Posts tagged ‘Organic’
Growing change in cotton
Farm workers from the Better Cotton project in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India, where the sowing and picking of cotton is primarily done by women. Walmart is working with Better Cotton, placing special emphasis on women’s development.
For millions of people in some of the world’s poorest countries, cotton is an important way of making a living. Continue reading
March 27, 2012 Lise Melvin Leave a comment
Growing Power
When you are serious about sustainability, farming becomes a primary focus. We are in countries like China, training farmers to use fewer chemicals, and in Costa Rica, where our agronomists work with – and we buy directly from – small- and mid-size farmers. Continue reading
March 13, 2012 Andrea Thomas Leave a comment
Planting the seeds of direct farm
I was recently in the mountains of Costa Rica on a warm, clear day outside San José. It was early morning when I met farmer Jessica Ovideo and she put me to work planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, harvesting, washing and packaging the hydroponic lettuce she grows for our Walmart stores in Costa Rica. Continue reading
January 3, 2012 Beth Keck 8 comments
