Do you actually read package labels looking for good news about how your food and wine is produced? Well, now you can. Green-E is a new on-product packaging initiative that allows companies that use a renewable energy option to have a "made with renewable energy" claim on their packaging. Many food and wine companies are offering a Green-e certified product (see below the jump.)
The symbol signifies that companies are using certified renewable energy resources to power their businesses and offset the electricity needed to manufacture products. It is the only national certification program for renewable energy.
Is it just another cluttering product label, or is this a piece of information you'd like to know when you're at the market?
I think it could be neat to have lables indicating how many miles the boxes have traveled and how much gas and oil was expended in the transportation of the food. Support local food!
I'm with Luke
my food co-op notes if something is grown within a certain # of miles, along with the country of origin for every bit of produce.
I like these voluntary producer labels, esp since makers are looking for a way to identify themselves while corporations make federal labels/standards meaningless