Posts Tagged ‘ Organic ’

Some more pics of Refilwe and their setup:
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This past Saturday I dropped of the bulk of the equipment I’m donating to the Refilwe charity / community project. the guys have already setup a nice big shade net enclosure, sorting their worms and are busy setting up the vegetable garden. Setting up the dams, pumps etc will follow shortly. A few odds and ends...
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From Activist.co.za: Success! Woolworths commits to switching over to free range eggs and apologises for “unintentionally” misleading customers. The First 60 products were promised by April 2010 – now we follow up FREE RANGE EGG UPDATE FROM WOOLIES In an e-mail to Wendy Hardie on 19th April, 2010, Julian Novak apologised for the delay...
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via Activist.co.za and UrbanSprout.co.za: Battery eggs are produced by hens who live in cramped, caged conditions with a space allowance each of 75% of an A4 sheet of paper. Their beaks are always seared off and they do not have access to sunlight or the ability to exercise any of their basic behavioural needs...
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Malema mobilising: Old Julia is at it again. On IOL this morning: “Why should athletics in South Africa suffer because they (Nedbank) hate an individual? They mustn’t use Chuene as an excuse.We must expose their real agenda: and that is that Nedbank is disappointed because medals were won by three Africans.” Who’d have thought...
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From the OCA article “Chemicals in Our Diets Lead to Obesity” “Most people don`t think about how chemicals in their diets affect their weight or weight loss efforts. But the man-made chemicals you consume on a regular basis can play a big role in whether you`re fat or not – even if those chemicals...
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"The Plantagon® greenhouse will dramatically change the way we produce ecological and functional food. It allows us to produce ecological with clean air and water inside urban environments, even major cities, cutting costs and environmental damage by eliminating transportation and deliver directly to consumers"
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"The study brings to light 'a significant underestimation of the initial signs of diseases like cancer and diseases of the hormonal, immune, nervous and reproductive systems, among others'" "Agricultural GM companies and evaluation committees systematically overlook the side effects of GMOs and pesticides."
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I came across a new site today – “What’s on my food”, a project by The Pesticide Action Network, which is an easily searchable database of pesticides on your food. The site and information is US based, but I believe it’s relevant in all other countries where non-organic farming is done. Some snippets from the site:...
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