
Why You Should Care About Labels – Fair Trade Explained
You’ve all probably heard the term or seen the labels, but what, exactly, is Fair Trade (or Fairtrade, as both spellings are used)? In 2001, the four members — Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International…

Fresh – Inspiring Change in Our Food System
When we look back at this time a half century from now, how will we feel about our actions (or inactions)? Ana Sofia Joanes, director of the documentary Fresh, compares it to living…

Project M: Pizza Farm
Pick a significant cause, then conceive and create a single design project that will be of lasting value in a rural community. That was the brief given to the group of nine young…

An Absolut Eco-Dinner Celebrating Urban Farming in NYC
On a chilly Monday night a few weeks back, I joined about a hundred other people at Rockefeller Center’s Loft & Garden for a night of sustainable dining, courtesy of Absolut Vodka, Jim…