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Home | Magazine Articles | Issue 15

Issue 15

fOR A BETTER WORLD: ISSUE 15THE REGENERATION ISSUE

Issue 15, Fall 2017/Winter 2018
This issue focuses on regenerative agriculture and fair trade, movements seeking to transform our food and fashion industries from their current destructive, exploitative paths.We hear thoughts from movement leaders like Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed and David Bronner of Dr. Bronner as well as voices from the front lines and the fields. All share inspiration and explore possibilities for another kind of future, one that regenerates our planet instead of depletes it, one that sustains people and animals instead of exploits them.

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Fair Trade Farmer Practicing Regenerative Agriculture - Ethiopia Coop Coffees

Fair Trade is the Pathway to Regenerative Agriculture

By Ryan Zinn

The climate is changing, and our industrial food and farming system plays a big role in that. Over the past […]

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Paige Green of Fibershed

A Soil-to-Soil Vision for the Fashion Revolution

By Contributing Writer

From conventional cotton production, which uses a staggering amount of pesticides, to petroleum-based toxic dyes, to exploited factory workers, there […]

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Fair Trade As We Do It: the Story of Jumbo Nuts

By Tomy Mathew Vadakkancheril

By Tomy Mathew Vadakkancheril I come from the South Indian state of Kerala. Yes, Vasco da Gama of Portugal landed […]

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Regenetarians Unite!

By Contributing Writer

By David Bronner How the Regenerative Agriculture and Animal Welfare Movements Can End Factory Farming, Restore Soil and Mitigate Climate […]

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What Does “Regenerative Agriculture” Mean to You?

By Contributing Writer

We asked that question to a handful of leaders, growers and thinkers from around the world. Here are a few […]

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Imagine an economy that rewarded small-scale producers for their hard work, fed us all healthy food, and clothed us sustainably. […]

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Issue 15, Fall 2017/Winter 2018

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This issue tackles Regenerative Agriculture and Fair Trade. Our industrial food system and fast-fashion industry are taking our planet in […]

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