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While I’ve long been ecologically-minded, I’m the first to admit that such mindfulness hasn’t always translated into action. I recycle… largely ’cause my community makes it so darn easy. I choose Energy Star rated appliances. I’m increasingly a localvore — most of the food I buy and eat …

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And in honor of the occasion, mark well The Essential Hamlet –

His heart tied in torturous loops,
Hamlet fears he hears someone that snoops
What ho! It’s a rat!
Take this! And take that!
Oh! Sorry, Polonius (oops).

King C., full of regal concern
Sends Hamlet off, ne’er to return
Guess who takes the whacks
From …

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It’s Earth Day…
In the face of the now very real threat of global climate change, this year’s recognition of Earth Day carries with it a certain sense of urgency. It’s time to change …

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Organic, Fair Trade, Direct Trade, Shade Grown, Bird Friendly, C.A.F.E., Whole Trade, Rainforest Alliance…

When Sam Fromartz’ article — Is This the End of Organic Coffee — first appeared in Salon it generated quite a lot of reader responses, with many folks writing along the lines of, “Just drink …

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Food First: Institute for Food and Developmental Policy —
So, hard-strapped campesino coffee coops that have spent nearly two decades making the organic certification system work, are now to be the sacrificial lambs for the industrial organic industry. By sabotaging smallholder certification, the USDA risks destroying organicâ€â€?and Fairtradeâ€â€?coffee markets in …

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More and more coffee people are expressing concern over the recent USDA ruling to tighten controls on certification of organic coffee. Among them, the highly respected folk over at Counter Culture Coffee. CC’s Kim Elena notes that:

This decision has implications for grower groups in the United States and …

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