Monsanto’s New GMO Cotton Will Unleash a Triple Whammy of Toxic Herbicides
If you are still reeling from the news of the latest round of approvals for “Agent Orange” corn and soy, please sit down. More hopped up toxic combinations are on the way. Monsanto has a new “triple...
View ArticleFred Kirschenmann: Soil – from Dirt to Lifeline (TED video)
Fred Kirschenmann has been involved in sustainable agriculture and food issues for most of his life. He currently serves as both a Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture...
View ArticleinDUSTrial agriculture
inDUSTrial agriculture is a parody commercial about sustainable farming. Chemical agriculture bears an uncanny resemblance to the pharmaceutical industry. Both produce patented drugs that are meant to...
View ArticleOrigins Documentary Premiere – Available for Free Between November 13 – 22, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf4vJKZXxn8 Watch the exclusive worldwide premiere of the Origins film — available here between November 13th – November 22nd, 2014. The post Origins Documentary...
View ArticleIt All Started with Geese
5 Tufted Romans, 6 American Buffs and one mixed breed when they were about a week old. It all started with the geese. That’s not to say that they were fault, just that their habits started me on a new...
View Article‘Silent Spring’ Triggered an Environmental Movement
The book ‘Silent Spring’ triggered an environmental movement and as such we have known the toxic effects of chemical agriculture, basically from the very beginning. We have suffered both massive...
View ArticleSoil Contamination: Its Causes, Effects, and Solutions
What is Soil Contamination? Soil contamination refers to the destruction of land that could be used constructively by human activities, either directly or indirectly. Presently, 300,000 ha of UK land...
View ArticleCoastal Erosion Mayhem
Coastal erosion is the removal of coastal material such as cliffs and marshes by sea waves or human activities causing seawater to encroach into the land. This is a huge problem because approximately...
View ArticleStoring Water in the Landscape: A Swales and Ponds Primer
Rain is one of the leading causes of soil erosion. The problem isn’t with rain itself, but rather with bad land management practices and farming practices that aren’t designed to take advantage of...
View ArticleCan you help us save the trees? EU asks citizens for ‘solutions’ to...
As the world continues turning into a new calendar year, many people may be reflecting on what actions they can personally take for a healthier year ahead, both on a personal and an environmental...
View ArticleWhere is the World?
Professor Claude Bourguinon, co-founder of the Laboratoire Analyses Microbiologiques Sols (LAMS), an independent soil testing laboratory helping farmers understand their soil and how to sustainability...
View ArticleThe Greening The Desert Project Internship
Every year at The Greening the Desert Project in Jordan (which is a PRI approved demonstration site), Nadia and Geoff Lawton host a month long Internship Programme. Permacultureists and avid students...
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