check out this article from Time on the perils of the American food industry and the need for more sustainably grown food - "Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food" http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1917458,00.html

Greg Christian told me about an experiment a friend of his once did (Jonathan Trenn recently blogged about this too). Greg’s friend put out 2 apples in her garden and left them for a few days. The apples were the same apart from the fact that one was grown organically and one was grown non-organically. She was astonished to discover that the non-organic apple was slowly moulding away to nothing while the organic apple was devoured over the few days by the various animals that would come into her… Continue

“Fresher Food, With Some Help”

New York Times, 06.17.09

“Incentives in Low-Income Neighbourhoods Attract Healthier Groceries”

Following on from the interesting posts by Jim Perez and Andrea Reed this article points out a substantial reason why a small number of supermarkets operate in low-income neighbourhoods: the low profit margins. Generally these margins are under 2%, which makes survival all the more difficult especially when dealing with higher security and insurance costs. Add to this… Continue

The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection recently held a hearing on the how companies use terms such as "green" in their marketing pitches. They also examined how consumers perceive these types of terms and how the Federal Trade Commission should respond.

It featured witness James Kohm, Director, Enforcement Division, Federal Trade Commission; M. Scot Case, Vice President, TerraChoice, Executive Director, EcoLogo Program; Urvashi… Continue