Category: Earth Community

  • Sundance Ceremony To Be Openly Celebrated in 2014

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    This post seems to have caused some concern about the 2014 Sundance Ceremony being televised.  Joe Morales Sundance Chief sent the following message: Hello, this is Joe Morales Sundance Chief and Grand Governing Council member of the American Indian Movement. “Openly” means without fear or shame. 2014 Sundance or any other AIM Sundance will not…

  • Mongolian Domog wins First Prize of World Championship of Folklore

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    “World Folk 2013” featured more than 100 performers from 24 countries. “Domog” (Legend) folk music group from Mongolia won the First Prize of the World Championship of Folklore. “Domog” (Legend) folk music ensemble consists of “Domog” folk music group, dancers, Mongolian throat singers and contortionists.  

  • Historian Free to Exhibit Kurdish Folklore

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    Shvan Goran spotlights the opening of folklore and cultural exhibitions taking place in Duhok’s local museum through the efforts of historian Rafa’at Rajab in the Kurdish Globe: In the centre of Duhok, a city which is stepping towards modern life, there is an old fashioned building where hundreds of ancient antiques and artefacts have been kept…

  • Agroecology Best Way to Fundamentally Transform Agriculture

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    Doug Gurian-Sherman posts an excellent article on his blog The Equation about the promise agroecology holds to fundamentally transform agriculture to make it more resilient to climate change, respond to new pests, conserve scarce resources like water and phosphorus, reduce environmental impacts, and establish food sovereignty. …we must make a serious effort to develop ecologically-sound agriculture systems that address…

  • UAE Firm To Create Green Farm in Ghana

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    Caline Malek at The National reports on Nahtam, a socially responsible company that is planning to set up a sustainable organic farming system in Ghana. Nahtam will acquire 4,000 acres of land in the capital city of Accra, which will produce food while offsetting carbon production. “Carbon footprint is a global issue and the simplest…

  • Chciago Based Vertical Farm Produces Zero Waste

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    The Environmental Leader highlights the efforts of FarmedHere, a Chicagoland-based vertical farm, to produces zero organic waste by converting all of its organic waste into compost: The compost is then used in landscaping, horticulture and agriculture at other urban farms across Chicago. The urban farming company — FarmedHere says it’s the largest vertical farm in the US — partnered…

  • Organic cultivation: learning from the Enabavi example

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    By: M. J. Prabu Reposted from The Hindu: Is it possible to get a good yield without using chemical fertilizers? Will a shift to organic affect our food security? Can we manage insect pests without using pesticides? Will organic cultivation still be profitable for farmers? These are some of the often asked questions by farmers…

  • Fun Animation of the Solar System

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    If you needed a quick reminder of how small you are in the universe, just check out this video, created by designer Philipp Dettmer. It’ll give you the basic run-down of the solar system: how many moons each planet has, how far apart they are, etc., plus a few fun tidbits (Saturn would float if you…

  • Sustainability Does Not Travel Well

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    Pamela Mar explores the distinction between the meaning of sustainability in the East vs. the West and concludes that “sustainability does not travel well.” …the definition of sustainability – i.e. progress which stems from balancing economic, environmental and social priorities – may resonate globally, but the strategies for implementing it have to be tailored to…

  • Cicia, First Fully Organic Island in Fiji

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    I posted information on Cicia, the first island in Fiji to become fully organic before, but, as Islands Business states, this story did not get enough coverage.  The author of the article lays out the drawbacks of industrial agriculture and lauds Cicia’s decision to reject the industrial farming practices they once embraced to become fully…