March 2016 – The Slow Money Issue

By Marco Vangelisti, Founder of Essential Knowledge for Transition   I am a refugee from conventional finance. It all started in the most innocent and promising way — a graduate student in math and economics at the University of California in Berkeley lands a job in the 80s with a think tank spearheading what would […]

>> Back to March 2016 Issue By Taber Ward, Co-Founder and Executive Director; and Madelynn Evensen, Education Coordinator and Herd Manager of Mountain Flower Goat Dairy Setting the Stage “I don’t know anything about goats… What do they eat? How do you milk them? Does the milk taste weird? How many babies do they have?

By Woody Tasch, Founder and Chairman of the Slow Money Institute   “Beetniks Against Global Warming.” There’s a placard you never saw in Paris. Because to a Beetnik—someone who has participated in a Slow Money Beetcoin campaign or anyone whose occasionally countercultural tendencies are tempered by an appreciation of local entrepreneurs and farmers— investing in

by Joel Makower, Chairman & Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group The good news is that there\’s some good news. And that bad news is getting, well, less bad. That’s one way to read this year\’s State of Green Business. Our ninth annual report published in early February and produced in partnership with Trucost (www.trucost.com), continues our

by Brad Edmondson, book author [Note To Reader: This is one of GreenMoney’s most viewed articles ever – it originally published in the March 2014 issue of GreenMoney Journal.]   Ice Cream Social is the first book to tell the hidden story of a beloved company. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has millions of customers

by Environmental Defense Fund staff   In 2015, U.S. agriculture proved to be a willing and powerful partner in the path to sustainability. We’ve seen farmers, ranchers and food companies make major headway in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving soil health, restoring habitat for at-risk wildlife and protecting freshwater supplies. Here are some of this

from Organic Valley In late December 2015 CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley reached a remarkable milestone: The farmer-owned cooperative surpassed $1 billion in sales. Founded in 1988 by seven struggling farm families in Southwest Wisconsin, Organic Valley now has a membership of 1,800 farmers producing organic food in 35 states. It is the first billion-dollar organic-only foods

From the fields to Congress, from research labs to our supermarkets, organic had a bumper year – by the Organic Trade Association (OTA)   2015 was a big year for the U.S. organic sector. Organic demand flourished. Organic products of all types sprouted up everywhere–at our local supermarkets, online, even at our favorite fast-food restaurant.

by Stephanie Strom, The New York Times   Breaking from its industry rivals, Campbell Soup (www.campbellsoupcompany.com) will become the first major food company to begin disclosing the presence of genetically engineered ingredients like corn, soy and sugar beets in its products. The company, the maker of brands like Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Plum Organics and V8