USDA’s Alfalfa Policy is For the Birds, Where Monsanto Rules the Roost
The ruling by the USDA allowing the use of Monsanto’s genetically modified Roundup Ready alfalfa reminds NBN of breakfast meeting with Thai rice farmers sponsored by the fair trade certified Transfair trade and fair trade food marketer Alter Eco. Farmers that had been growing rice for many centuries were persuaded by the government to utilize […]
Windpower is Stirring Things Up
In the 1970’s my parents installed solar panels on our house in Connecticut. They were supposed to power the water heater. Instead they powered my father’s cynicism about renewable energy. The concept was right but the technology wasn’t. Over thirty years later things have changed dramatically. Yet while interest in solar is strong among many […]
Time Magazine On Organic Eggs
Organic bashing or organic agribusiness exposed. Read the Time story and the Organic Trade Association (OTA) response and let us know what you think. Read the Time story here and the OTA response to it here
Whole Foods Pulls All Raw Kombucha Drinks Off Shelves
Were it not for the phenomenal 30% growth rate of Millenium Foods raw kombucha, sales estimated at $100 million, and the fact that Millenium inspired both Hain Celestial and Honest Tea (40% owned by Coke) to create me-too products, this story wouldn’t be worth posting, unless of course you happen to be a beverage geek […]
EARTH DAYS: Film Chronicles Birth of Eco Activism
Tonight on Public Broadcasting’s American Experience EARTH DAYS looks at the stories of the environmental movement’s pioneers. 9 PM tonight April 19th. Check your local listings. Find further information about about EARTH DAYS here.
The Winter Olympics—What Hain and McDonalds Have in Common
Fascinating article on feeding Olympic athletes. Wonder if antacids are popular too.
Wall Street Jounral on the Never Ending Raw Milk Controversy
Wonder where the tea party folks with signs about keeping government out of their medicare feel about this one. Read the story here with registration
Industry Interview: Peggy Farabaugh of Innovative & Green Vermont Wood Studios
NBN has known more than a few artisan wood workers and understands that an avid passion for making fine furniture combined with extreme talent doesn’t mean that sales come knocking on the hand hewn door. It seems, at least from our anecdotal research, that its nearly harder to find customers than it is to find […]
Reed’s Buys Jones Soda; Kudos to Slow and Steady Growing Reeds.
Jones Soda, the cultish and playful beverage maker has agreed to be acquired by Reed’s at a huge discount in a sale estimated to be worth $10 million, or only about a third of Jones’ share price. Kudos to the slow growth focused Reeds. Details on the deal here
Vitamin Angels Reach The Unreachable
While here at home we constantly debate the merits of supplementation in underdeveloped nations …. One third of all childhood deaths are caused by undernutrition. We can change that. For young children, essential nutrients help build the foundation for good health and the opportunity to lead meaningful and productive lives. Vitamin Angels is dedicated to […]