Posts Tagged ‘knowledge’

New Organics Campaign Aimed At Young Families

A new U.S. organics education and marketing campaign is aimed at families with young children.  The Organic Agriculture and Products Education Institute (Organic Institute) has launched ‘Organic. It’s worth it’, its first national consumer campaign.

“The mission of this campaign is to answer consumer questions about organic with the clear message that organic is worth it in every way from health care and economics to farming and the environment. It will increase consumer trust, knowledge and purchase of organic products,” says Christine Bushway, president of the Organic Institute and executive director of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), the campaign sponsor.

Red, Green & Blue: Environmental Risks and the Knowledge-Wisdom Gap

Image courtesy of NASAMolecular gears: Image courtesy of NASAThe more I read, the more I come to the conclusion that one of the big problems threatening the environment — and ourselves — today is one created by the gap between our knowledge and our wisdom. Our access to information and our technological advances continue to accelerate at mind-numbing speed, and our ability to use that knowledge wisely and responsibly can't keep pace.

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