Last year Michelle Obama planted an organic garden on the grounds of the White House. It was so exciting; a beacon of change: a new … Organic farm in White HouseRead more
Agriculture
Posted inGMO / Monsanto-Bayer / Patent
Did Percy Schmeiser stole seed from Monsanto?
Friends, you woke up in one morning and find the garden that you have been attending for 40 years invaded by a foreign plant. It … Did Percy Schmeiser stole seed from Monsanto?Read more
Posted inCotton / Organic
Organic Cotton Fraud?
The Swedish fast-fashion purveyor, H&M and other leading European retailers and brands, including C&A and Tchibo, have been hawking certified-organic cotton clothing contaminated with genetically … Organic Cotton Fraud?Read more
Posted inChina / Fertilizer / Pollution
Fertilizer pollution in China
China, the world’s largest grain producer and top consumer of fertilizers, should reduce its reliance on chemical fertilizers by as much as 50 percent because … Fertilizer pollution in ChinaRead more
Posted inBiodiversity
Bee Catastrophe
Disturbing evidence that honeybees are in terminal decline has emerged from the United States where, for the fourth year in a row, more than a … Bee CatastropheRead more
Posted inMonsanto-Bayer / Patent
Seeds: Hope for the future
There is only one real hope for our physical being on earth, although there are may false source hope like the stimulus that we got … Seeds: Hope for the futureRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Street Farmer
Will Allen, a farmer of Bunyonesque proportions, ascended a berm of wood chips and brewer’s mash and gently probed it with a pitchfork. “Look at … Street FarmerRead more
Posted inPermaculture
Permaculture
Permaculture is a essentially a set of principles for sustainable living, an approach to life based on observation and design. It was first developed in … PermacultureRead more