The charming Crown Heights shop specializes in "local, green, fair and direct-trade products, " like 100% certified organic cotton tea towels.
Until recently, all their beers were certified organic and vegan, happily defying my assertion that organic beers are always compromised on flavour.
FORBES: Gout & About: A Slow Walk Through the Northern Quarter
Most are 70% certified organic, and many do double- and even quadruple-duty.
Foods created through a process called mutagenesis, in which seeds are exposed to chemicals or radioactivity until their traits change, can be certified organic, Ronald says.
So why have so few of them become certified organic growers?
Yes, they have some percentage of products fair trade certified or organic certified, but very little is known about how they treat employees, their impact in the community, and their environmental footprint as a company.
And my organization, Root Capital, is financing two fair trade certified, organic cocoa enterprises, Kpeya Agricultural Enterprise and Balmed Holdings, both of which are breathing new life into the shattered countryside of Sierra Leone.
The only 100 percent certified labels are organic and USDA verified.
FORBES: Meat Without Antibiotics? Where to Buy the Good Stuff
Asmar sees a great opportunity to create organic certified skin care products developed in the South of France for pregnant women, moms and their young offspring while also giving them a way to build a career that works for their schedules by selling its products.
Inevitably, some products are going to fail the criteria needed to achieve an EcoLogo -- McDougall once had to politely reject a bid wanting organic cigarettes certified -- but he says in most cases that TerraChoice has studied there was not a malicious attempt to mislead.
It is indeed certified by the USDA as containing 100% organic ingredients, and it meets Fair Trade standards, which is certified by the Institute for Marketecology as complying with humane trade rules with farmers.
It also takes a green stand: not only is the wheat organic, it is certified by both Italian and US agencies, the bottles are entirely recycled and the company commits to buy renewable power.
The organic industry boasts that certified foods cannot contain GE ingredients, and various food companies and activist groups have created websites, pocket guides, and even smart phone apps that direct purchasers to GE-free products.
FORBES: "Genetically Engineered" In California: A Food Label We Don't Need
The anti-GMO faction is a branch of the organic farming movement, the roots of which can be traced back to Rudolf Steiner (a certified lunatic), et al. Mae-Wan Ho and Joe Cummins are just the latest in a series of people who are convinced that genetic modification is evil, and they build their case around that concept.
FORBES: Can A Rose Catch Your Cold? Threat Of 'Killer' Viral Plant Gene Is Latest Anti-GMO Rant
应用推荐