Greenwashing; What Harm Can it Really Do?

Well I admit it…I've become a victim of the greenwashing trend sweeping our nation. You may have noticed little activity on the site as of late. That's because I've been so overloaded with everything "green" that I got disgusted with it all and pulled away. Yes…even the guy who owns SustainableDE.com and wants to take the doom and gloom out of sustainable living has been hit by the negativity brought on by an overload of all things "green". I got to the point where I was throwing out every magazine I had that had anything about "green" on the cover. And I suspect I'm not the only one who has been affected like this. We all need to stand up and fight for true sustainable living, and not buy into all the greenwashing going on. Because sustainable living really is such a wonderful way to live. And we need to spread our knowledge about sustainable living to those around us in order to empower them toward sustainable living. But when we buy into greenwashing – and worse,when we promote it – we make the problem worse, which results in more people going the other way. And that's no good.

This site is meant to be a filter for all the greenwashing out there. I will continue to work to only feature businesses and information that is credible. If something slips by me, please let me know.

Here's to truly sustainable living.

America's Local Foods/Farmers at Risk?

Well I guess you just never know what hair-brained scheme some people will dream up to further their own cause. This morning a friend of mine forward me a link to a story about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut, Rosa Delauro, who is trying to push The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (HR 875) through. If she succeeds, it may mean the end of sustainable, locally-produced foods, farmers markets, farm stands, CSAs, and…the American farmer.

We would then be left with but one choice…to buy all our food from one of the handful of huge agribusinesses that could pass the standards implemented by the government. This is scary stuff. Seems as though our government is getting a bit too big for its britches if it thinks it can have this sort of control over our food supply. Anyway, click here to read the article that was sent to me. This is certainly something that we ALL need to sit up and pay attention to, and DO SOMETHING ABOUT. If we don't speak out, it's our loss (and that of our children). Please consider taking action in the form of a letter, phone call, etc to local representatives who can make a difference. If you have other ideas of things we can do to take action, please post it as a comment on this post. We need to help each other. Now.

In the photo above…Jim Mitchell. Farmer and owner of Woodside Farm Creamery in Hockessin.