Two Very Special Events are happening this week for sustainable food lovers! NYC’s Sustainable Seafood Week features restaurants, events and special meals at some of the city’s most popular and socially conscious venues!
Also “Hester Nights” opens Thursday near the Eventi Hotel in Upper Chelsea and features many of the city’s coolest sustainable food startups. So check it out, but only if you are hungry!
May 2013: Curated by Tamara Garvey and Monika Mitchell New York in May offers Everything From Sustainable & Locally Sourced Markets, Handmade Craft Fairs, How-To Workshops for Small Business, Socially Conscious Festivals and Fairs! May 3-31 Mad. Sq. Eats Locally sourced, sustainable, gluten-free food trucks from NYC restaurants. Outdoor market near Madison Square Park (25 St [...]
On Thursday May 9th, 2013, join six of New York’s favorite eco-friendly fashion designers in honoring 10 individuals committed to increasing awareness of and the accessibility to the benefits of eco-friendly design and production within the global fashion community
Slow Money NYC: The Horticultural Society of New York presents our 3rd Annual Urban Agriculture Conference, being held in May 2013 in New York City. This year’s conference will focus on increasing the awareness of food security in our struggling economy and will explore the potential of food production in urban environments as a prominent and viable alternative.
In 2008, Vermont became the first state to introduce a hybrid LLC corporate structure. Designed to be a low-profit liability company, the L3C gives for-profit enterprises with an educational and charitable mission the opportunity to access welcome Foundation contributions. The structure is geared towards traditional media companies and other low-profit social enterprises that seek sustainable funding.
Slow Money NYC believes that “Everyone is an Investor in Food”.Their vision embodies a new economy based on knowing where our food comes from and where our money goes. Slow Money’s mission is to “build a diverse community focused on aligning our money and our values through investing in small, local, sustainable food businesses.”
So you thought that the Big Apple was just a lean mean fighting machine of big business loving, Wall Street hugging, corporate kissing, money hungry anti-Occupy capitalistic greed and power? Well, okay you might be right! But small biz is making a comeback!
Gazillionaire Mayor Bloomberg doesn’t just support his deep-pocketed Wall Street clients. The Mayor has been on track to create New York City as one of the premier centers for new business innovation in the world. Recognizing that office space in New York was prohibitive, our Mayor has created a phenomenal incubator community with city resources and subsidies for dirt cheap work space, professional services and high-tech access. The latest hub is set to open on West 118 Street and will serve the area’s upcoming entrepreneurs and small business start-ups.
John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods and Raj Sisodia Conscious Capitalism thought leader and Professor at Bentley University are co-founders of a new movement called: conscious capitalism. As Mackey describes it, a vision of business infused “with passion, purpose, love and creativity — a world of freedom, harmony, prosperity and compassion.”
Wall Street’s Values Don’t Have to be Your Values claims thought leader Patricia Aburdene. In “Conscious Money,” a new ground-breaking book, Patricia Aburdene brings together the spiritual and practical in a guide to achieving prosperity through values-based choices.
Editor’s Note: UK native, John Elkington pens an online column for the Guardian’s Sustainable Business section. He is also an expert on business leadership. Together with colleague Susie Braun, the dynamic duo have published a ground-breaking report on the new economy called: “Breakthrough: Business Leaders, Market Revolutions.” The report offers solutions to essential problems affecting our capitalist structure such as the current lack of inclusiveness and sustainability. Here are two brief blogs detailing more of their “market revolution” concepts and why we need to do it.
Donna Distefano is a New York City jewelry designer who uses her artistic talent to support fair trade gemstones and sustainability. Part of this Month’s “Women Who Do Good” Series featuring New York area women who are making a difference through what they do for a living.
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