Which companies are doing amazing things in the world of socially-conscious business? From Food to Education, these ethonomical firms are changing their industries.
Food
Jeff Froikin Gordon and Giulia Stellari AgSquared Stonybrook, New York, and Washington, D.C.
After getting their biology PhDs at Cornell in May, Gordon and Stellari headed not for a research lab but a tech startup. Their product: the first-ever enterprise software system made for farmers. Yes, farmers, especially the small farmers who make up 90% of the nation's 2 million farms, and who are increasingly interested in going organic. "Record keeping has been an age old problem," says Gordon. "With sustainable practices, there's a lot more to think about. For a long time, if you had a problem, you could just spray better chemicals. Now you have to think about what you can do to make the soil stronger, or introducing beneficial insects." Beyond basic accounting of seeds in and fruits out,...
Food
Jeff Froikin Gordon and Giulia Stellari AgSquared Stonybrook, New York, and Washington, D.C.
After getting their biology PhDs at Cornell in May, Gordon and Stellari headed not for a research lab but a tech startup. Their product: the first-ever enterprise software system made for farmers. Yes, farmers, especially the small farmers who make up 90% of the nation's 2 million farms, and who are increasingly interested in going organic. "Record keeping has been an age old problem," says Gordon. "With sustainable practices, there's a lot more to think about. For a long time, if you had a problem, you could just spray better chemicals. Now you have to think about what you can do to make the soil stronger, or introducing beneficial insects." Beyond basic accounting of seeds in and fruits out,...
- 2/1/2010
- by Anya Kamenetz
- Fast Company
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