Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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News10 new results for organic farming
 
Food Notes: New book examines organic farming
Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - Edmonton-born Heather Stretch is in Edmonton over the next few days to promote her new book, All The Dirt, Reflections on Organic Farming. The book, published by Touchwood Editions and written along with Rachel Fisher and Robin Tunnicliffe, ...
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Organic Farmers to Monsanto: We Don't Want Your Seeds Anyway!
Indian Country Today Media Network.com
By ICTMN Staff February 22, 2012 In a lawsuit against lawsuits, a coalition of organic farmers and farms are trying to curtail a giant agribusiness's practice of suing them for patent violations that the farmers claim are completely unintentional.
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Francis and Susan Thicke honored as 2012 MOSES Organic Farmers of the Year
Aledo Times Record
By Anonymous The 2012 Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Organic Farmer of the Year honorees are Francis and Susan Thicke, owners and operators of Radiance Dairy in Fairfield, Iowa. Since 2003, the annual MOSES Organic Farmer of ...
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Organic and Free Range Farming
News24
There is STILL NO official implemented Governmental Legislation on Free Range and Organic Farming in South Africa. Whilst it's a known and seemingly obvious fact that the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries and the Department of Health in ...
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BOOKS: All the Dirt on organic farming: not for everyone, says Heather Stretch
Gig City
By Scott Lingley When Edmonton expat Heather Stretch comes to town this week to promote All the Dirt, the book she co-wrote about organic farming, she'll obviously be keen to share her knowledge with folks passionate about sustainable local agriculture ...
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We Need an Organic Farm Bill
New York Times
A new breed of farmer has developed highly sophisticated ways of farming with nature that promote soil health, higher nutrient value of food and increased farm income. · Implement a $25 billion plan to transition to organic food and farming production, ...
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Nation's biggest-ever huddle on organic growing
Winnipeg Free Press
He was fascinated by the indigenous practices of Indian farmers, whom he called his professors. His 1940 book, An Agricultural Testament, has become a classic organic farming text. Lady Eve Balfour supported Howard's ideas and was instrumental in ...
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What's the Deal with Organic Certification?
Food and Drink Digital
Anyone can use organic farming methods, but why go to the trouble of certification? Two words: customer service It may be the dead of winter, but it's sunny and warm in Southern California and the farmers' market is in full swing.
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100 per cent organic certification achieved in Haryana
Punjab Newsline
CHANDIGARH: With organic farming gaining ground in Haryana as a result of the constant efforts of Haryana State Cooperative Supplies and Marketing Federation (Hafed), 295.5 acres of land in districts of Kaithal, Karnal and Kurukshetra has achieved the ...
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Farmers Santos, Vitug and Yap work in their farm. (Mark Navales / Mindanao ...
Mindanao Examiner
Organic farming system adopters when asked why they shifted from chemical based inputs to natural or organic farming, they agreed with the same declaration "it's faming with nature, not against it". Another reason is that chemical-based fertilizers, ...
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Blogs1 new result for organic farming
 
LAT: Organic farmers take on Monsanto over patent lawsuits ...
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"We've been farming organically for 35 years, and we're very concerned with being able to continue on with our livelihood," says Jim Gerritsen, an organic seed farmer in Maine and president of the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Assn. "We ...
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