Big Ag’s Gifts for 2018
Our tradition continues this holiday season as we remind ourselves of the many “gifts” Big Ag has provided us in the last 12 months. Can we return to sender? Here’s our top five for 2018. #5 - Big Ag Keeps Getting Bigger Although the U.S. has anti-monopoly laws, they’re apparently not strong enough to prevent some of the world’s largest agricultural giants, Bayer and Monsanto, to merge as part of a $66 billion-dollar deal. Prior to the merger, the U.S.…
How to green your holidays with Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS, CDN
The holiday season is upon us and after all the preparations, parties and family traditions, we know it’s hard to keep in mind how to make this year’s celebrations more environmentally sustainable. To get some helpful advice, we’ve asked friend of A Greener World, Stefanie Sacks, to share with us how we can be more “green” this holiday season! Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS, CDN is a Culinary Nutritionist, author, educator, speaker and consultant. For over two decades, she has helped transform the…
Get it Together, Stronger Together
Cooperatives and producer groups offer today’s sustainable farmers and ranchers the opportunity to work together to provide the consistency and quantity often required by larger buyers or contracts. Group marketing also suits farmers and ranchers who are not interested in marketing themselves or selling directly to the consumer. The beginning Colleen Biggs and her husband, Dylan, come from a long line of pioneering Canadian ranchers. But in the mid-1990s, the family faced a crossroads: “The bottom had fallen out…
How to Save the World with Your Fork
A friend of the program recently offered some constructive criticism along the lines of: “I love A Greener World’s mission, but sometimes you make statements that are so big, so grand, that people don’t see how it can possibly be true.” As an organization steeped in agriculture and sustainability, it’s easy to forget to put the trees in context of the forest, but forgive us for our excitement and passion! We truly believe that the work that we do alongside…
Slaughter Plants Needed
Applying to A Greener World’s Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW program is normally a straightforward decision for farmers and ranchers. After reading the program standards, most are excited about the opportunity to prove to customers their commitment to high-welfare management. However, slaughter plant owners can have the opposite reaction. From experience, we know some plant owners wrongly assume A Greener World (AGW) is some kind of ‘animal rights’ group who want to record the killing of lovable animals for…
