Author: Daniela
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Sikkim first fully organic state in India
Sikkim celebrates acheiving the status of the first fully organic state in India. According to The Indian Express the plan was first proposed in 2003. It took 13 years to convert 75,000 hectares (over 185,300 acres) to certified organic agricultural land. It is also judged to be the cleanest state and best in education as well…
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Unravel Documentary
This is the final resting place of your cast-off clothing When people in the West throw their clothes away, their cast-offs often go on a journey east, across the oceans, to India’s industrial interior. From the Kutch District of western India to the northern city of Panipat, garment recyclers turn into yarn the huge bales…
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Balinese School Provides Organic Diet to Autistic Students
I wish I could follow this story over time. I’d be interested to see what kind of impact feeding only organic food to children with autism and other diabilities has in the long run. From the article, in TheJakartaPost, it appears there are many other factors, employed by the school, that contribute to the positive…
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Start the New Year Right with these Health Documentaries
Yahoo! News brings you a list of 10 Health Documentaries you can stream to get a healthy start for the new year. “Forks Over Knives” – The 2011 title discusses researchers Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn’s findings about obesity and diabetes. The film highlights the benefits of rejecting animal-based and processed foods in your…
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Study Proves What We All Know: Organic Foods Are Good For You
Food Tank, “The Think Tank for Food,” celebrates the results of a study conducted by the European Parliament’s Independent Research Service. Calling it a year-end gift to organic advocates, they note: …the European Parliament’s Independent Research Service, titled “Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture,” has concluded that eating organic food improves early…
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Great News On the Co-op Front
Wallaces Farmer posted an article on the USDA’s recently released annual report on co-operatives. USDA recently released its annual report on cooperatives, saying the nation’s top 100 co-ops again set a record for net income in 2015. Net income for the nation’s agricultural cooperatives soared by 14% last year, according to data released Oct. 5…
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Honey Cooperatives Help Afghan Women
I ran across this inspiring article from the Deccan Chronical on how honey cooperatives are helping Afghan women, in a formerly Taliban region, take control of their lives. In the mountainous central province of Bamiyan, one of the country’s least developed but most liberal regions, beekeeping complements its only other commercial crop, potatoes, and gives rural…
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Argentine Cooperatives Help the Poor
When Argentina sank into economic crisis 15 years ago, worker-owned businesses helped keep food on the table for millions of poor families. But even though the country’s fortunes have improved, cooperatives continue to play an important role.
The Village Market 