Category: Earth Community
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International Women’s Day
How International Women’s Day Started International Women’s Day will be celebrated tomorrow, March 8th. If you are wondering how it got started, here’s a brief history. In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Women’s Day was observed across the United States in 1909 on February 28th. The following…
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Covilli Brand Organics inaugurates health clinic for workers
Fair Trade makes a difference in the lives of workers.
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Natural Dyes Save Lives
Conventional textile manufacturing is poisonous to its workers and to the land, but there are alternatives. A new crop of small businesses is investing in organic farming, natural dyes and a transparent supply chain that encourages shoppers to think about the effect of their purchases — and they’re selling their products online and in a…
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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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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…
