earth day article

DEGRADABLE VERSUS BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS – SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

When you hear the words ‘degradable’ and ‘biodegradable’ you probably think “oh, what an environmentally-conscious option!” I know, me too. Thanks to artful marketing and thoughtful sentence construction, many people are led to believe that they were helping the planet by using these types of bags.  Often, these words are also used interchangeably, but did…

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apple picking article

WATSON FARMS: WHY THE PYO INDUSTRY SHOULD ADOPT REUSABLE PACKAGING

Watson Farms, located in Bowmanville, ON, started its full time operation in 1972 with Paul Watson. It’s a family-friendly farmer’s market that offers different activities as well as a variety of fruits and vegetables. Most notably, Watson Farms hosts a variety of apples. Initially they offered customers plastic bags to store their produce but thee…

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