My Day Off

Mar 5, 2013 | Learning, Musings

Today was my day off of working on the farm so I spent most of my time working on this blog, catching up on emails and having conversations with people. It has been raining all day today and continues to do so currently and has been unseasonably chilly. I wasn’t...

Jun 8, 2012 | buy positively, Musings

“How To Win Facebook Friends & Influence People” nationaljournal: The Big Picture: Corporate America’s use of social media  An analysis of Fortune 500 companies shows that corporate America is saying “thanks” to followers. “Sorry” is also commonly...

Jun 1, 2012 | buy positively, Musings

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.  -Oscar Wilde Photo by banksy via...

“America Washing” Is The New Greenwashing

May 18, 2012 | buy positively, Musings

Illustration via MadeInTheUSABrand.com By Tim Devaney via The Washington Times U.S. consumers may be surprised to learn many products bearing the label “Made in America” are largely built outside of the United States. The practice exploits a little-known loophole in...

Apr 27, 2012 | buy positively, Musings

What would happen if stores built community into the core of their business strategy? Here’s our guess: A Store That’s Not Just Another Place to Buy Stuff Visit the Patagonia blog for the full story (Source:...