradition has long past, forcing Toronto-based baker

  

  Robyn Hall • May 06 • 0

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  Fast Food Companies Turning More Environment-Friendly

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  Sustainable Food: Fast food companies are increasingly working towards making their manufacturing and business processes earth-friendly. The typical image of a fast fo

  

  Vikas Vij • April 25 • 0

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  Ben and Jerry's Commit to 100% Fair Trade Sourcing

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  Social Enterprise: By the end of 2013, Ben and Jerrys will source 100% fair trade ingredients. /> This is the big, hairy and audacious goal that Ben and Jerrys made in

  

  Julie Fahnestock • April 09 • 0

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  Creating a Better Agricultural System: Monsanto Joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

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  Sustainable Food: Monsanto Company has joined the membership of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) as another important step in its efforts

  

  Vikas Vij • April 03 • 0

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  Panera Cares Community Cafe Comes to Boston

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  Sustainable Food: The Panera Bread Foundation has launched its fifth innovative community cafe Panera Cares in Boston. Panera Cares is a unique nonprofit model, which

  

  Vikas Vij • March 30 • 2

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  Monsanto Makes Record Project Advancements towards Sustainable Farm Productivity

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  Sustainable Food: The annual research and development update at Monsanto highlights the companys progress in projects aimed at natural resource conservation and maximi

  

  Vikas Vij • January 29 • 1

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  General Mills Focuses on Sustainability in Palm Oil

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  Sustainable Food: General Mills is reinforcing its long-standing commitment to sustainable sourcing of palm oil. As a buyer of palm oil, the company is working hard to

  

  Vikas Vij • January 10 • 1

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  Hershey Makes Good on Commitment to Certify Its Bliss Brand Chocolates

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  Sustainable Food: The Hershey Company has announced that its Rainforest Alliance-certified Bliss brand chocolates are now available at more than 35,000 retail outlets

  

  Harry Stevens • December 21 • 1

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  Bay Area Startup Brings Farmers Markets Online

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  Sustainable Food: Farmigo, the San Francisco-based company that brought community supported agriculture (CSA) to the Web, has launched a new service that lets communit

  

  Harry Stevens • December 12 • 0

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  Straus Family Creamery Issues New Packaging to Support Prop 37 and GMO Labeling

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  Sustainable Food: Straus Family Creamery has announced it will roll out new packaging in support of the California Right-to-Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, commo

  

  Harry Stevens • October 09 • 0

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  New Research Models Carbon Footprint of Beverage Products

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  Social Enterprise: The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER), a coalition of leading global beverage companies collaborating to advance environmental sustai

  

  Harry Stevens • September 11 • 0

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  Questions and Answers with Caroline Hickson, Director of Brand and Communications, at Fairtrade International (FLO)

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  Ethical Consumption: My apologies to Fairtrade International for the following mistakes in my recent interview with Caroline Hickson. In my interview with FLO, I wrongly

  

  Julie Fahnestock • August 16 • 1

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  National Planting Day to Encourage Americans to Plant Native Species

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  Sustainable Food: Keep America Beautiful (KAB), the nation's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization, is encouraging Americans to plant nat

  

  Harry Stevens • August 15 • 0

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  Sustainable Food Meets Health at Kaiser Permanente's Facilities

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  Corporate Social Responsibility: We all know that good, healthy food is key to good health, and healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente has taken the message to heart. The company has

  

  Antonio Pasolini • August 15 • 1

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  Social Enterprise in UK Recycling Food

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  Social Enterprise: FoodCycle Bristol is a unique social enterprise run by the students at the University of Bristol, UK that is helping combat food poverty. The enterpr

  

  Vikas Vij • May 29 • 1

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  Question and Answer with Paul Rice, President and CEO of Fair Trade USA: Part I: Cooperatives and Estates

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  Corporate Social Responsibility: "If fair trade continues to stand on the model of excluding the poorest of poor, excluding the majority of people in product categories in industry-

  

  Julie Fahnestock • May 03 • 2

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  FLO, Fair Trade USA, and Starbucks: A Critique - Part 2

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  Corporate Social Responsibility: Part 2 of a multi-series post The majority of consumers who consider themselves "ethical shoppers" are most likely to be familiar with the term, "fa

  

  Julie Fahnestock • April 05 • 0

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  FLO, Fair Trade USA, and Starbucks: A Critique

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  Corporate Social Responsibility: Part 1 of a multi-post series. Youve learned about the slavery behind food, apparel and well, almost everything you consume. Youve decided to make s

  

  Julie Fahnestock • March 26 • 5

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  Ghana Fishin': Sustainable Aquaculture in Sub-Saharan Africa's Fastest-Growing Economy

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  Corporate Social Responsibility: "Foreign direct investment is relatively low for an economy of Ghana's potential." -- World Bank, June 17, 2011[1] "Red-Red" is a traditional Ghanai

  

  Reynard Loki • August 13 • 1

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  Ramps at Risk: Is Overforaging a Problem?

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  Sustainable Food: [caption id="attachment_48828" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Ramps were responsible for the naming of Chicago"][/caption] Ramp season is of

  

  Christina Filipovic • April 30 • 0

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