Forty-two percent of the shoppers are willing to pay more for products labeled “environmentally friendly” or “organic,” according to a 2005 survey by the research firm Global Market Insite — great news for marketers, who now package everything from lipstick … Verder lezen
“We need a more capacious model of love. In this model, love is not predicated on sharing each other’s world as we might share a soul. It is predicated, instead, on sharing it as we might share a story… If … Verder lezen
With the spring waiting around the corner it is time to get a plan together for the coming season at the IzReaL.eu project. We still have a few places left for volunteers who are interested in helping us out. … Verder lezen
When people hear the term ‘not-for-profit’ they mostly think of charity-dependent organizations like Amnesty International, Save the Children, Greenpeace, and Médecins sans Frontières. It’s well-known that these organizations rely on donations, philanthropy and grants to support the good work they do. This is the … Verder lezen
“Induce people all to want the same thing, hate the same things, feel the same threat, then their behavior is already captive–you have acquired your consumers or your cannon-fodder.” The potential for transformation can be expressed in one simple phrase: … Verder lezen
Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as GMOs and monoculture-based crops, the United Nations is once against sounding the alarm about the urgent need to return … Verder lezen
The statement “everything causes cancer” has become a popular hyperbole, and one that some people use as rhetorical fodder to excuse their own dietary and lifestyle failures, particularly as they pertain to cancer risk. But the truth of the matter … Verder lezen
Do you ever wonder if there is an alternative way to build your own home, one which allows you to construct a house in the way you want, without going broke or getting stuck in debt for the rest of … Verder lezen
An in depth excursion into the realms of soil, the number one life giver on earth…It is fundamentally important for all ecological functions, our poor understanding of it as well as our destructive relationship with it are a threat to … Verder lezen
Soil pH is talked about a lot in the gardening world, but most people don’t understand it, so it’s generally misused. To simplify what pH is, it is basically a measurement comparing how much hydrogen you have in our soil … Verder lezen