the world we want vs the world they want

Imagine a grain of rice that grows a very productive plant but those seeds that are produced cannot be used to grow more rice plants. Imagine a fertilizer that when used produces a very high yield crop but at the same time: effectively sterilizes the soil killing all natural...

Can China Turn Cotton Green?

"Ounce for ounce, it could be the most environmentally toxic item of clothing you own." EXCERPT: ... subsidies in the U.S. and countries in Europe and elsewhere (including China itself) depress the price of globally...

Afghanistan: Allies recover cache of bomb making materials

After the recent spate of attacks on the ally forces led by U.S in Afghanistan primarily using homemade bombs that used substances like fertilizers, the NATO forces have started a new hunt for such materials....

Got Milk?

The milk scandal in China, still reads like a horror story. Six babies poisoned and dead, 300,00 thousand babies still critically ill and grieving mothers crying at their precious baby's death beds. The poisonous...

How to build a garden Wicking Bed for your veggies

"The wicking worm bed is a highly productive growing system which not only produces more food from limited water, but also recycles waste organic material to provide plant nutrient and capture carbon. The essence is to form an underground reservoir of water or pond...

Pumpkins in April

As oddly placed it was, it was there. As you walked by, you where compiled to stop and stare.  How absurd, one would think.  But in mere moments you would be on your away, forgetting the bizarreness of the...

World Bank Praising Niger Government?!

A communiqué from the World Bank Earlier this week has been praising the government of Niger for its good governance and transparency as it handed over another $7 Million Dollar US in aid to the Niger...

Farmers Weather Fertilizer Crisis by Going Organic

Around the world, large-scale agriculture relies on the use of chemical fertilizers. But increasing expense and decreasing supply of fertilizer is driving up the cost of food, and in turn contributing to the...

DAIRY FARMERS USING HOME-GROWN GOLD TO CUT EXPENSES

Wilder, Idaho-- With energy prices driving the cost of fuel and fertilizer through the roof, old fashioned cow manure has gone from costly by-product to a badly needed revenue source. "Calls to Extension offices...

Canada: Trial of Khawaja Link to Suicide Bomber

An interesting turn of events nowq that a publlication ban has been lifted in Canada's first Terrorist Trial ongoing in Ottawa, the Nations Capital." Trial told of Khawaja link to suicide bomber By DONNA CASEY,...

high price hit indonesian farmer

CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA - 8 JUNE 2008 : Farmer collecting onion leaves piece by piece. And then he will take it into traditional market in Karangnayar, Central Java, Indonesia. The onion usually use in the...

Chinese companies plan to invest in defunct fertilizer maker in Aceh

"About 70 percent of PT AAF`s machinery that had become unusable had been sold to PT Bumi Persada Lestari for Rp 509.6 billion in August 2006 while some other ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) member countries which formerly controlled shares in the company no...

New Wonder Weed to Fuel Cars?

"Jatropha, an ugly, fast-growing and poisonous weed that has been used as a remedy for constipation, may someday power your car. The plant, resilient to pests and resistant to drought, produces seeds with up to 40...

Grow Natural . . . natural yard care

Your tax dollars at work.  Might as well use 'em: " Taking care of your yard doesn’t have to be so complicated. You can simplify your yard care routine and save time, money and the environment by using natural yard care techniques. Why grow natural? By making a...

Looming Food Crisis: "The Future of Food"

June 9 - As frankenstein pulls the switch he looks with bulging eyes. Aware that this, his life's work could be realized. Mad with power and a certain looming triumph he flips the switch. Unaware of the...

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