Fashion guide II: greenest fabrics by Kirsten Dirksen on March 12, 2008 Put a bit of hemp in a shirt and call it eco-fashion, but is it? Beyond the hype of alternative …
Organic produce: Independent Organic Inspectors Association by faircompanies on January 6, 2008 The Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) is a non-profit association of farm inspectors dedicated to to verifying practices of organic …
"Eco-Nazis" Down Under (on extreme green) by Kirsten Dirksen on January 2, 2008 Just when you think that everyone has gone “green”, at an upscale uptown-Barcelona party a Canadian expat accompanied by her …
Blood chocolate (chocolate as a crime) by Kirsten Dirksen on November 12, 2007 At a time when labels are everywhere- “dolphin-free”, “shade-grown”, “free range”, “grassfed”-, the world’s biggest chocolate makers are still unable …
Ethical chocolate: 21st century Willie Wonkas by Kirsten Dirksen on October 31, 2007 In an industry tainted by human rights abuses and ecosystem destruction, starting a chocolate factory can be bittersweet. Dagoba founder …
Food (II): the carbon footprint of a smoothie by Kirsten Dirksen on September 12, 2007 From locavores to eat local challenges, who doesn’t count their “food miles”? But now those like Prince Charles and Tesco …
Food (I): counting miles per bite by Kirsten Dirksen on September 4, 2007 Much of our food travels thousands of miles before reaching our plate. New foodies (locavores, 100-mile-dieters, novelists) want to reexamine …
A billion pounds of almonds by livingtreecommunity on August 23, 2007 A brother asks, is it over for almonds? I know you will get them from Spain but in the USA, …
Body Time: the original Body Shop keeps it small by Kirsten Dirksen on August 6, 2007 Body Time opened their doors in 1970 as a small shop where soaps were hand-cut and customers brought back their …
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements by Nicolás Boullosa on May 20, 2007 The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements is an international agricultural organization that tries to lead, unite and aid the …
