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5. lutego 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. lutego 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 …

26. stycznia 2014

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EU-Commissioner Dacian Cioloș receives 2000m² poster

The photo shows EU-Comissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloș receiving his personal 2000m² poster during the congress “Global Forum for Food and Agriculture” at the International Green Week in Berlin. He also was interested to take a look at one of our 2000m² Leporellos …

25. stycznia 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. stycznia 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. grudnia 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. listopada 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. listopada 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. listopada 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. listopada 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 …

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