GoSustainable Blog http://gosustainable.org/blog Bridging the Divide Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en We’re Sponsoring the Oregon Green Expo http://gosustainable.org/blog/2009/07/01/were-sponsoring-the-oregon-green-expo/ http://gosustainable.org/blog/2009/07/01/were-sponsoring-the-oregon-green-expo/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:38:55 +0000 GoSustainable http://gosustainable.org/blog/2009/07/01/were-sponsoring-the-oregon-green-expo/ The first annual Oregon Green Expo is taking place this holiday weekend, July 3 - 5 in Medford, Oregon. Oregon Green ExpoWe are proud to be a sponsor of this engaging, multi-disciplinary event. Speakers include Jeff Golden, David Wick, Sharon Miranda, and Torrey Byles, who will be addressing topics as diverse Sustainable Green Engineering, One Earth Landscaping, Triple Bottom Line, and Creating A Local Living Economy.

The Oregon Green Expo was organized with the simple mission of showcasing the best and the brightest knowledge, products and services in the green and sustainable living market sector. Founded by Susan Huntley and Don McCoy, the Oregon Green Expo strives to be the single event source to learn the latest in green and sustainable living in Southern Oregon.

We strongly encourage you to attend if you will be in the area. Make sure to reserve your tickets as soon as possible. For more information, and to see what being green in Oregon is all about, please visit the Oregon Green Expo website.

]]> http://gosustainable.org/blog/2009/07/01/were-sponsoring-the-oregon-green-expo/feed/ Why GoSustainable, Why Now http://gosustainable.org/blog/2008/03/18/welcome-to-the-gosustainable-blog/ http://gosustainable.org/blog/2008/03/18/welcome-to-the-gosustainable-blog/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:54:37 +0000 Brady Brim-DeForest http://gosustainable.org/blog/2008/03/18/welcome-to-the-gosustainable-blog/ Welcome to the GoSustainable Blog. GoSustainable While most of our resources are dedicated to facilitating our programs and projects in the field, we hope to occasionally use the blog to discuss important issues taking place within the fields of agriculture, international development, and sustainable foods. That being said, we’d like to take a moment to introduce who we are and what we do.

About GoSustainable
GoSustainable was founded in 2007 with a mission to facilitate trade relationships between small businesses, entrepreneurs, and farmers worldwide. As part of this mission we have created a labeling and certification program for crops grown with sustainable and organic methods throughout the developing world. Our initial efforts are concentrated on West Africa, specifically the sub-saharan country of Senegal. While we fully support and endorse the efforts of the organizations behind the Fair Trade certification, as well as the countless organic certifications found world-wide, GoSustainable is uniquely focused on serving those farmers who don’t have the resources necessary to apply the methods required for the organic or sustainable agricultural certifications so popular in the western world. The Global Farm Program is our answer. Its certification standards are designed to be translatable into virtually any language in the world, and comprehensible by individuals with little to no formal education.

Our Team
Whitney Brim-DeForest serves as the Executive Director of GoSustainable. Our all volunteer board and staff are based throughout the world. We encourage you to learn more about our team and our mission.

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