Mar 21, 2012 | buy positively, Musings
Walmart sells 18 percent of all the groceries bought in the United States—more than anyone else by a wide margin. And it’s not just Froot Loops and rock-hard tomatoes. Over the last decade, Walmart has emerged as a massive player in the organic-food market. But...
Mar 2, 2012 | buy positively, Musings
When someone mentions ‘McDonald’s’, what thoughts initially race into your mind? For the vast majority of people reading this blog, I’d be willing to wager that ‘fresh’ wasn’t on the menu. Admittedly, I’ve never been a fan of Mickey Dee’s myself. When I was just a...
Feb 17, 2012 | buy positively, Musings
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfSGt6rHos] If more fast food restaurants were to start sourcing their meat from smaller producers, it would create more opportunities for them to form symbiotic partnerships – ways that restaurants that are located in close...
Feb 15, 2012 | buy positively, Musings
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvyV_idFAZA?rel=0] Critics of organic food claim that the yields aren’t high enough to feed the whole world. Many people believe that genetically modified food is necessary for survival of the human race. This is simply...
Feb 2, 2012 | buy positively, Musings
“Natural Society has awarded Monsanto the Worst Company of 2011 award for its ongoing work to threaten human health and the environment. In a recent study of genetically-modified corn, scientists found that the genetically-modified food may...
