Make Sustainable Seafood Your New Year's Resolution With a Visit to The Big Carrot
TORONTO, ONTARIO - The Big Carrot partners with SeaChoice, Canada's leading sustainable seafood program, making it easier than ever for Torontonians to enjoy seafood that is sustainably caught.
As part of this collaboration with SeaChoice, The Big Carrot has implemented a six-point seafood sustainability policy including:
- Sourcing and purchasing seafood products that support sustainable fisheries.
- Prohibiting the sale of any fish categorized by SeaChoice as "Avoid".
- Maintaining complete, transparent seafood product information.
- Sharing information with our customers and conservation partners.
- Educating our employees, supplier partners, and customers on our guiding principles associated with sustainably sourced seafood products.
- Encouraging policymakers to improve and develop laws and regulations that support sustainability.
Look for easily identifiable labels that correspond to the SeaChoice sustainable seafood pocket guide. Questions about why a certain item may be listed as "green" or "yellow"? Find the answers you need in the detailed Seafood Reference Manual conveniently located at the self-serve fish counter or visit SeaChoice.org for more info.
Attend a free screening of "The End of the Line" on Thursday January 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm in the seminar room. Based on the book by Charles Clover, "The End of the Line" explores the devastating effect that overfishing is having on fish stocks and the health of our oceans. Bill Wareham, SeaChoice representative and marine conservation specialist with the David Suzuki Foundation will introduce the evening's film. Seating is limited, please visit thebigcarrot.ca for details.
The Big Carrot Natural Food Market is a worker owned co-op specializing in organic, Non-GMO and environmentally safe products. Located at 348 Danforth Ave the store, Ontario's largest independent Natural Retailer, is renowned for its unparalleled selection, high in-store standards and exacting purchasing policies. Fresh, sustainable fish can now be added to the list of reasons to visit.
SeaChoice is a national program that provides science-based sustainability assessments of seafood and helps Canadian businesses and consumers make sustainable seafood choices. Five internationally respected Canadian conservation organizations—Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, the David Suzuki Foundation, Ecology Action Centre, Living Oceans Society and Sierra Club British Columbia—formed SeaChoice to help Canadians take an active role in supporting sustainable fisheries and aquaculture at all levels of the seafood supply chain.
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