People, planet, purchasing power
How buying Ben & Jerry's ice cream made me a more conscious consumer. Amy Domini | June 2011 issue I hate to date myself, but I’m old enough to remember having three pairs of shoes. The Buster Browns were for all the time; these sturdy brown lace-ups were for school, play and most activities. Read More...
Beyond Organic
The next ecological and social revolution is being plotted right now in the rainforests of South America Jay Walljasper| March 2007 issue Our small boat bobs along the unimaginably wide Amazon River, then heads up a fast-flowing tributary the colour of tea with cream, and finally turns onto a Read More...
The supermarket that changed the world
The American organic supermarket chain Whole Foods started 25 years ago as a small health-food store. Led by maverick CEO John Mackey, it has reached unprecedented growth and sales rates. "If you look back 100 years from now, history will show that Whole Foods will be in the top-five companies that Read More...
Organic pioneers
The efforts by Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons Jurriaan Kamp | November 2004 issue Filmmaker, author, and business entrepreneur Kenny Ausubel organized the first Bioneers conference in 1990 to bring together people who were seeking inspiration about how we can create a sustainable economy and Read More...
Category 3: Business
The candidates for the category 'The best companies' | October 2004 issue Berries The power of the Amazon It began with a few friends who were surfing in Brazil. Local surfers introduced them to a very powerful fruit; a berry called açaí. They were so enthusiastic they wanted to share it with Read More...
Niche no more
The growing ranks of conscious consumers is changing the world. Marco Visscher | October 2004 issue The global market for organic food and drink is estimated at some 19 billion Euros ($23 billion US billion dollars). Although production of organic crops is spreading worldwide, sales are still Read More...
Winners of the Ode Awards
The finest organic products and the best companies Jurriaan Kamp | December 2004 issue “An organic top 20 is a great initiative. I hope it inspires a lot of readers to pay more attention while doing their shopping.” This was one of the many reader reactions we received to our October cover Read More...
Organic goes mainstream - and why that's cause for celebration
Major food companies are embracing organic products. That trend smacks of opportunism and elicits criticism among the pioneers who consider the small-scale philosophy vital to the organic dream. But large-scale organic production is a good thing too. Ode's founder makes the argument for Read More...
Category 2: Fair trade products
The candidates for the category 'The best fair trade product' | October 2004 issue Meat substitute The holy food of the Incas One of the world’s best-kept food secrets! This is how quinoa is sometimes described. It is an extremely nutritious grain from the Andes mountains, which the Incas Read More...
I want organic food
As an introductory to the Organic Top 20: A mother explains the importance of organic food. Sandra Steingraber | October 2004 issue For nearly two decades, I lived the life of a gypsy biologist—exploring places as varied as Costa Rican rainforests, Sudanese deserts, Mexican tidal pools, and Read More...