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The Lexicon of Sustainability

Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade

Season 1 Episode 17

When you buy food, you’re buying values: The values of the person who grows your food; the values of the person who transports it; and the values of the person who sells it to you. Ben Myers of 1000 Face Coffee in Athens, Georgia explains that consumers have values too. Consumers can shop according to their values by understanding certification initiatives like Fair Trade and Direct Trade.

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57 is the average age of US farmers. See what’s next in education and green collar jobs.
Food Security
3:25
Food: deserts, security, sovereignty — terms, culture and politics for feeding the world.
Urban Farming
2:50
Farming on rooftops and in vacant lots connects urbanites to where their food comes from.
Water
3:24
Agriculture depends on water. Find out where our water comes from and how to conserve it.
Land Trust
2:37
Land trusts can keep farms afloat when the real estate is worth more than the yield.
GMOs
3:09
GMO labeling advocates want consumers to know about all the ingredients in their food.
Antibiotic-Free
2:32
Learn how and why nearly 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are used on healthy animals.
What is Sustainability?
4:14
Sustainability is an ideal rooted in the choices we make as consumers and producers.
Terroir
1:56
Food has characteristics defined by geography and climate. The French have a word for that
Traceability
3:20
Nearly 1/3 of the fish we buy isn’t what the label says. Can we trace their origins?
Grass Fed
3:01
From feedlots to pastures, learn about cattle farming, grass- and corn-fed beef.
Unconventional Agriculture
4:31
See how unconventional farmers are working with nature, not against it.
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