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Archive for July 18th, 2006

First Fair Trade Town in USA

Buying fair trade is increasing in popularity, as any ThingsAreGood reader already knows, but it has taken a little longer for the World Bank to catch on. On the WB’s private sector development blog they announced today that fair trade is popular. Even if they are a little slow, good for the WB for figuring [...]

July 18th, 2006
Topic: Direct Action, Good Fact, International Events Tags: , ,

Organic Farming Degree Offered

Washington State University has started accepting students for their organic farming degree program. This is a first in the USA, sure two other universities offer courses in organic farming, Colorado State and Michigan State, but offering a degree is new.
“WSU has high hopes for its new organic-agriculture major, both to attract new students and meet [...]

July 18th, 2006
Topic: Body & Mind, Environment, Health Tags: , , , , , , , ,