A 1-acre permaculture farm sup...

Sep 3, 2017 by

A 1-acre permaculture farm supplies 50 families

[Translate] Sami Grover TREEHUGGER.COM Science / Sustainable Agriculture July 26, 2016 Share on Facebook Video screen capture Happen...

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A decade of monitoring shows t...

Aug 17, 2017 by

A decade of monitoring shows the dynamics of a conserved Atlantic tropical forest

[Translate]   Pensoft Publishers Summary: Characterized with high levels of biodiversity and endemism, the Atlantic Tropical...

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‘Flash drought’ could devastat...

Aug 5, 2017 by

‘Flash drought’ could devastate half the High Plains wheat harvest

[Translate] Jonathan Moor | Bureau of Land Cereal Killer By Eric Holthaus   GRIST.ORG It’s peak hurricane season, but the nation’s...

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Solar panel farm grows 17,000 ...

Jul 19, 2017 by

Solar panel farm grows 17,000 tons of food without soil, pesticides, fossil fuels or groundwater

[Translate] J. D. Heyes  NATURAL NEWS. (NaturalNews) A new agricultural technique may have just solved the problem of growing food in...

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NEONICS — EVERYTHING YOU...

Jun 27, 2017 by

NEONICS — EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW THEY’RE KILLING OUR BEES (INFOGRAPHIC)

[Translate]     Our bees are in trouble. Global bee populations have been falling for quite a while now at an alarming...

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QUARTER OF ENGLAND’S RIV...

Jun 24, 2017 by

QUARTER OF ENGLAND’S RIVERS AT RISK OF RUNNING DRY, FINDS WWF

[Translate] Freedom-of-information data reveals threat of drought that would devastate wildlife, with government slow to act on water...

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TANZANIA FARMERS ARE FACING HE...

Jun 8, 2017 by

TANZANIA FARMERS ARE FACING HEAVY PRISON SENTENCES IF THEY CONTINUE THEIR TRADITIONAL SEED EXCHANGE

[Translate] In order to receive development assistance, Tanzania has to give Western agribusiness full freedom and give enclosed...

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SLUGGING IT OUT WITH A NEW CON...

Jun 6, 2017 by

SLUGGING IT OUT WITH A NEW CONTENDER IN THE GMO DEBATE

[Translate] Grist / Amelia Bates Cover Story By Nathanael Johnson GRIST It was the closest thing you get to a blind date between a...

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THESE BEES NEST IN SANDSTONE

May 30, 2017 by

THESE BEES NEST IN SANDSTONE

[Translate] By Deanna Conners in EARTHSKY.ORG Rock is apparently no match for Anthophora pueblo bees. Scientists have found their...

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TOXIC PESTICIDE APPROVED BY TR...

May 15, 2017 by

TOXIC PESTICIDE APPROVED BY TRUMP MAKES FARM WORKERS SICK

On May 5, more than 50 farmworkers outside of Bakersfield, California, were exposed to a highly toxic pesticide that apparently drifted from a nearby field….

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TO SAVE THE HONEY BEE, RESEARC...

May 10, 2017 by

[Translate] Briefly Stuff that matters mushroom for improvement GRIST.ORG Bee populations have been in flux for the past decade....

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CAN MUSHROOMS SAVE THE HONEY B...

May 8, 2017 by

[Translate] Briefly Stuff that matters mushroom for improvement To save the honey bee, researchers are turning to mushrooms. Bee...

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SERENBE’S NEW WELLNESS D...

Apr 30, 2017 by

SERENBE’S NEW WELLNESS DISTRICT FEATURES A FOOD FOREST

[Translate] THEDIRT.ASLA.ORG  Jared Green Deep in the woods southwest of Atlanta, Serenbe is a unique designed community — a...

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CITIES AND BIODIVERSITY HOTSPO...

Apr 30, 2017 by

CITIES AND BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS ON A COLLISSION COURSE

[Translate] THEDIRTASLA,ORG   Aaron King The western hemisphere’s conflict zones / © 2017 Richard J. Weller, Claire Hoch, and Chieh...

