Although it seems that every manufacturer and every store out there is starting to sell organic food, clothes, bedding, makeup, etc, there are major differences in how products are graded to be “organic”. In 2002, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) became the agency in charge of organics in the United States with [...]
I got a question from The Good Human reader Maria about sustainable clothing materials. Even though she tries to buy used clothing, she is interested in what kinds of goods are OK to buy new.
While it is always easier just running out to the Gap or to other “regular” retailers, taking inventory of what [...]
With the food we eat traveling an average of 1,300 miles to show up on our tables, the time might be right for more people to consider buying more food from local sources. By considering the chemicals that have to be used to preserve the food and the petroleum the trucks use for delivery, [...]
