Luckily we have a solid foundation when we want to choose healthier food, grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and produced without thousands of potentially harmful ingredients and additives such as colorings, preservatives, flavor enhancers, or GMO’s, that are allowed in non-organic foods. The “organic” label is a federally regulated standard, focused on the healthy production of food. What organic does not address, however, is social equality, farm worker pay, or fair trade. For these aspects of food production, we are reliant on additional third-party certification agencies and organizations that have made environmental and social justice in food production their main focus. Today we have one of the leading associations with exactly this focus as a guest on our show – Equal Exchange.
Helge Hellberg in an organic conversation with Nicole Vitello, President of Oke USA/Equal Exchange Bananas at Equal Exchange, West Bridgewater, MA
Originally posted 2017-03-13 04:15:54.
