Tag: Sustainable Agriculture
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Global March Against Monsanto May 25
ECOWATCH — The march will bring global awareness to the destructive practices of Monsanto—a company widely believed to be the “most evil corporation” on Earth …
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The Price of Our Fertilizer Addiction
OTHERWORDS — Meanwhile, fertilizer runs off, polluting nearby waterways. And because fertilizer is made with natural gas—often obtained these days via the extreme drilling process known as fracking—it devastates the environment when it’s …
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Victory: EU Votes to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides
BEYOND PESTICIDES — A landmark decision by the European Commission yesterday, means that bee-killing, neonicotinoid pesticides will experience a continent-wide ban in Europe …
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Growing Green Awards: How Organic Farming Promotes a Sustainable Economy
ONEARTH — “The only good aphid is a dead aphid” used to be my mantra. I would walk up and down rows of plotted trees, spraying the plants with Metasystox, oblivious to the risks to my own health. I didn’t bother with rubber gloves …
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Big City Farmers Take to the Rooftops
YES! MAGAZINE — Brooklyn may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of gardening. The dense population and high cost of land means there is precious little space for …