To defend our way of life abroad we may need to reconsider how much junk food it involves at home.

It’s not every day that former generals and admirals speak out about children’s health and education. But last Thursday was one of those days. According to Mission: Readiness, a nonprofit, bipartisan organization led by retired senior military leaders, 75 percent of 17 to 24 year olds cannot enlist in the military because they fail to graduate high…

We can’t avoid all the wasteful packaging in our lives, but we can try to reduce it.

There’s a Jack Johnson song called “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” and we all know these three R’s are a good place to start when it comes to living a more sustainable life. While recycling tends to get the most attention, reducing and reusing can be equally effective tools in the battle to get by without creating a mountain of waste in…

We can’t avoid all the wasteful packaging in our lives, but we can try to reduce it.

There’s a Jack Johnson song called “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” and we all know these three R’s are a good place to start when it comes to living a more sustainable life. While recycling tends to get the most attention, reducing and reusing can be equally effective tools in the battle to get by without creating a mountain of waste in…

A new technology along the lines of green roofs, called edible walls, grows vegetables, fruits and herbs on the outside walls of urban buildings.

Original article: Business of Green – The Rooftop Garden Climbs Down a Wall – NYTimes.com

Today on Twitter we asked our followers when was the last time they cooked a meal, and what they made. We collected some of our favorite responses below. We ask a question to our Twitter faithful once a day, so if you’re not yet following @GOOD, make sure to sign up and participate in the conversation.

There are about 4 million people in New York City who struggle to afford food. In 2003, it was half that number. This time of year, as temperatures drop and holidays come and go, the pangs of hunger can be especially brutal. But thanks to an innovative new effort by the organization Robin Hood, you can help make a difference for one family in need. Have a look.

To accomplish the goal of delivering 15,000 meals…

There are about 4 million people in New York City who struggle to afford food. In 2003, it was half that number. This time of year, as temperatures drop and holidays come and go, the pangs of hunger can be especially brutal. But thanks to an innovative new effort by the organization Robin Hood, you can help make a difference for one family in need. Have a look.

To accomplish the goal of delivering 15,000 meals…

A morning news story today showing people boycotting Whole Foods for its CEO’s stance on health care reform gave me an equal dose of disappointment and encouragement. Disappointing of course, because any time I see a corporation that seems to share the values of a consumer who just wants to find healthy, reliable products for his/her family, it’s only a matter of time WHEN that company will be exposed for lying, cheating, stealing and generally…

A morning news story today showing people boycotting Whole Foods for its CEO’s stance on health care reform gave me an equal dose of disappointment and encouragement. Disappointing of course, because any time I see a corporation that seems to share the values of a consumer who just wants to find healthy, reliable products for his/her family, it’s only a matter of time WHEN that company will be exposed for lying, cheating, stealing and generally…

The Wooster Collective talks to Neozoon about their furry installations, and what they mean for how we view animals.

Neozoon’s work is both amusing and arresting. Seeing the playful animals in city centers and on monuments makes us smile. But the subsequent realization that these are actual animal pelts (made from discarded fur coats) creates a feeling of uneasiness.  For sure, their message does not go unnoticed.

WOOSTER: How do you choose the specific placements?

NEOZOON: Finding a place…

To defend our way of life abroad we may need to reconsider how much junk food it involves at home.

It’s not every day that former generals and admirals speak out about children’s health and education. But last Thursday was one of those days. According to Mission: Readiness, a nonprofit, bipartisan organization led by retired senior military leaders, 75 percent of 17 to 24 year olds cannot enlist in the military because they fail to graduate high…

We can’t avoid all the wasteful packaging in our lives, but we can try to reduce it.

There’s a Jack Johnson song called “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” and we all know these three R’s are a good place to start when it comes to living a more sustainable life. While recycling tends to get the most attention, reducing and reusing can be equally effective tools in the battle to get by without creating a mountain of waste in…

We can’t avoid all the wasteful packaging in our lives, but we can try to reduce it.

There’s a Jack Johnson song called “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” and we all know these three R’s are a good place to start when it comes to living a more sustainable life. While recycling tends to get the most attention, reducing and reusing can be equally effective tools in the battle to get by without creating a mountain of waste in…

A new technology along the lines of green roofs, called edible walls, grows vegetables, fruits and herbs on the outside walls of urban buildings.

Original article: Business of Green – The Rooftop Garden Climbs Down a Wall – NYTimes.com

Today on Twitter we asked our followers when was the last time they cooked a meal, and what they made. We collected some of our favorite responses below. We ask a question to our Twitter faithful once a day, so if you’re not yet following @GOOD, make sure to sign up and participate in the conversation.

There are about 4 million people in New York City who struggle to afford food. In 2003, it was half that number. This time of year, as temperatures drop and holidays come and go, the pangs of hunger can be especially brutal. But thanks to an innovative new effort by the organization Robin Hood, you can help make a difference for one family in need. Have a look.

To accomplish the goal of delivering 15,000 meals…

There are about 4 million people in New York City who struggle to afford food. In 2003, it was half that number. This time of year, as temperatures drop and holidays come and go, the pangs of hunger can be especially brutal. But thanks to an innovative new effort by the organization Robin Hood, you can help make a difference for one family in need. Have a look.

