When a company goes bankrupt, everyone takes a hit: fair or not, workers lose some contract wages, stockholders get wiped out and creditors get fragments of what's left. That's the law. What workers don't lose are their pensions . . .

Wendy's announced today that it is starting to use cage-free eggs. Previously, all eggs that Wendy's used came from hens confined in "battery cages". Now the chain is using a minimum of 2 percent cage-free eggs. Let's hope they move that number up quick!

Big banks that are taking taxpayer money are trying to short-change farmers. The banks are too big to fail, but they view these farms as too small to save. And you know...that leaves us with Factory Farms

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We call this year's Women to Watch "Entrepreneurs With Heart" because each started a business that has meaning - to them personally and to other people. Sure, they'd like to make money, but they mostly want to pursue their own ideas to help other people

After being largely ignored for years by Washington, advocates of organic and locally grown food have found a receptive ear in the White House, which has vowed to encourage a more nutritious and sustainable food supply.

This was an excellent show and one of the best if not the best explanation of the financial mess that's happening now. Stewart gets heated and tells it like it is.

Look at your own label. Where's it from? Chances are it went through numerous hands before ending up on your back. That's where the question takes new meaning. Where's it from? And, who's it from? In the beginning, there was a child.

Community-based agriculture has the potential for creating jobs, developing small business entrepreneurships and keeping precious dollars in the community.

Bankruptcies, foreclosures, evictions and layoffs, the economic meltdown has taken a heavy toll on Americans. In response, a range of extreme acts including suicide, self-inflicted injury, murder, and arson have hit the local news.