Category Archives: Sustainable Farming

Burger King Commits to going Cage and Crate-Free

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on April 30, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

Burger King, the world’s second largest fast food chain, signaled bold change this week when it announced it will source 100 percent of its eggs and pork from cage-free chickens and crate-free pigs by 2017. The company, which purchases hundreds of millions of eggs and millions of pounds of pork annually, currently sources just nine percent of eggs and 20 percent of pork from cage-free vendors. Burger King joins a number of other brands making cage-free egg purchasing decisions, but according to Matthew Prescott, a spokesperson for the Humane Society of the United States, this is the first time a major chain has made a commitment of this caliber. Continue reading →

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Fair Trade USA Produce Imports Post Huge Increase

by 3BL Media Press Release
Posted on April 28, 2012 by 3BL Media Press Release

Article from The Packer on import growth of Fair Trade produce

Fair Trade USA logged a 40% increase in fresh produce imports in 2011 compared to 2010, partially driven by the reintroduction of cucumbers and bell peppers and a 170% increase in citrus imports.

Officials expect tremendous growth for 2012 also because several commodities from northern Mexico are being added.

In its recently released 2011 Almanac, the Oakland, Calif.-based Fair Trade-certifying organization reported year-to-year increases for 2009 and 2010 were only 2%.

“Notably, 2011 marked the first time that Fair Trade-Certified bell peppers, cucumbers and bananas from Mexico were imported into the United States,” the almanac states.

Hannah Freeman, director of produce and floral development for Fair Trade USA, said additional new commodities certified for import from Mexico this spring include grapes, watermelons, honeydew, cantaloupes, roma tomatoes and peaches.

“There’s a lot of excitement in Mexico right now,” Freeman said. “We expect to see several new growers certified this year offering new products like asparagus, strawberries, eggplant and tomatoes.” Continue reading →

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Whole Foods Market® to stop selling red-rated seafood

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on March 30, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

Becomes first national grocer to eliminate red-rated, wild-caught species from fish counters, meets seafood sustainability goal one year early ‘Fishmonger Face-Off’ contest to highlight team members’ skill and knowledge while educating shoppers on responsibly caught seafood

NEW YORK (March 30, 2012) – Beginning this Earth Day (April 22), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) will no longer carry red-rated wild-caught fish in its seafood departments. The move, which comes one year ahead of the company’s self-imposed deadline of Earth Day 2013, makes Whole Foods Market the first national grocer to stop selling red-rated seafood.

A red rating indicates that a species is suffering from overfishing or that current fishing methods harm other marine life or habitats; the ratings are determined by nonprofit research organizations Blue Ocean Institute and Monterey Bay Aquarium. Continue reading →

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LEED’s Artificial Barriers Continue to Fail Responsible Forestry

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on March 6, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

(3BL Media) Washington, DC - March 6, 2012 - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) continues to put up artificial barriers in its latest draft of its LEED rating tool, shutting out 75 percent of North America’s certified forests from the LEED credits that deal with “responsible extraction of raw materials.” The third draft of LEED 2012, released on March 1, includes credits for certified wood that is “FSC or better.”

“This new language raises more issues than it resolves: Who will decide what is ‘better than FSC’ and on what basis?” saidKathy Abusow, President and CEO of Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Inc. (SFI®). “SFI clearly has requirements that are not matched by FSC varying standards around the world.  This fact continues to go unrecognized by the USGBC, despite the fact that governors, congressmen, and 6,000 individuals have urged the USGBC not to turn its back on North American forests and recognize all forest certification standards.”

Currently LEED only recognizes forests certified to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which account for about one quarter of North America’s certified forests. The rest are certified to three independent standards in use across North America – SFI, Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and American Tree Farm System (ATFS), all of which are endorsed by the international Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). Continue reading →

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Top 5 Tips to Green your Carpet and Rugs

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on January 30, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

Approximately five billion pounds of carpet are replaced each year in the U.S. Much of the old carpet, along with plastic soda bottles and textiles can be woven into new carpet fibers.

The following in an excerpt from the book “The Ultimate Guide to Greening your Home”.

By following the tips below, you can make more eco-friendly choices when buying and disposing of carpets and rugs.

✔ Choose natural fiber carpets and rugs - The vast majority of all carpet and rugs are made of petroleum-based synthetic fibers.  These fibers are not biodegradable and come from a nonrenewable source.  By choosing natural fiber carpets and rugs, you are not only reducing the amount of petrochemical based products you will have in your home, but you will also be able to avoid the trip to the landfill at your carpets end-of-life.  Natural fiber carpets can be shredded and used as mulch because it is biodegradable. Continue reading →

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Sustainable Viticulture in Italy

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on January 16, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

True sustainable methods translate basically into balancing three areas: Environmentally Sound, Economically Feasible and Socially Equitable. Today, OperaWine focuses on four wineries that aim at high ecological standards and will be present on March 24th for the “Finest Italian Wines, 100 Great Producers” tasting in Verona: Lungarotti, Planeta, Mezzacorona and Di Majo Norante.

Verona (PRWEB) January 13, 2012

Tradition and innovation are often difficult to combine, especially in the wine business where customs are of special importance to winemakers. However, since years the topic of sustainability has brought a lot of innovation into the production process of wineries without changing the true character of the wine tradition. The introduction of more sustainable methods has followed various reasoning: a company’s image to be “green”, pure economics, legislation or genuine convictions.

Being it ecological, natural, organic or bio-dynamic production à la Rudolf Steiner, the practices of winemakers can often easily been identified as either ‘green-washing’ or having a legitimate holistic approach to wine production. Continue reading →

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Bayer CropScience Recognizing Sustainable Farming Practices

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on January 12, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

Young Farmer Sustainability Award targeting growers under 40 years of age.

Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) January 11, 2012 - Today’s producers must balance the financial, environmental and societal impacts of agriculture more than ever before. In recognition of this, Bayer CropScience has created the Young Farmer Sustainability Award to acknowledge farmers under the age of 40 who are demonstrating sustainability in their operations.

“Bayer CropScience recognize that the younger generation of growers will need to tell their story of sustainability to their buyers and the end-consumer more than ever before,” says Nick Hamon, head of sustainability for Bayer CropScience. “We want to reward those producers who demonstrate sustainable practices in their farming operations today, and are ensuring a healthy and abundant food supply for the future.”

Entrants are judged on entrepreneurial initiative and new approaches to farming (50%), environmental and other on-farm sustainability efforts (30%) and economic stability and sustainability (20%). Any farmer or rancher age 40 and under who receives at least half of his or her income from farming and farm-related ventures may apply. First place wins a new Panasonic Toughbook computer, expense-paid trips to the 2012 Commodity Classic in Nashville, TN, and a scholarship to Farm Journal Corn College in summer 2012. Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Works to Mainstream Sustainability

by tgilbrea69
Posted on December 28, 2011 by tgilbrea69

Shares 2011 Progress Led by Menu & Food Sourcing Advancements

OAK BROOK, IL, Dec 21, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — McDonald’s Corporation today released its 2011 Sustainability Scorecard and reinforced its commitment to mainstreaming sustainability for customers through the company’s actions and collaboration with suppliers, experts and the food industry as a whole.

The 2011 Scorecard highlights the company’s progress in five priority areas, including significant advancements related to menu evolution and sustainable sourcing. For example:

– By the end of March 2012, fruit will automatically be included in
every Happy Meal served in U.S. and Latin America restaurants.
Additional changes, including a new smaller size of French Fries only
available in Happy Meals, will result in reductions in calories and
fat for the most popular Happy Meals; Continue reading →

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