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Oliver Samson presents the story of Rosalina S. Tan, a 70 year-old advocate for organic farming. An inspiring person and an inspiring story: ROSALINA S. TAN, owner of Nature Wonders Enterprises, a company engaged in making organic cosmetic products, is still active at 70. She is an epitome of a healthy and active septuagenarian. Her…

Transforming 120 acres Of Barren Land Into A Self-sufficient Organic Farm

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Originally posted on CHENNAI YOUTH TIMEZ: Transforming 120 acres of barren land into a self-sufficient organic farm: The story of Rajesh Naik and Oddoor farms By : Aarti Kelkar-Khambete thebetterindia.com A visit to Oddoor farms near Mangalore, Karnataka, provides an inspiring example of the efforts made by Rajesh Naik to transform 120 acres of barren land into a lush…

Organic Agriculture – Best Way to Reduce Dead Zones

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Karen Adler at the Organic Farming Research Foundation reports on how organic agricultural practices can reduce dead zones that are increasing around the world: Did you hear that the area in the Gulf of Mexico known as the dead zone is soon expected to reach the size of New Jersey? Due to heavy spring flooding in the Midwest,…

Agribusiness advocacy organizations work to block “time-tested” strategies to increase crop yields in drought conditions

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The New York Times has a great piece by Gary Paul Nabhan on the threat posed to our food supply by the heat wave now blanketing the Western States: People living outside the region seldom recognize its immense contribution to American agriculture: roughly 40 percent of the net farm income for the country normally comes…

Sunday Prayer

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Krishna Awakes Krishna awake, for the day has dawned: large, deep and lotus-like, your eyes are as in the love-shaped lake a pair of swans even a million Kamadevas cannot vie with the bewitching beauty of your face; the sun rises in the east, a crimson ball the night is going and the moonlight pales…

Yes, Yes, Yes!

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Reposted from The Dish (without the additional commentary): Bert Thelen, a Jesuit priest who is almost 80 years old, recently renounced his vows, leaving the order and ordained ministry. In a remarkable letter to colleagues and friends, he explained his decision, citing a desire “to be my best self as a disciple of Jesus, to proclaim boldly…

Celebrating the 15 Percent

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In response to the backlash generated by this Cheerios commercial, a beautiful Tumblr blog voices support for interracial families and brings them to the limelight. We Are the 15 Percent showcases a crowd-sourced collection of photos of mixed couples and families, captioned with names and locations. Michael David Murphy and Alyson West created their Tumblr blog,…

Mining company deploys more masked militiamen in Wisconsin

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This is why I fought to get Walker recalled. The republican’s idea of bringing jobs to Wisconsin is to sell off our natural resources with no protections for the environment and the people who live there. Now thanks to the republican state legislature and our governor we have a paranoid nut job West Virginia company…

In Bangladesh How Many !!??

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Originally posted on River Mangrove Are The Life Of Climate.IS.: Coal-fired plants in China cause smog that killed 9,900(In Bangladesh How Many !!??) Air pollution from 196 coal-fired power stations in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei caused 9,900 premature deaths in 2011, with the province, a big coal consumer, deserving most of the blame, according to…

Philippine National Folk Dance Company Wins Top Award

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