KENNEBEC JOURNAL • July 28, 2023
As a small-business owner, I am aware of how our business might be adding to the downward climate vortex. Our course correction is ongoing. What finally allowed me to turn toward the issue, rather than turning away, was stumbling upon a nonprofit group called Zero Foodprint. Their model is to pay farmers to practice regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon, which is both good for the soil and good for the climate. And being part of Zero Foodprint is easy. ~ Kristin Thalheimer Bingham, co-owner of Dean’s Sweets, Portland