Friendly blooms
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Flowers are one of the most pesticide-intensive crops in the world, that are also found to cause health and environmental problems among flower workers in Ecuador and Colombia. Green entrepreneur Gerald Prolman masterminded Veriflora, a sustainable-flower label supported by the Whole Foods supermarket chain and some of the largest names in the floral business and Organic Bouquet, the world's first online organic flower company.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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Through the grapevine
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Veronique Raskin started the Organic Wine Company in 1980 to sell the organic wine made by her grandfather, Pierre Fabre at his vineyard in France's Languedoc region and eventually added more wines made from certified organic grapes from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and New Zealand. Raskin believes her efforts to promote organic viticulture are vitally important for the existing and future generations.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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Take a cotton to organic
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Several pounds of pesticides, defoliants, and other chemicals are used to grow the cotton used in bed and bath linens which are then treated with toxic dyes and finishes to produce brightly colored fabrics. Organic cotton bedding and apparel processed without contaminating chemicals and printed with low-impact dyes are becoming increasingly popular as people seek out alternatives to pure cotton.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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