To accomplish the goal of delivering 15,000 meals…

A morning news story today showing people boycotting Whole Foods for its CEO’s stance on health care reform gave me an equal dose of disappointment and encouragement. Disappointing of course, because any time I see a corporation that seems to share the values of a consumer who just wants to find healthy, reliable products for his/her family, it’s only a matter of time WHEN that company will be exposed for lying, cheating, stealing and generally…

A morning news story today showing people boycotting Whole Foods for its CEO’s stance on health care reform gave me an equal dose of disappointment and encouragement. Disappointing of course, because any time I see a corporation that seems to share the values of a consumer who just wants to find healthy, reliable products for his/her family, it’s only a matter of time WHEN that company will be exposed for lying, cheating, stealing and generally…

The Wooster Collective talks to Neozoon about their furry installations, and what they mean for how we view animals.

Neozoon’s work is both amusing and arresting. Seeing the playful animals in city centers and on monuments makes us smile. But the subsequent realization that these are actual animal pelts (made from discarded fur coats) creates a feeling of uneasiness.  For sure, their message does not go unnoticed.

WOOSTER: How do you choose the specific placements?

NEOZOON: Finding a place…

Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.

A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner.

GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well…

Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.

A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner.

GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well…

Share Your Meat with All Your Friends

Because buying in bulk is always better­­

by Tamar Adler

Adler is the director of the Bay Area Meat CSA and Meatshare.org, which help hungry people buy wholesale meat directly from local farmers.

Optimizing a whole animal’s value by buying all of its cuts isn’t new—a half century ago, it was commonplace to buy a whole cow or pig from a neighbor and work your way through the meat over a course…

Share Your Meat with All Your Friends

Because buying in bulk is always better­­

by Tamar Adler

Adler is the director of the Bay Area Meat CSA and Meatshare.org, which help hungry people buy wholesale meat directly from local farmers.

Optimizing a whole animal’s value by buying all of its cuts isn’t new—a half century ago, it was commonplace to buy a whole cow or pig from a neighbor and work your way through the meat over a course…

Until recently, food-borne illness was most often associated with contaminated meat. But after last year’s tomato scare, illness from more innocous-seeming foods has become more acknowledged. With the exception of meat, which falls under the purview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, most of America’s food sources are overseen by the Food and Drug Administration. Some argue that the FDA isn’t empowered to do enough to enforce food-safety regulations, and legislation is currently before Congress…

Until recently, food-borne illness was most often associated with contaminated meat. But after last year’s tomato scare, illness from more innocous-seeming foods has become more acknowledged. With the exception of meat, which falls under the purview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, most of America’s food sources are overseen by the Food and Drug Administration. Some argue that the FDA isn’t empowered to do enough to enforce food-safety regulations, and legislation is currently before Congress…

There aren’t too many places in the world where you can’t buy a Coke, and that includes some of the remotest parts of developing countries. Coincidentally, that’s often where aid organizations have the hardest time delivering medicine and other supplies. That’s why ColaLife is lobbying the international beverage behemoth to open up its distribution channels for some constructive piggybacking. The nonprofit is working on a wedge-shaped package that can deliver goods in the space between…

To the Gardener Go the Spoils

Last century, the necessity of supporting our troops during the First and Second World Wars inspired so-called liberty or victory gardens: personal and community gardens that sprouted up in millions of yards and neighborhoods across the country. Today, global climate change—a foe that, while more abstract, has the potential to be more deadly than either the Imperial or Axis powers—has spurred a new resurgence of at-home gardening. From the alleys and…

To the Gardener Go the Spoils

Last century, the necessity of supporting our troops during the First and Second World Wars inspired so-called liberty or victory gardens: personal and community gardens that sprouted up in millions of yards and neighborhoods across the country. Today, global climate change—a foe that, while more abstract, has the potential to be more deadly than either the Imperial or Axis powers—has spurred a new resurgence of at-home gardening. From the alleys and…

The Motor City’s Newest Plants

Detroit, as you may have heard, has some problems. It was hit by the economic collapse, but it was in trouble already with rapid depopulation, perennial violence, and joblessness through the roof. Despite all that—or perhaps because of it—Detroit is becoming a haven for urban farming: an example to which other cities can look.

“We are really very collaborative and community-based. We all work together,” says Ashley Atkinson, the director of urban agriculture…

Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.

A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner.

GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well…

Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.

A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner.

GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well…

Our planet is a fragile ecosystem. To maintain balance, we’ll have to find ways to bring sustainable agriculture to our growing cities. The Science Barge, a floating farm in New York City, is proof that we can. The barge grows produce hydroponically, using only sustainable energy, and teaches local students how to do the same on their rooftops.

See the full Road Map to Harmony here.

Professor Martin Schreibman says our oceans have been overfished beyond repair. If we’re going to keep eating fish and chips, tuna tartare, and all those omega-3 fatty acids, we may have to rely on aquaculture. Schreibman is working to bring those fish farms into the city. Urban aquaculture? We’ll bite.