July 2011
6 posts
Takes a woman to do a man's job - Women destroy GM...
This morning women activists - including one mum - put a stop to the controversial genetically modified (GM) wheat trial outside Canberra. They felt they had no choice. The government is failing to protect Australia’s most important food crop and our health, environment and economy are under threat. Greenpeace’s recent report revealed that Australians will be in the world’s first GM human...
Australia’s wheat scandal - Take action on-line!
Today Greenpeace released their report outlining the controversy surrounding the GM wheat trials across Australia. Their investigations reveal the biotech takeover of our daily bread.
Australia’s national science body, CSIRO, has approved the world’s first human feeding trials of GM wheat. This is despite serious health, economic and environmental risks. We’ve detailed our findings in a new...
God on Lawns
Someone sent the following conversation through to me. It’s a must read. I love how comedy can cut through nonsense.
God: Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand...
The Wonderful Multi-Purpose Comfrey Plant
by Melissa Miles
Comfrey (Symphytum spp.) has been cultivated and valued by many cultures for almost 2500 years. A native to Europe and Asia, the comfrey plant with which most are familiar, Symphytum officinale, has been used as a blood coagulant, a treatment for maladies of the lung, and as a poultice to aid in the healing of wounds and broken bones. Consumed as a tea, comfrey is said to treat...
Revisiting China's Loess Plateu - Major Land...
Straight out of China, an extremely encouraging look into one of the world’s largest and most successful earth healing implementations I have ever seen. You can take a look and also learn about similar projects happening in Ethiopia and Rwanda.
Keyline Renaissance - Australia's Regenerative Ag...
Australia’s P.A Yeomans developed Keyline in the 1950s. At first interest in this system of farming was intense, with thousands visiting his farm to learn Keyline methods, however the green revolution and associated chemical fertiliser subsidies sidelined Keyline until now. Rising fertiliser costs and land degradation have set the stage for Keyline’s return to prominence as a regenerative...
