America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs 2010
businessweek.com - June 09, 2010
The social enterprise—a sustainable business that creates social or environmental value alongside profit—is no longer a niche concept. Social entrepreneurs inhabit nearly every sector of the economy, from banking and insurance to ...
Read moreOrganic Valley adding jobs; La Farge gets federal grant for future growth
www.lacrossetribune.com - May 27, 2010
With Organic Valley already adding jobs, the village of La Farge will receive nearly $1 million in federal aid to build infrastructure for its growing organic food industry. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development A...
Read moreShaken But Not Churned: Making Butter At Maker Faire
www.treehugger.com - May 24, 2010
Watching Little House on the Prairie while growing up (more times than one should admit to in a blog) led me to be fascinated with people who could make things themselves at home, instead of running to the store. This probably exp...
Read moreShe cultivates organic farming and healthy eating
www.newsobserver.com - May 24, 2010
For years, the state has watched textile mills close and tobacco farms turn to seed. More recently, technology jobs have been lost, and the state has 10 percent unemployment. But at N.C. State University, there's a woman quietl...
Read moreFarmers flooding fields to help birds, crops
www.king5.com - May 18, 2010
It's a fascinating experiment. Paying farmers to flood their fields instead of planting them to create habitat for shorebirds. On average 35,000 to 40,000 shorebirds stop to feed in the Skagit Delta during their migration to and ...
Read moreCEO in the Spotlight: Organic Valley’s George Siemon
www.triplepundit.com - May 18, 2010
Back in January, many of you, 3p readers, told us that when it comes to sustainability, George Siemon was the top CEO in all the land. For the rest of you who might not know about this organic farming pioneer, we’d like to introdu...
Read moreMaine organic farmers launch grain mill
www.sunjournal.com - May 17, 2010
A group of 12 organic farmers has taken over the former Blue Seal grain mill in Auburn, creating what they believe to be the only organic grain mill in Maine. Maine Organic Milling is currently leasing the Goldthwaite Road faci...
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