The Vermont Organic Dairy industry received some good news this week: Demand is rising. We made a commitment last year to buy organic milk and support local dairy farms, as they were struggling. Making this decision was one tiny part in the larger movement…
Tag Archive: Earth Systems
Great Falls Food Hub – Local Food Innovation
The Great Falls Food Hub would act as a “hub” for local food – it would offer processing, storage, a commercial kitchen, and a retail space. It is the single most innovative solution I have seen to the challenges local food faces in competing with the incumbent system.
Disaster (Continued)
The Transocean Deepwater Horizon disaster will have an incredible, real, measurable, and potentially crippling impact on the gulf coast communities….
Disaster
I try to keep the tone of my communication as positive as I can. I feel strongly that the best way to change someone’s mind is to point out the positive alternatives – rather than the negative. I also think that the best way to achieve significant change is to start with individuals. My goal…
Paper Towels: Do You Really Need ‘Em?
I cut out paper towels this summer and haven’t missed a beat. Not using paper towels has a positive impact on all three of the triple bottom lines in my life! Environmental, social, and financial. Read more about my experience.