Organic farming profitability is something every farmer thinks about at a certain point. It is certainly more environmentally sustainable, but can it be economically sustainable also? According to new research in the Agronomy Journal, in an analysis of 18 years of crop yield and farm management data from a long-term University of Minnesota trial, an […]
Greenwashing and Green Marketing
Greenwashing and green marketing have certainly contributed to a challenge we face today. As Albert Einstein once said “We can not solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used to create them.” Recently I came across an interesting and yet controversial article on the topic. Joel Makower, chairman and executive editor of GreenBiz Group […]
Organic Food or Local, or?
Have you wondered at some point whether organic food or local food is better? Wait, you might think, why do we need to have the dilemma between organic and local whatsoever? Interestingly enough, there is a reason for this post – organic does not necessarily mean good for the environment or your health, and neither does […]