Author: Daniela

  • GMO Label Risk, Organic Food Cut into ConAgra Foods Profits

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    Stock Traders Daily has bad news for ConAgra Foods: ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG), the maker of Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice and Peter Pan, reported disappointing earnings last week, as the company said its net income for the first quarter was $144.3 million or $0.34 per share, down from $250.1 million or $0.61 per share in the…

  • Dominican Republic Records 30 Percent Increase in Organic Food Production

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    From the Fresh Plaza website: The Dominican Republic recorded in the past six years a steady 30 percent increase in the production of organic food, with which it has established itself as one of the world leaders in the marketing of these items.  The Ministry of Agriculture expressed in a statement today that the country…

  • For Your Enjoyment

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    Sorry for the bad quality of this video, but this Aztec folk dance by Nawezari is just awesome! Here’s another you might enjoy.

  • Some Things Look Like Other Things on Google Earth

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    A while back, ‘Diane9247′ posted a great series of images in the Google Earth Community of “Some things that look like other things“.  Here is one of the amazing items she found: Dominoes. Saudi Arabia (1/09)

  • Wednesday’s Poem

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    Canto XII from The Heights of Macchu Picchu Arise to birth with me, my brother. Give me your hand out of the depths sown by your sorrows. You will not return from these stone fastnesses. You will not emerge from subterranean time. Your rasping voice will not come back, nor your pierced eyes rise from…

  • Love What You Do

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    Harvey Mackay emphasizes the importance of loving what you do — no matter what your age:  Donna Frantz’s greatest skill isn’t the organic farming that has dominated her life for the last 16 years. It’s the passion for living her dream and working tirelessly with energy and dedication. At age 81, she is not about…

  • Women Uniting to Save the Planet

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    Jensine Larsen writes about her experience at this year’s International Women’s Earth and Climate Summit. ‘Women everywhere are claiming power and linking networks to restore the Earth and address climate change. They are harnessing digital media and in-person convenings to accelerate the movement, operating as an immune system to boost the Earth’s resilience.’ It was…

  • Photo of the Day

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    The rice terraces of Yunnan, China, are carved into the hillside. Different types of vegetation lend the landscape its alternating hues. See more surreal landscapes here.

  • Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) Promotes Organic Farming

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    I’ve really come to admire the women of India and Pakistan.  Contrary to Western stereotypes, many Indian and Pakistani women are engaged and active in all spheres of society and are fighting for better standards of living for themselves and their communities.  In this Business Recorder article, Parvez Jabri spotlights the push toward organic farming…

  • New Technology Helps Preserve Indigenous Culture

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    In an interview with Radio Australia, Dr Kirsty Gillespie discusses how new technology can help to preserve the music and culture of indigenous peoples: Dr Kirsty Gillespie is an ethno-musicologist has studied music and culture in the remote Lake Kopiago region in the highlands and the Lihir Island in New Ireland province in Papua New Guinea.…