I’m continually reflecting upon opportunities for commercial investors and here’s one which needs to be made public. Vending machines provide a convenient service to a large population of transport system commuters and individuals attached to many sectors of the workforce. They’re also installed in schools, universities, hospitals, and accommodation facilities. Now recollect the last time you dropped some change into one of these. You probably received a salty snack food, one overly high in saturated fat content with lots of chemical additives. Does it really have to be this way? Of course it doesn’t. Surely the time is ready for a new competitor on the vending machine circuit. Consider the possibility of units containing...

When raised according to the ill-founded principles of intensive agriculture, cotton is one of the most ecologically destructive crops which can be planted. In response to disease and insect pests, the majority of cotton producers become dependent on a chemical arsenal which impacts heavily upon the soil and surrounding environment. The scale of this problem can be understood from estimations that cotton production accounts for one quarter of the total volume of pesticides used throughout the world each year. After a while, continued application of these pesticides contributes to sterile soils. Because they become devoid of the living organisms which promote normal nutrient recovery and plant growth, sterile soils are dependent upon a continual...