Terese Hollander Esperas is the educational manager at the Natural Foods Co-op. She says the co-op scored the highest in the state because of its seafood buying policy, which is based on a sustainability color code.
HOLLANDER ESPERAS: "We have a very
very strict policy that we will only buy seafood that is in the
green or in the yellow, which is proceed with
caution."
Esperas says the co-op doesn't carry any fish from the red
list. That includes seafood that's overfished, or caught in
an environmentally unfriendly fashion. She says the
co-op labels every piece of fish with the country of origin and the
catch method. Esperas says the co-op also suggests
environmentally friendly options.
HOLLANDER ESPERAS: "If you like orange rough, why not try
halibut. If you like farmed salmon, why not try wild
salmon."
Greenpeace considers all of these practices when ranking
grocers.
