Feb
22
Delegates and experts gathered in the German town of Nuremberg during 13-15 February to examine the impact trade standards have on the farming business in the developing world. The theme of this year’s event was a “Spotlight on India.” With worldwide sales in organic products surpassing $59 billion in 2010, trade buyers were excited to …
Feb
22
Make sure that your garden is diverse. Increasing your plant variety will draw further variety in the wildlife around. Your organic garden should closely mimic a natural setting so plant different varieties of plants that can coexist in your location. If you do this, you can create a naturally relaxing atmosphere, and have satisfaction from …
Feb
22
It was 2010, and Catherine Sutton, having lost faith in the viability of the stock market, pulled out her money from investments that she suspected weren’t as socially responsible as brokers were making them out to be. She wanted to put her money in something local, sustainable and, she added, “100 percent ethical.” That’s how …
Feb
22
The new free trade agreement on organic products between the U.S. and the European Union got a thumbs up from, among others, California congressman Sam Farr, D-Carmel.Farr’s office hailed it as a breakthrough for Central Coast growers, who have 48,548 acres in organic production spread across three counties. Its news release even described the European Union …
Feb
22
In the latest world, women desire to look extra beautiful plus prettier month after month. They read health insurance and beauty magazines to know how you can enhance most of the beauty. They try each and every remedy which come in most of the way. Thousands of people speaking, back then insurance provider no fertilizers …
Feb
21
A few weeks ago, a mobile exhibition called “America’s Farmers”visited UF and parked on the North Lawn. With a mission tocelebrate American family farmers, the exhibition offered apamphlet, a short tour and a video of the lives of these ruralAmericans. Curious (and skeptical), I looked into the campaign. America’s Farmers is sponsored by Monsanto, the …
Feb
21
It may be the dead of winter, but it’s sunny and warm in Southern California and the farmers' market is in full swing. Rows of stalls offer seasonal squash, apples, and root vegetables. Meanwhile, brightly colored banners declare nearly every vendor not just organic, but Certified Organic. Smit Orchards is one of those vendors. The …
Feb
21
Monday, January 23, 2012 LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — The province plans to establish a composting facility along the Halsema Highway to manage the perennial problem on vegetable trimmings and wastes, which are eyesores along the road. According to Governor Nestor Fongwan, the composting plant costs more than P2 million to be shared by the province …
Feb
21
Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates speaks on January 26, 2012 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss resort of Davos. – AFP Photo KIRKLAND, Washington: Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: Countries …
Feb
21
ANACONDA – While exact details are pending, the EnvironmentalProtection Agency and Atlantic Richfield Co. have a concept inplace to treat roughly 2.5 million cubic yards of contaminatedsediment from the former Milltown Dam reservoir. The material, which now covers about 700 acres in the tailingsrepository near Opportunity, did not grow vegetation by itself aspreviously thought when …