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Dirty video - how mud makes the world go round

Mud doesn't just prop up the plants, it props up our entire civilisation.  This award-winning film produced in partnership with Conservation International and a group of other environmental NGOs gets deep down and dirty on the damage we are doing to the earth, literally. The film charts the massive ... keep reading

Written by Celsias team in May, about Agriculture & Food, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Organic, Permaculture

Permaculture 101 (+ Video)

Permaculture expert Penny Livingston-Stark shows how natural systems can teach us better design practices. Learning to work with the earth not only creates a healthier environment, it also nourishes the people who live in it. She is a permaculture expert and founder of the Permaculture Institute of Northern California and ... keep reading

Written by Chris Tobias in September 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food, Organic, Permaculture

Tips from an Expert Permaculturalist (+ Video)

Have a look at this video featuring Sepp Holzer, an expert permaculturist. Permaculture involves farming in cycles, modeling itself on self sufficient, natural ecosystems. Holzer's farm 'Krameterhof' in Salzburg attracts many visitors wanting to learn about his methods and techniques and he is only too happy to pass on ... keep reading

Written by Kate R. in September 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Permaculture, Recycling, Water

Community Farmers' Market Opening Soon

A new market will be up and running in Auckland later this year. The Grey Lynn Farmers' Market will open on September 6, offering people all sorts of delicious fare at the local community centre. Sticking to the principles of a genuine farmers' market, vendors may only sell what they ... keep reading

Written by Kate R. in August 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Events, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Philosophy & Religion

Transparent pork labelling

Green Party MP Sue Kedgley welcomed the Pork Industry’s decision to investigate labelling pork so that consumers can work out whether pork products are free range or have been intensively farmed. The Green Party has been calling on the Pork Industry Board to introduce this sort of labelling for ... keep reading

Written by Sue Kedgley in July 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Food, Organic

The Daily Dose: Your Guide to the World Today – 16 June 09

There is enough wind energy at high-altitude (1600 to 40,000 feet) to meet global power demand a hundred times over, a new study suggests, with the most intense windstreams over the densely populated US east coast and the coastline of China. The challenge now is to design technology to ... keep reading

Written by Bruce Bisset in June 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Art & Culture, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Deforestation, Green energy, Organic, Solar

The Daily Dose: Your Guide to the World Today – 15 June 09

Wind-borne bacteria make clouds produce rain, by acting as “ice nucleators” so that water freezes at relatively warm temperatures. This theory, 25 years in the proving, leads to another big question: if the bacteria are products of agriculture, does it follow that agriculture influences precipitation?  Ireland may be closer to ... keep reading

Written by Bruce Bisset in June 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Organic, Politics & Government, Transport, Weather

Wicked Cool World of Organics - Edition 14

This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... Sorry to see this decision, with our friends at the Cornucopia Institute, and ultimately, the consumer not receiving a favorable initial ruling. Cornucopia is a vital consumer watchdog organization and because of them, the ... keep reading

Written by Doug Snodgrass in June 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Organic, Politics & Government

Wicked Cool World of Organics - World Environment Day Edition

The staff at Wicked Cool World of Organics wishes you a happy World Environment Day. And that is...what? World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED ... keep reading

Written by Doug Snodgrass in June 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Organic (1 comment)

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