Today’s Solutions: April 20, 2026

Clothing brand Patagonia has been a leader of environmental and sustainable business for decades with innovative and often daring initiatives. So we shouldn’t be surprised that Patagonia is now launching a food business: Patagonia Provisions. Founder Yvon Chouinard says that his company has been involved in agriculture for decades, through its commitment to organic cotton and its role in building that industry. Now they want to help do the same thing for food. Common business sense says that that won’t work, but Patagonia’s story has defied much logic before.

 

Solutions News Source Print this article
More of Today's Solutions

A 58-day protest campaign just convinced Etsy to ban fur

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade did not simply write a letter. For 58 days, CAFT ran ...

Read More

Why your wandering mind is exactly what meditation is for

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most people who try meditation for the first time expect their mind to go quiet. Instead, it does ...

Read More

Five steps for making your clothes last as long as possible

The clothes we wear can make us feel confident and help us express our inner selves. Unfortunately, our culture of fast fashion produces these ...

Read More

Here’s why grapes are good for your gut

The health benefits of grapes Grapes are the perfect, portable healthy snack to eat. Enclosed in their bite-size shells, they are a widely popular ...

Read More