Agriculture
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
Posted inGMO
Germany Bans Cultivation of GM Corn
The sowing season may be just around the corner, but this year German farmers will not be planting gentically modified crops: German Agriculture Minister Ilse … Germany Bans Cultivation of GM CornRead more
Posted inHealth / Politics / Social
Why hunger
Article written by Frances Moore Lappé Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy. Hunger is not caused by … Why hungerRead more