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10. avril 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 – …

1. avril 2014

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Our little 2000m² global field by the Havel river

On Sunday, we got together on the SpeiseGut farm, right on the bank of the Havel river in Berlin, to plant the seeds that will bring the 2000m² field to life. We started planting a scaled down representation of the global situation, making adjustments for the …

25. mars 2014

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Planting the Global Field

This weekend, we will have a little garden party and are inviting anyone who is interested to come help plant seeds for the 2000m² field in Berlin. We will be planting wheat, barley, oats, carrots, turnips, Jerusalem artichockes, potatoes and onions. There will be coffee and …

18. mars 2014

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Pflanztag auf dem 2000m² Feld in Berlin-Gatow

30. März ab 11 Uhr auf dem 2000m² Feld in Berlin-Gatow Wir wollen mit Euch zusammen Weizen, Gerste, Hafer, Möhren, Kohlrüben, Topinambur, Kartoffeln und Zwiebeln pflanzen. Dazu gibt es Gemüsesuppe aus solidarischer Landwirtschaft und viele bunte Geschichten rund um das Feld. SpeiseGut Kladower Damm 57 14089 …

14. mars 2014

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Population Boom!

Documentary film ‘Population Boom’ playing in theatres now A well-known nightmarish vision of the future: The Earth’s population reaches seven billion. Dwindling resources, mountains of toxic waste, hunger and climate change-the results of overpopulation? Who says that the world’s overpopulated? And who’s one too many? After the …

6. mars 2014

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Plowing the field

This week we plowed our 2000m² field in Berlin. Well… actually we got help from our neighbor Peter who came over with his plow and tractor and did it the way it should be done. Unfortunately, the 100 year old walnut tree by the field hadn’t …

28. février 2014

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Sharing the Harvest: CSA in Berlin

You might already know Christian Heymann as the farmer who runs our 2000m² field in Berlin. His main occupation however is his CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) SpeiseGut. In this short video you get to see what it is like to be a part of the CSA …

28. février 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 …

27. février 2014

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EU imports 30 million tonnes a year of GM feed

Unknown to many, about 30 million tonnes of GM animal feed is thought to be imported into Europe each year to feed pigs, poultry, dairy and beef cattle, as well as farmed fish. The UK imports an estimated 140,000 tonnes of GM soya and as much …

25. février 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 …

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