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MAY/JUNE
2002

Vol. 24, No. 3

  Page Article
10 NATURAL PRODUCTS MARKET
ORGANIC FLOWER COMPANY BLOSSOMS
Amy Satkofsky
Entrepreneurs introduce organically grown flowers to the fresh-cut flower market.
   
12 FRESH LOCAL FOOD
THE FOOD EVOLUTION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Mark Musick
Thirty years of progress are evident from growth in Tilth members, organic farms, community supported agriculture and farmers’ markets.
  14 FROM FARM FIELDS TO DINING TABLES IN FLORIDA
Nancy Roe
Surrounded by many thousands of potential customers, a hard-working couple develop a sustainable vegetable production system for the subtropical climate and market.
16 PHILADELPHIA CAFE SERVES FLAVOR AND SUSTAINABILITY
Judy Wicks and her White Dog Enterprises show the many ways to be a potent force for local living economies.
  17 THESE LITTLE PIGS TAKE A SHORT CUT TO MARKET
Cindy Green
Minnesota farm switches to straw-raised, pasture-grazed, antibiotic-free hogs and launches a more profitable direct to market operation.
  19 THE EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD SETS AN EXAMPLE
Unique project in California puts locally grown food on cafeteria tables and promotes an overall sense of well-being for students.
   
  21 BRINGING GREEN INTO THE GRID
GROWING A WIND POWER COMPANY IN THE MIDWEST
Dan Emerson
Ten-year-old Northern Alternative Energy projects $6 million revenues for 2002, as Greg Jaunich and his partners keep making the right decisions.
23 CLEANER POWER BLOWS INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONS
A for-profit company called Community Energy, Inc. serves as a catalyst to market wind energy to homes, businesses, colleges and government agencies.
  25 OFFSHORE WINDS STUDIED FOR POWER ON LAND
While critics warn about disturbing birds, fisheries and tourists, windmill proponents see the future of renewable energy.
  26 MAINE PROJECT MAKES DIESEL FUEL FROM USED COOKING OIL
Biodiesel Center at Chewonki Foundation turns a waste product from local restaurants into engine fuel and heat — and evaluates potential for a profitable start-up.
   
  28 WASTE DIVERSION SERVICES
MATCHMAKING IN NEW YORK CITY
Program gives new life to materials through an innovative management
and exchange program.
   
  31 GREEN MARKETING
Jacquelyn A. Ottman
Wake Up To The Truth About Green Consuming
   
  32 SUSTAINABLE COMMERCE
Rob Young
Reconstruction
     
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