Bicycle riders dressed as giant potatoes participated in a cycling tour to raise awareness of organic farming. It is a lighthearted approach to a very serious topic. "The PieperPad (Dutch for "Potato Trail") is a 1000 kilometer long cycling tour designed to raise...
Dr. Elmar Ritzinger is the head of the Directorate for Sustainability and Rural Development in the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management. He spoke at Minneapolis University, as part of the Centre for Austrian Studies...
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Why would you need a wine store for if you never got suggestions from those running it? Sharon of Amanti Vino put a bottle of this Viña do Burato (2006) in my hands a week ago and praised it.It comes from the Ribeira Sacra area of Galicia. Vineyards can be found on...
"Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food on individual farms in developing countries, as low-intensive methods on the same land—according to new findings which refute the long-standing claim...
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A look at the possible effects of Wal-Mart's plan to roll out a complete selection of organic foods — food certified by the U.S.D.A. to have been grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers — later this...
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"Of course, there's problems with animal husbandry: vegan diets are much better for the earth: 'Vegans produce 1.5 tons less greenhouse gas emissions per year' The study failed to consider the high cost and...
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