Tag: Whole Foods
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Sacramento’s farm-to-food bank serves 100% locally grown produce
A number of food banks in California are working to deliver more fresh produce to their clients. The Sacramento Food Bank is a leader among them. They used to be “one of those standard food distribution centers where bags of processed foods, carbohydrate-laden government commodities and day-old breads and sweets were bagged and handed to…
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Eco-farm Tourism Helps Local Economy
From an article by Claire Luke in the Nicaragua Dispatch: As Nicaragua continues to make a name for itself as an international travel destination, the country’s old and new economies are joining forces in the mountains of Matagalpa for a unique brand of coffee-farm ecotourism. Many fincas that were once dedicated exclusively to coffee production…
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Greenpeace Scores Supermarkets on Commitment to Sustainable Seafood And Brings Some Good News
Greenpeace has released its annual “Carting Away The Oceans” report, which scores supermarkets on their commitment to sustainable seafood. In an era in which there is constant discussion about the poor state of our oceans, Greenpeace’s report [pdf] actually has some good news. The introduction reads: “…[W]e truly do have more good news than bad news to report.…
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