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Aug 14 2012

Decade-Extended Feeding Study Shows Substantial Wellness Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods

For connected articles and more info, please visit OCA’s Genetic Engineering page, Millions Against Monsanto web page, and our California News page.

Scientists in Norway have released final results from experimental feeding studies carried out more than a ten-year period, and the verdict is in: If you want to steer clear of obesity, then keep away from eating genetically engineered (GE) corn, corn-based items, and animals that are fed a diet of GE grain.

&nbspAs reported by Cornucopia.org1, the project also looked at the effects on organ changes, and researchers located substantial modifications that impacted weight acquire, eating behaviors, and immune function.

How Genetically Engineered Corn and Soy Can Wreak Havoc on Your Wellness

&nbspAccording to the featured write-up:

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp “The benefits show a good link in between GE corn and obesity. Animals fed a GE corn diet regime got fatter faster and retained the weight compared to animals fed a non-GE grain diet regime. The studies were performed on rats, mice, pigs and salmon, reaching the identical benefits.

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp … Researchers discovered distinct changes to the intestines of animals fed GMOs compared to these fed non-GMOs. This confirms other research done by US researchers. Important adjustments occurred in the digestive systems of the test animals’ major organs like the liver, kidneys, pancreas, genitals and a lot more.”

Written by Organic Farmer · Categorized: Organic · Tagged: Millions Against Monsanto

Aug 14 2012

My Organic Garden – Greenhouse Organic Gardening

Organic Garden
by vmiramontes

My Organic Garden – Greenhouse Organic Gardening

As men and women nowadays are becoming more environmentally concerned, you may have asked oneself what else ought to you do to contribute? Being environmentally aware does not end at just employing things that are not dangerous to the atmosphere. The notion of greenhouse organic gardening is also advantageous to the environment. Yes you can now develop a garden organically even although it may be difficult to think.

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The use of chemicals is what sets organic farming apart from standard gardening. Standard gardening is less environmentally friendly and greenhouse organic gardening is the exact opposite. Organic gardening tends to make use of organic stuff to make a garden beautiful. Such examples are organic fertilizers like compost, and organic pesticides derived from extracts from other plants.

Just think about the amount of chemicals that you will be buying if you are not going organic.

You have to comprehend that using chemicals to aid take care of your garden is a harmful practice. This is particularly accurate when you develop fruits and vegetables. When you spray chemical compounds in your plants and fruits, they tend to cling unto them. Most of these chemical substances will not just wash off with water. Now all of individuals chemicals left are taken into your physique.

Suffering from all the side effects that these chemicals bring is not a pretty believed. Save oneself from all the drugs and trips to the medical professional by gardening organically. A single a lot more truth about organic gardening is that your produce will taste even greater. It is because chemicals artificially induce your plants to bear fruit or bloom flowers. Organic gardening induces your plants naturally, therefore making them healthier.

These are just to name a couple of of the numerous benefits of greenhouse organic gardening. If you wish to commence and have no thought about it, there are many web sites in the net that may assist you. Not only are you performing your self a favor but the environment as properly.

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Aug 13 2012

Satyamev Jayate – Toxic Food – Poison On Our Plate?

You can also visit us at www.satyamevjayate.in – For decades our food and water have been contaminated by potent, dangerous pesticides which have been promoted as required for much better agricultural output. But the reality is that we don’t need to have pesticides for better yield, and their use is not only deadly for health but benefits in costly farming strategies. The remedy is to adopt organic farming, which is attainable and profitable, as the state of Sikkim has shown.
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On Might 23, 2012, George Thorman ’11, a investigation assistant in the environmental studies plan, transferred tilapia from their indoor tanks to outdoor tanks in a greenhouse at Dartmouth’s Organic Farm. The fish are getting utilized in sustainable aquaculture investigation getting conducted by Prof. Anne Kapuscinski, chair of the Environmental Studies Program. Assisting Thorman were Molly Grear ’11, Thayer ’12, and Tasneem Khalid ’12. Remain Connected to Dartmouth on: Facebook – www.facebook.com Twitter – www.twitter.com Flickr – www.flickr.com

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Aug 13 2012

Aug 1, Permaculture Course Perth – Permaculture Style Certificate

by Brooke

(Fremantle WA Australia)

Permaculture Design and style Certificate (PDC )
12 Weeks Component Time, Saturdays from September 15, 9am–4:30pm
South Fremantle High School, Lefroy Rd

Permaculture is an ecological design method for sustainability in all elements of our lives. Permaculture teaches us how create organic homes, grow our personal food, restore diminished landscapes and ecosystems, catch rainwater, create communities, take care of waste and significantly more.

The philosophy inside permaculture is a single of working with rather than against nature, and of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than premature and thoughtless action. Permaculture design and style strategies encourage land use which integrates principles of ecology and applies lessons from nature. It teaches us to generate settings and construct ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and the resilience of natural ecosystems. In the spirit of sustainability, it also teaches us to allow organic and created ecosystems to demonstrate their personal evolution
WHat is a permaculture Design and style Course?

Permaculture Style Course was developed by Bill Mollison to teach principles and foundations of sustainable style. PDC’s throughout the world are asked to stick to a designated outline to assure its integrity. The course topics are created and based on this outline.

