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Need Variety? Just Add Potatoes!
If variety is the spice of life, then potatoes must have the spiciest life of all. Nearly everything about potatoes…
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Organic Farming – A Boon for Environmental Sustainability
Organic farming is a holistic approach to integrated farming that produces food and meat without using conventional fertilisers, synthetic pesticides,…
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Crop Rotation – A Vital Component of Organic Farming
Long before we had synthetic fertilisers to maintain the land’s nutrients, and chemical pesticides and herbicides to keeps pests and…
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Animals
The Issue of Sustainability: How Veterinary Medicine comes into Play
The veterinary profession is one of the most overlooked and underrated professions worldwide. When we hear the word “veterinarian” we…
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The Transformative Power of Pizza: Eating Your Way Towards Eco-Integration
The proof is in the pudding. The same can be said for a functional permaculture system. When you integrate cultural…
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Restoration Agriculture Systems for San Diego County
Farming is never without its challenges, especially in San Diego County. Compared to other farming areas nationwide, San Diego farmers…
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Quality over Quantity – Growing Nutrient Dense Food in Urban Gardens
By Kat Gawlik, forgreenies.com If we are to grow and produce enough food to meet our families’ nutritional needs in…
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Permaculture in Practice by ‘Hope On Africa Programme’ – Kenya
Permaculture emphasizes the use of native plants or those that are well adapted to your local area. It aims at…
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Nitrogen: the Double-Edged Sword
Dutch clover cover crop between cabbage rows Nitrogen is a component of protein and DNA and as such, is essential…
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Artificial Versus Natural Genetic Modification & Perils of GMOs
The precision, complexity, and all-pervasiveness of natural genetic modification leave organisms and ecosystems particularly vulnerable to artificial genetic modification. by…
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Please Help Us Save Heritage Organic Seed Collection From Loss on 6 June 2014
We need your help to save New Zealand’s largest organic heritage or heirloom seed and tree collection by June 6th…
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Scientific American Disinformation on GMOs
America’s most trusted science magazine is spreading disinformation on behalf of a failing and desperate industry, in utter disregard of…
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