The ABC 2024 Herb Market Report shows consumers’ interest in healthy aging, heart health, memory, and nootropics fuels record sales. After a minor post-pandemic sales decline in 2022, retail sales of herbal dietary supplements in the United States reached a record $13.23 billion in 2024, according to the nonprofit American Botanical Council’s (ABC) 2024 Herb
Food Security is an Issue of National Security Food is nourishing and vital for our survival. As the world contemplates food insecurity issues brought on by climate change, the inefficiency of our food supply system and rising political tensions, investing in a safe and secure food future resonates with all of us, governments and individuals
Nearly 60% of Clean Fifteen™ produce samples had no detectable pesticide residues compared to 96% of Dirty Dozen™ samples The Environmental Working Group recently released its 2026 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™, finding ongoing widespread pesticide residue on popular non-organic fruits and vegetables – including pesticides that are the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. The
Long before private equity firms raised their first fund or real estate investment trusts filed their first prospectus, land was wealth. Farmland is the oldest store of value in human history and the foundation of every economy that followed. Yet today, institutions own less than 2% of U.S. farmland. The entire institutional farmland market, roughly
Two months into the job as executive director of Quivira Coalition, I found myself in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the REGENERATE Conference for ranchers, farmers, and land stewards. Even though I was new, the conference – co-hosted by Quivira, Holistic Management International, and American Grassfed Association – felt like a family reunion. This feeling
History: Equal Exchange started with an idea: what if food could be traded in a way that is honest and fair, a way that empowers both farmers and consumers? Founders — Rink Dickinson, Jonathan Rosenthal and Michael Rozyne — asked this question as they envisioned a trade model that values each part of the supply
As the global food and beverage industry navigates economic headwinds, inflation, and climate volatility, one sector is not just surviving — it is redefining the modern food system. According to a wave of newly released 2026 market reports from around the globe, organic is not slowing down; it is structurally pulling ahead of the conventional
It is perhaps an understatement to say that Americans feel more polarized than ever. It feels like we have internalized the polarization of the political divisions that shape our daily lives and adopted a binary mindset that colors our every action. We have become accustomed to viewing everything as “either/or”, only seeing opportunities for competition
(Above) Equal Exchange invests its corporate DAF funds in RSF’s Social Investment Fund. When making grants, the company takes a community-directed approach. Photo by Equal Exchange How values alignment, innovation and mobilization combine to maximize impact for RSF’s donor-advised fund holders How to mobilize the huge cache of assets languishing in donor-advised funds (DAFs) —
The rise of impact corporate bonds can foster deeper engagement and greater transparency from both asset allocators and asset managers, all with the shared goal of driving meaningful real-world change. Beyond financial returns, these bonds are increasingly evaluated for how proceeds are deployed — whether advancing climate solutions, supporting affordable housing, or promoting economic inclusion.
