Grass-fed beef is only the beginning for a Georgia producer
Kim Severson (@kimseverson) of the New York Times profiles William Harris III of Georgia, a new breed of Southern agriculturalist. His family’s business – White Oak Pastures – was built …
Organic cereal producer invests in farmland
Increasingly, consumers are demanding that food manufacturers and retailers pay careful attention to how food is produced and sourced. A Canadian-based organic cereal manufacturer, Nature’s Path – the company’s cereal …
Op-ed: consumers should request fair trade products
In an op-ed that is gaining national attention, the Los Angeles Times tells consumers that they can help Mexican farm workers by requesting that stores carry more fair trade products. The op-ed …
Los Angeles Times Mexican farm labor series continues
A series of articles by Los Angeles Times reporter Richard Marosi continues to highlight the poor working conditions experienced by Mexican farm laborers producing food for U.S. markets. The investigative …
LA Times: Mexican farm workers live in “bleak conditions”
The Los Angeles Times ran a front-page article on Sunday that provides a sobering view of life for some farm laborers in Mexico. It is the first of a four-part …
Tracie McMillan writes about Whole Foods in Detroit
Can a grocery store fight elitism? Author Tracie McMillan seeks to answer this question, and more, as she writes about the experiences of a new Whole Foods store in Detroit …