Author: Daniela

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Seth Colter Walls tours the cosmic and eclectic music of jazz legend Sun Ra: Sun Ra as we know him emerged in Chicago in the 1940s. After a harrowing experience applying for conscientious objector status during World War II briefly landed him in jail, Ra—then still called Sonny Blount—moved to Chicago, where he worked as an arranger for…

Get Out Your Telescopes and Join the World in Observing the Moon Tonight

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International Observe the Moon Night will be “observed” on Saturday. The event started about four years ago and is aimed at increasing “the sense of wonderment and curiosity” about “our nearest neighbor, the moon,” according to the event website,www.observethemoonnight.org. International Observe the Moon Night is sponsored by scientific organizations including the Astronomical Society of the…

99 Year Old Philip Tesha Narrates History of Africa’s Oldest Coffee Cooperative

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James Lanka’s article in IPP Media documents the history of the Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union, Africa’s oldest Coffee Cooperative, as told by Philip Tesha, one of its original members. The story is a testament to the role cooperatives can play in improving peoples’ lives and empowering local communities. Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union (KNCU) is the Africa’s…

A Poem For Friday

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Originally posted on The Dish: Dish poetry editor Alice Quinn introduces this weekend’s poems: The Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Mary Oliver has just published a new collection, Dog Songs, celebrating the love we feel for our faithful canine friends and the joy they bring to our lives. A New York Times feature by Dana Jennings this…

USDA Power Grab Benefits AgriBusiness

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 11 – As collateral damage spreads, with Congress continuing at loggerheads over a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government, the newest victims include farmers and consumers who depend on the USDA to oversee the propriety and integrity of the organic industry. In a unique regulatory structure, Congress created the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to…

Poetry: Music to the Mind

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Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that poetry arouses the same regions of the brain as those that respond to music. In research published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies, the team found activity in a “reading network” of brain areas which was activated in response to any written material. But they also found…

GMO Corn Causes Sterility in Farmer’s Pigs

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Jerry Rosman, a pig farmer in Iowa, was cultivating GMO corn,(Roundup Ready and BT) and fed this corn to his pigs. Result: his sows became infertile, and then after one year he went bankrupt. See the whole interview here: http://vimeo.com/20237421

Cornucopia Institute Supports Ecological Principles Underlying Sustainable and Organic Agriculture

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If you are interested in abating the cruelty perpetrated on animals by industrial agriculture, I highly recommend you familiarize yourself with the Cornucopia Institute, which audits and rates dairy and egg producers on a wide range of ethical standards. They go far beyond “free range” or “organic” labeling and identify producers that really do avoid some…

How Our Food Choices Impact Our Health, Our Environment, and the Economic Vitality of Our Communities

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Mark Kastel is co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute, a progressive farm policy research group based in Wisconsin and director of its Organic Integrity Project. For almost 20 years prior to its launch he was president of M. A. Kastel and Associates, Inc. His professional practice included political consulting, lobbying work on behalf of family farm groups,…

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