Distributing heavy bottles of wine around the world using diesel makes up 40-45% of the wine industry's greenhouse gas emissions, says Napa winemaker Dan Petroski.

Terranova Ranch General Manager and farmer, Don Cameron defends the practice of growing almonds and other crops despite the amount of water it takes to grow them.

Footage of interview with Paul Dolan, renowned winemaker and sustainability advocate, sharing his method of keeping the relationship between soil, animals, air, and water for sustainable winemaking and is against patenting of seeds and genetic engineering of plants for risk of disrupting their genetic makeup so large companies can make money. 

Starting this summer, restaurant-goers will be able to view the sustainability rankings of their choices through a new list organized by The Good Food 100 Restaurants project. A who’s who of noted restaurant chefs have bought into the new rating system, which measures their practices throughout the supply chain. Scores are based on self-reported annual food purchasing data from a survey completed by participating chefs and restaurants. Read more here. 

Ceres Launches New Investor Guide to Engage Food Sector on Sustainability Risks 

Ashley Preece is the Executive Director of the Ethical Cannabis Alliance. Here she is talking about the safety of Cannabis products (on the model of Fair Trade and Organic certification programs) at the Willamette Week's annual Cultivation Classic in Portland, Oregon.  Filmed by Richard Wright. 

Published on Jul 23, 2016

The CSR Minute hosted by John Howell

In this Earth Focus interview, filmmaker Ana Sofia Joanes speaks about her new film "Fresh," and points out why today's industrial agriculture is unsustainable. "Fresh" promotes a new way of food production, celebrating fresh, earth-friendly food.