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Fair trade certifications and practices change the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions, and a fairer deal for farmers and workers in developing countries.

What is fast fashion exactly? Cheap. Quick. Unhealthy for our bodies and for the planet. This business model cranks out mass produced, inexpensive, low-quality garments.

Our cities may not have vast expanses of land for big farms, but with urban gardening, it is still possible for city dwellers to get their hands dirty and cultivate a fresh tomato or two.

Consumers rely on the certification logo on the product packaging to “trust” that this product satisfies their values and expectations as a consumer. The reality, however, which may not be known by many consumers, is that there is a trade-off between cost and oversight.

In the United States, 68% of consumers perceive organic food to be safer than conventional food. Organic food is better for us less because of what it has, and more because of what it doesn’t have.

In Sicily, the almonds appear wild, as if planted randomly and left in unkempt farms without irrigation or care. It seems the trees only receive attention for an occasional pruning and the yearly harvest. The almonds aren’t pushed to their productive limit, and in many cases, the trees simply aren’t harvested.

If we truly want agriculture to be the greatest solution to combat climate change through carbon sequestration in soil, forests, and biological corridors, then we must link the desire of consumers to purchase regenerative products with a marketing value proposition and certification that can be trusted.

When we pause for a moment and begin to observe nature, we quickly realize that the perfect cycle of food production often already exists in the forest. Within this ecosystem, high-quality organic food outputs can simultaneously exist.

“Farming for Life” practices at Michoacan Organics in Mexico profoundly affect the quality, nutritional value, and antioxidant properties of their avocados. A producer who is farming for life will use everything available to enrich the soil, which creates amazing fruit that nourishes consumers in mind, body, and soul.