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Why Small-Scale Farming Is Our...

Apr 19, 2017 by

Why Small-Scale Farming Is Our Best Hope for Restoring Rural America

[Translate] Local Peace Economy There is nothing inevitable about the demise of rural America. By Sarah van Gelder / AlterNet Photo...

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AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ARE ON TH...

Apr 19, 2017 by

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ARE ON THE FRONT LINE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] Climate & Energy, State of the World  Julie Potyraj WORLDWATCH.ORG Due to long hours outdoors, interacting with heavy...

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WHY IS GLYPHOSATE SPRAYED ON C...

Mar 17, 2017 by

WHY IS GLYPHOSATE SPRAYED ON CROPS RIGHT BEFORE HARVEST?

[Translate]     Ken Roseboro   ECOWATCH.COM Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is...

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SCIENTISTS SEEK TO SLICE BREAD...

Mar 6, 2017 by

SCIENTISTS SEEK TO SLICE BREAD’S CLIMATE IMPACT

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The cultivation of wheat comes at a heavy environmental...

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Monsanto and Bayer’s Che...

Feb 22, 2017 by

Monsanto and Bayer’s Chemical Romance: Heroin, Nerve Gas and Agent Orange

[Translate] Environment The proposed remarriage of two agrochemical giants with dark histories promises more bad things. By Will...

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CALIFORNIA IS GETTING SOAKED R...

Feb 10, 2017 by

CALIFORNIA IS GETTING SOAKED RIGHT NOW, BUT FARMLAND IS SINKING DUE TO LACK OF WATER

[Translate] Briefly   GRIST.ORG Stuff that matters We’re sunk Reuters/Lucy Nicholson A NASA report released Wednesday found...

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U.S. FACES ‘ABRUPT AND S...

Jan 20, 2017 by

U.S. FACES ‘ABRUPT AND SUBSTANTIAL’ CROP LOSSES

[Translate]   By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network     Scientists predict that U.S. wheat crops will suffer serious damage by...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Dec 28, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (DEC. 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT  J.R. Taylor The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative / Image: Michelle & Chris GerardAmerica’s First...

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HOW DO WE FEED A GROWING WORLD...

Dec 12, 2016 by

HOW DO WE FEED A GROWING WORLD?

[Translate] Less meat, higher yields, open minds, and the right incentives are among the realistic solutions experts see. A boy...

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EXECUTIVE ORDER — ADVANC...

Dec 6, 2016 by

[Translate] The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 04, 2016 EXECUTIVE ORDER – –...

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OVERPOPULATION: WHERE DO WE PU...

Dec 4, 2016 by

OVERPOPULATION: WHERE DO WE PUT THE NEXT BILLION HUMANS?

[Translate] Earth & Energy FUTURISM Getty Images In Brief The dangers and ills of overpopulation can be circumvented through...

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Court Fails to Protect Bees an...

Dec 1, 2016 by

Court Fails to Protect Bees and Beekeepers From Toxic Pesticides

[Translate] Environment Pesticide-coated seeds remain unregulated by EPA as pollinator populations plummet Center for Food Safety  ...

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Why Are the Residents of This ...

Nov 27, 2016 by

Why Are the Residents of This Small Village So Happy? They’re Managing Their Farmland as Commons

[Translate] Food Their fundamental premise is that the value of farmland lies in its contribution to food production, lasting...

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While the nation was watching ...

Nov 17, 2016 by

While the nation was watching the election, the EPA just approved another toxic herbicide for Monsanto

[Translate]  by: L.J. Devon, Staff Writer  NATURAL NEWS (NaturalNews) As universities across the country hold cry-ins, counseling...

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THE DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES OF AG...

Nov 7, 2016 by

THE DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES OF AGRICULTURE

[Translate] Heidi Petersen   THE DIRT Farmers at Grow Dat Farm / Claire Bangser In New Orleans’ City Park, Grow Dat Youth Farm...

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SEEDS OF CORPORATE POWER VS. F...

Oct 7, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Foreign Policy in Focus | Report (Photo: Pascal Frei; Edited: LW / TO) The consolidation of...

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