ARC2020 Archives

10. April 2014

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Soy – a problematic animal feed

With the increasing rise on the global scale of the industrial animal farming system, an increasing number of food animals are given feed based on high protein soybean meal formulated to speed their growth. In this system, the animal feed for pigs contain several ingredients – …

25. February 2014

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SpeiseGut: Berlin’s official 2000m² field

Here comes Germany’s first official 2000m² field! Join us for a closer look at another ‘real’ field outside… The field is located in Berlin and part of a farm known as SpeiseGut (a play on words meaning “dine well” or “origin of dishes/meals”). SpeiseGut runs a …

21. February 2014

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The EU Seed Market Myth

According to a new report compiled by The Greens, the EU seed market seriously lacks diversity. Each year, there is more concentration than the last. However, seed lobbyists claim that there are currently 7000 small and medium-sized seed companies in the EU. Article by Attila Szocs …

5. February 2014

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Tell your Minister NO pesticides in EFAs!

Even if you are only mildly concerned about the politics of food and environment, this is very worth doing. Go to our Good Food Good Farming site, download the letter and send it to your minister. 14 pre written letters for EU member States, in many …

3. February 2014

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Pressure Builds to Save Ecological Focus Areas from Pesticides

23 member states are trying to get permission to use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides in what are supposed to be Ecological Focus Areas – EFAs. This was a core part of the so called greening of Pillar I of the CAP. Right up until the final …

25. January 2014

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30,000 show how fed up they are with industrial food

30,000 people from many backgrounds, ages and organisations met together in the Berlin winter sunshine to say, loudly and clearly, We Are Fed Up! The industrialised food system was the target of this colourful, carnival-style demo, which, while exhuberent, also aimed anger at what is happening …

30. November 2013

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Good Food Friday – how to eat in season this winter

GOOD FOOD FRIDAY! Looking for inspiration and recipes for eating in season this winter? Check out ARC2020.eu‘s new feature “Good Food Friday”! This week, Christian Heymann who runs SpeiseGut, an organic farm and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) – which delivers right to ARC’s office – and …

22. November 2013

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Parliament vote: poor deal for nature, farming & rural Europe

The European Parliament held its final vote yesterday, Wednesday 20th November, on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In voting as it did, Parliament has intensified the failure to deliver what was supposed to be a fairer, simpler and greener agriculture policy for Europe. ”Business as usual …

20. November 2013

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‘We are fed up!’ Demonstration January 18th in Berlin

We are fed up with agribusiness! We are fed up that: –Over 840 million people are going hungry worldwide -The TTIP could open the door to GMOs (more about the TTIP here) -Three multinationals control over 50% of the world’s seeds -Every year one third of Europe …

16. November 2013

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More than 100,000 German citizens want no GMOs

As German coalition partners discuss the future of GMO agriculture, in just over 24 hours more than 100,000 German citizens have already made their opinion clear, signing a petition stating that they do not want GMO crops on German fields. The petition is in response to …