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25. janvier 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 …

11. janvier 2014

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Germans speaking out against industrial meat and agriculture

Shefali Sharma from the US-based The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy joins the count-down to the “We are fed up!” – demo rally. In the Think Forward blog she shares her impressions… […] The visit shocked my senses; The extreme smell of ammonia and methane …

9. décembre 2013

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What does a cow do in 24 hours?

The average cow spends 16 hours chewing a day. Socializing takes two hours a day and milking another two hours. What else? In this video Dr. Hue Karreman, Rodale Institute veterinarian, explains the Cow Signals method of reading the body language of cows.

30. novembre 2013

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US pork industry coloring book misleads children

FEEDING OUR KIDS HOGWASH Teaching kids about their food is a great idea, right? Not always… The United States’ National Pork Board (which represents the interests of pig farmers) has created a kids’ coloring book that’s seriously misleading! HIDING THE RAW TRUTH OF FACTORY FARMING Take …

30. novembre 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 …

27. novembre 2013

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Ask the Factory Farm Question: Join The Pig Ask!

Guest post for 2000m² by Max Wakefield, Farms Not Factories If you’ve ever lived near or downwind of a pig factory farm, you’ll want to ask the question. If you want to go on being able to access live-saving medicines, you will …

27. novembre 2013

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Banner Action against Germany’s GMO-Coalition

“Ban GMOs in the coalition agreement! It’s all in your hands, Angela Merkel!” This is what activists shouted yesterday in front of the Willy-Brandt-Haus, the SPD head office in Berlin, while prospective German coalition partners were negotiating. A huge banner displaying chancellor Angela Merkel’s hands in …

22. novembre 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. novembre 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. novembre 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 …

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