Businesses Making a Difference
Here is a list of businesses that are making a positive difference in the world today. All of the businesses mentioned in the book are in this directory as well as many others currently doing excellent work around the globe.
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Amy's kitchen produces delicious, vegetarian frozen foods, which are made from organic and natural ingredients.
Barbara's Bakery produces, cereals, cookies, snack bars, and crackers. It's their company's philosophy to invest in "healthy" actions across the board, from the wholesome products they create, to their commitment to environmental and sustainable programs; from the types of recyclable packaging they use to their strict ingredient standards.
Ben & Jerry's has a progressive, nonpartisan social mission that seeks to meet human needs and eliminate injustices in local, national and international communities by focusing on children and families, the environment and sustainable agriculture on family farms.
The certified organic Bonterra Ranch, in the Russian River benchlands of Mendocino, CA, is perhaps the finest expression of their philosophy that respect for the land will result in exceptional wines.
Producers of delicious, organic energy bars.
At Culinate we’re engaged in an ongoing conversation about eating well.
Earth Friendly Ice Water has created a flexible Glacier Pak packaging that is recyclable and requires 75% less energy to produce than traditional bottled water. Plus, the water originates from a glacier below the ski mountains of Utah, providing fresh, unfiltered water.
Earthbound Farm certified organic produce is grown on more than 30,000 acres by about 150 dedicated farmers. Together, they're working to bring healthy and delicious organic food to people wherever they live and shop, and to protect the environment.
Since 1968 - Growing by supporting and promoting organic farms and offering pure food that nurtures health and happiness.
Edible Communities is a for-profit organization that connects farmers, food artisans, chefs, and consumers through local, community-based publications and websites. The website also has excellent recipes and a blog.
Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.
Fish Brewing provides three bottled organic ales made with choice ingredients grown without the use of the harmful fertilizers and pesticides.
Frey Vineyards produce organic and biodynamic wine.
They're committed to making an ever-larger selection of natural and organic products easily accessible and affordable, helping create a future in which these products are the norm and not the exception.
This useful site sells environmentally friendly outdoor lighting, like solar powered and LED lights, plus composting supplies and green gardening products.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is a values-driven company that views profit as a means to achieve a higher purpose. They allocate 5% of their pre-tax earnings to social and environmental causes and focus on their Company Purpose and Principles in business operations.
A certified organic farm established fifteen years ago, Growing Things Farms is located in the scenic Snoqualmie Valley and believes in living in harmony with the rest of the world with as little harmful impact as possible.
Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.
It is no longer a challenge to buy local when you use the Locallectual database to find products made closer to home. Shop at local stores, buy local goods, eat local food.
For over 20 years, the Lolonis Winery has been producing handcrafted, organically grown wines that epitomize Redwood Valley style: robust and intensely flavored, yet complex and long on the palate.
Modmix is a luxurious, organic cocktail mixer with delicious flavors such as Mojito, Citrus Margarita, and Pomegranate Cosmopolitan.
The Napa Wine Company borrows the brand name from wines produced there in the 1930s and 1940s, and is crafted from grapes grown on the Pelissa Family's organically farmed vineyards.
In 1989, Seeds of Change began with a simple mission: to preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable, organic agriculture.
Stonyfield Farm's organic milk products and organic ingredient purchases help to support hundreds of family farms and keep more than 100,000 agricultural acres free of toxic pesticides and other chemicals commonly used on nonorganic farms and known to contaminate soil, drinking water, air, and food.
Premium Organic, Fair Trade, and Specialty chocolate from Seattle, WA. This is truly a sustainable chocolate company. Not only is Theo the first American company to roast organic and fair trade coffee beans, but they are locally-owned too! Plus, the chocolate is delicious.
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