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This man became a farmer because “feeding people is very satisfying”
The average U.S. farmer is 58 and in the past six years, almost a quarter of the farms in the country have closed. So, this couple with degrees in anthropology and photography and carpentry, are the unusual new owners of a precolonial farm in Pennsylvania. They started farming mushrooms in their Read More...
London is getting its very first dedicated zero waste vegan market
As more and more supermarket chains commit to banning single-use plastics, a new initiative in London is setting the next target: a zero waste market. Not only that, Zero Mkt that will open in the fall will also be a vegan Read More...
So Just Shop: Making fair trade transparent with blockchain
“Hello, I’m your Kusma scarf. I was handmade in Manali, a town in the Indian Himalaya and this is my journey.” Imagine that you could track a product from far away with such precision. The handicrafts industry provides an opportunity to lift many people around the world out of poverty. Read More...
This new solar farm combines clean energy and beehives
At a solar farm surrounded by orchards near Medford, Oregon, native flowers are beginning to bloom between the solar panels, and 48 beehives sit at the edge of the field. The solar farm, called Eagle Point, is now the largest “solar apiary”–a solar energy project designed to benefit Read More...
Why switching jobs every three years is good for you
There are a lot of arguments for jumping ship every few years. The economy isn’t what it used to be—and never will be again. Workers who stay with a company longer than two years are said to get paid 50 percent less, and job hoppers are believed to have a higher learning curve, be higher Read More...
With aging populations, companies rethink opportunities for older workers
One in 4 US workers will be 55 or older by 2024, according to the US Department of Labor. As people work beyond traditional retirement ages, companies are in the process of shifting the ways they treat, support, and think about older Read More...
Microsoft is deploying what could become one of the biggest enterprise blockchains
Even as blockchain mania is in some cases being replaced by blockchain skepticism, projects using the distributed ledger technology are still being rolled out. One of the latest is a partnership between consulting firm EY and technology giant Read More...
A Chennai girl’s rise from Madras University to General Motors’s first female CFO
In an industry not exactly known for its diversity, an iconic American carmaker has appointed its first female chief financial officer (CFO). And she’s from Chennai, Read More...
This healthy convenience mart aims to take on 7-Eleven
If you’ve been on a road trip, you know the deal: You stop at a gas mart, where you’re presented with a dizzying array of gummies, sodas, and overcooked pizza slices. If you desire something mildly nutritious, options are limited–it’s either nuts or beef Read More...
Want to travel and work? This approach makes doing both possible
In this day and age, you don’t have to wait until you retire in order to travel. Thanks to the internet, intermixing travel and work is completely feasible. From remote jobs and freelance life to entrepreneurship, here’s how to take your job anywhere in the Read More...