REMOVING THE BARRIERS

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 31

GREEN MARKETING

Jacquelyn A. Ottman

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A GREEN REAL ESTATE NICHE

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 30

ECOSTYLE

Delia Montgomery

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LOCAL FIRST CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 28

BALLE BEAT

Stacy Mitchell

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THE“WASTE” WITH 2.5 MILLION TONS OF POTENTIAL

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 26

Cotton gin waste is on the verge of something big, say analysts, who see markets in erosion control, livestock feed and fiberboard.

Al Fava

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FIRM TURNS FISH INTO FERTILIZER AND FEED

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 24

Oregon company converts residuals from coastal seafood processing plant into feed for hatcheries and organic plant nutrients.

Laura Swanson

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HEATING HOMES VIA BIOBASED PELLETS

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 22

Minnesota company envisions an expanding market for its stoves and fuel pellets
made from a wide range of agricultural waste products.

Dan Emerson

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TO CERTIFY OR NOT TO CERTIFY?

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 20

That is the question more “organic” farmers are asking now that the federal government has gotten into the act.

George DeVault

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LAUNCHING THE FIRST CERTIFIED ORGANIC BREWPUB IN THE U.S.

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 18

The Cooperriders in Ukiah, California are justifiably proud of what they've accomplished in their family business.

Eric Gordon

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ADVANCES IN ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 16

Two-day symposium at professional science societies' meeting in Denver brings outstanding analysts together to discuss latest data on university findings.

Jane Sooby

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RETURNING ORGANIC FARMING TO ITS ROOTS

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 13

Original pioneers in organic agriculture were mostly small, family farmers developing diverse enterprises for local markets. Can the movement regain those qualities of community life closely linked to the rhythms of nature?

Miguel A. Altieri and Clara I. Nicholls

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CREATING A CLEANER WORLD FROM THE OUTSET

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 10

“Most other environmental activism is retroactive - trying to halt, minimize or clean up damage. … Organic farming is biologically oriented environmentalism,” says Jason McKenney from his 12-acre farm.

Keith L. Proctor

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 8

MARKETING COFFEE GROUNDS
The newest horticultural product marketed by New England Organics, reports John Kelly, is coffee grounds produced in Portland, Maine by X Cafe. “After quite a bit of analyses and field trials, we are selling it in bulk. Annual production is about 2,000 cy.” Uses include turf topdressing, soil amendment,

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IN BUSINESS WORLD

In Business, January/February, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 4

GROUPS URGE APPROVAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTS OF STALLED NATIONAL BILL
In late January, 18 business/consumer/environmental and energy policy organizations urged the U.S. Congress to “enact the broadly-supported energy efficiency and renewable energy provisions in the proposed, but presently stalled, national energy bill.” Almost all the organizations belong to the

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