This course will cover…
• Basics of Permaculture ethics and philosophy
* Basics of Design and style for sustainable systems
• Soil science and soil well being
• Water in the landscape, harvesting and storage
• Grey water recycling with nature & techonology
• Seed saving
• Bioregional analysis and microclimate adaptation
• Alternative and organic constructing
• Forest gardening & perninal plant systems
• Plants and applications of plants in a sustainable garden
• Composting and organic waste management
• Alternative economics
• Intergrated pest management
• Urban animal husbandry
• Living community systems
• Transition Towns Training
• Mapping and surveying

Contains seasoned teachings by Greg Knibbs and Harry Wykman, advanced facilitation by Brooke Sparkles Murphy and other workshops by the Freo permaculture team.

For far more info and bookings please see attached poster get in touch with Brooke ‘Sparkles’ Murphy

For Bookings please go to http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=27842&bof=1

Brooke ‘Sparkles’ Murphy
Abundant Earth Education
Community Development & Blitz Freo Permaculture West
Community garden & nursery co-ordinator SFHS
Ph: 0406 449 369

Written by Organic Farmer · Categorized: Organic

Aug 11 2012

organic farming?

Query by charley: organic farming?
please give me the pros and cons of organic farming, thank you x
thank you everybody. x

Best answer:

Answer by byderule
BELLA HAS THE Best ANSWER FOR THAT
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There are no cons in the lengthy run at least not for the small farmer ,

I am not speaking about Corporate organic farming

The only concern of Corporate farming is income and the extended term health of the Atmosphere( like water supplies and soil) is to them much less critical nor The negative effects on our
bodies,Simply because of the chemicals they use .

But this is the short term view,because a lot of lands finish up exhausted , Polluted or as desert .

Incas ,Mayas ,Aztecs believed about farming for centuries ,so their vision and application had much more depth

Organic is about sustainability
and that signifies ,each the production and the soil boost with time ,http://byderule.multiply.com/journal/item/4

And It demands Intelligence,knowledge of the elements and plants ,and love for the soil and integrity as effectively as far more labor ,so it seems much more high-priced, at very first .

One particular starts to get the idea, following a couple of years ,but it can be
a few hundred ,when 1 has healthier soil ,without having pests , and a fruitful diverse production in a healthy community,when it truly tends to make sense.

PERMACULTURE

Permaculture is the finest form of Organic farming since it incorporates so a lot of other ideas
like land design and water harvesting ,organic pest manage ,diversity and guild planting,making use of and developing energy flows,
mulching ,operating with niches ,and so forth

so very first what is Permaculture
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http://answers.yahoo.com/query/index_ylt=Aqc9OaSnYsr0K1ea50CmRO3sy6IX_ylv=3?qid=20070815183923AA8E0NK
how does Permaculture compare to other kinds of land management
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ORGANIC FARMING

The only genuine organic farming you can be confident of is if you do it your self or personally know the men and women.

.The label Organic sells for much more ,and some farmers will adopt the label to make a lot more money.

Some assume that not to use chemicals signifies

organic farming.

Chemical substances is cheaper ,because one works with kilos ,choose up trucks and less labor

But actual Organic signifies numerous tons of organic material ,compost ,mulch and so on..so larger equipment is needed,tractors and trailers massive trucks ,and more labor .

In theory pure Organic means no Dangerous Chemical compounds ,no Pesticides ,herbicides or fertilizers ,

But when faced with a plague it is straightforward to reach for an emergency technique ,

And people that set out on Organic Farming face these troubles especially in the starting,

Simply because Organic pest manage,.
takes time to set up and running,such as generating wasps to combat caterpillars ,breed Chooks ,Silkeys or Bantams(for running or hopping pests) get them living as a component within the concept ,with their shelters etc .
or encouraging birds to eat caterpillars
the potions created from tobacco ,Lavender,Chilli,etc are a lot faster.

The production of sufficient compost or to grow for mulch also requires time.

All in all a 100 % Organic situation could take a handful of years ahead of it is established .

So instant Organic farming is not feasible and the adjust over requires time .

In the course of which time even the greatest intended person can stoop to half truths.

As to why Organic is greater
for the consumer it is of course a lot healthier.
no nasty chemical to have sterile babies from and a complete range of achievable well being hazards

For the soil it is much far better due to the fact the soils gain in high quality rather of tiring it out or polluting it

But is is a lot a lot more operate . So it takes enthusiast ,a demanding Market and power to make it take place .

the Ancient agricultural method were Organic simply because there was nothing at all else ,and some of this farming has proved to be sustainable immediately after even a thousand years
such as the Inca terraces or the Aztec Chinampas

Modern farming is about cutting fees ,and with less and less labor ,and we are paying the price for that ,
with desertification and a range of illnesses loss of land ,loss of water ,and loss of soil

In Mexico are many examples of sustainable ancient farming ,but the Mexican farmer is really hard headed about taking advice from mere natives
Their invading culture wiped all Native memories of the board which includes the agriculture

And on prime of that It has been and is the Government who is peddling the chemicals as nicely as high bred seeds to addict the farmer to these products and then control them and profit from them .

in 100 years thousands of species of regional seeds have been systematically destroyed .
Everybody must start to make their own seeds once more and preserve indigenous ones that are nevertheless around ,since they are hardier and far more illness resistant ,even even though they could not appear as fairly on the shelf –

Why do men and women prefer Organic
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Pesticides
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you will uncover much more relevant queries and answers right here http://byderule.multiply.com/journal/item/five,under Soil,Plants and Permaculture

What do you assume? Answer below!

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