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New Zealand’s 100% Pure has been around for a long time and is an enduring, well recognised and very successful marketing campaign. The risk is that we keep believing it ourselves and think that incremental risks to that brand are worth taking. And so the Government destroys the Denniston ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Branding, Coal & Oil, Farming, Finance & Money, Food, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans (2 comments)
Urban farming can seem daunting for most people – especially as most think they don’t have enough money or space to even begin. One company has set out to change that belief – showing just how accessible, enjoyable, and affordable urban farming really is. Started by earth starter co-founders Phil Weiner ... keep reading
Written by Ross Brooks/PSFK in August, about Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Farming, Food
This week included Global Sharing Day 2013 , the second annual event that is dedicated to sharing more of everything in our lives as part of a solution to our most complex global problems. As pioneered by The People Who Share, this is notably the first worldwide event to hail the ... keep reading
Written by Adam Parsons/Share the World's Resources in June, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Farming, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CAD) has hired a herd of goats to provide sustainable vegetation management at O’Hare International Airport. The city’s department of aviation awarded a $100,000 contract to Central Commissary Holdings, which owns the small grazing herd and operates several restaurants including Chicago’s ... keep reading
Written by Environmental Leader in May, about Agriculture & Food, Corporate Citizenship, Farming, Food, Innovation, Tourism, Travel
Concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, are the next step in the evolution of small family farms, which need to adopt new farming paradigms in order to feed greater and greater numbers of people. But, as one scientist noted, it isn’t necessary to resort to physical battery (of animals ... keep reading
Written by Andrew Miller in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Environment & Wildlife, Farming (1 comment)
New research provides insight into the resource use of kiwi lifestyles and measures New Zealand’s environmental consumption against the internationally recognised ‘fair earth share. Fair Earth Share = world population /productive land and water. The fair earth share is 1.2 New Zealand equivalent hectares per person. The average New ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Emissions, Farming, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population (1 comment)
First global study of the impacts of climate change on wine and conservation reveals loss of majority of current area suitable for grape growing by 2050 and expansion of vineyards into wildlife habitats Could your merlot be growing alongside the moose of Yellowstone National Park soon or in prime panda ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Climate Change, Farming, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Sustainability
Adding charcoal to land used to grow bioenergy crops can greatly increase their overall benefit in helping cut our greenhouse-gas emissions, scientists have shown. Applying so-called 'biochar' before planting energy crops can cut soil greenhouse-gas emissions by around a third. Soils are among the biggest sources of UK emissions, and ... keep reading
Written by Planet Earth Online in April, about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Farming, Food, Industry & Business, Innovation
Climate denying National Government Ministers have been proven wrong with a climate scientist today confirming that more droughts are expected under climate change, the Green Party says. This morning during an online media briefing Dr David Wratt, Chief Climate Scientist, NIWA, said he expected droughts to become more frequent as ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in March, about Climate Change, Farming, Water, Weather (2 comments)
Drought has dramatically increased as a consequence of climate change. Most countries react to it only after it has occurred, but don’t have national policies to prevent it. The high-level meeting on national drought policies in Geneva this week is trying to match scientific knowledge with political awareness. “Drought ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in March, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Farming, Food, Water, Weather
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