Austerity is not holding back the organic shopper, latest sales figures show. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… Organic food sales growth outstrips that of … Catherine Early | 28th September 2017 News Organic Food Growth London Healthy 405406.jpg Austerity is not holding back the organic shopper, latest sales figures show. …
Organic certification used to be carried out by real farmers in wellies, who knew all the tricks and could spot dodgy practice on the land at 100 paces, writes Julian Rose. Today's certifiers arrive in patent leather shoes and get no further than the office - and this is meant to be an improvement?
… Organic certification - inorganic bureaucracy Julian Rose | 17th May 2014 Ethical Living Food Farming Organic Regulation UK organic-sow-piglets-cut.jpg Organic …
Poland is the front line for Europe's small scale family farming, writes Julian Rose, under assault from the EU regulations, corporate agribusiness, and a hostile government. A popular campaign is fighting back from its base deep in the Polish countryside, a small organic farm that's developing new green technologies to enhance the sustainability of small farms everywhere.
… base deep in the Polish countryside, a small organic farm that's developing new green … of my sensibilities, this meant adopting an organic approach to its management. It was a … their ancestors have for centuries relying on organic methods largely or entirely free of …
Already 56,000 people have pledged to support a global 'internet seed swap' initiative promoted by Avaaz, writes Julian Rose. Trouble is, the plans are deeply flawed, and have been developed without consultation with major seed saving groups worldwide.
… would add, that from my own perspective as an organic farmer and President of the … of quality would such seeds be? Certified organic? Or just any seeds from farms that … . Julian Rose is an early pioneer of UK organic farming, international activist and …
So just how serious is the impact of industrial farming? Worse than you could ever imagine, writes organic farmer Julian Rose in this review of 'Farmageddon - the Real Price of Cheap Food', which lifts the lid on the industry's human and ecological devastation, and the systematic cruelty inflicted on the animals that feed us.
… Worse than you could ever imagine, writes organic farmer Julian Rose in this review of … factors that drove me to develop a mixed organic farming system back in the mid 1970's, … applied. However, those who embark upon an organic farming management practice commit to …
Traces of 123 pesticides, including those linked to cancer, hormone disruption and damage to brain development, have been found in fresh produce supplied to primary school children through a government scheme aimed at promoting healthy eating habits. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… change its approach, and give schoolchildren organic produce. It estimates that this would … move away from pesticides and promote British organic produce, PAN UK said. The group says …
A key element of the TTIP is the deregulation genetically modified seeds and plants for cultivating in European soils, writes Julian Rose. This alone is reason enough for us to reject it - but it's only the beginning of a huge power grab that would make our governments more accountable to corporations, than to people.
… corporate attack is already under way As an organic farmer myself, I'm concentrating on … TTIP ! Julian Rose is an early pioneer of UK organic farming, international activist and …
More than 250 projects from 68 different countries applied for the 2019 Lush Spring Prize.
… art and environmental education, and an organic food project supporting people with … and an irrigation system and now produces organic foods all year round. It also operates …
A second inquest scrutinising the role of air pollution in the death of a nine-year old from Lewisham in London begins today.
Did air pollution kill Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah? Catherine Early | 30th November 2020 | News Air Pollution Court ClientEarth Editor’s Picks air pollution from traffic .jpg A second inquest scrutinising …
How to dissent peacefully from the corruption, waste and destruction of the world? By a mindful disengagement from evil, writes Julian Rose: from fossil fuel energy to propagandist media, from sweatshop clothing to the predatory financial system. Some of the steps we can take are easy, others very difficult - but what ultimately matters is the direction of travel.
… materials. Underwear should be made from organic cotton/wool - its proximity to … absorption of pesticide residues. There are organic clothing outlets - and they should be … to be on the road! Julian Rose is an organic farmer, author and international …
Scientists have been debating the conclusions of a recently published research on insects that reportedly found alarming declines, reports CATHERINE EARLY.
… pests, pollinating crops and recycling organic matter. The study , published in …
Ethical shopping could reach record levels this Christmas if trends continue, with growth of sustainable products up across the board. CATHERINE EARLY reports.
… and drink sales of 9.7 percent, including organic, free range and vegetarian. …
Earthwaves: remembering the music of Kenny Young Catherine Early | 4th January 2022 | News Music Activism Rainforests ecuadorianrainforest.jpg Project supports climate justice, wildlife protection, …
UK companies are flooding poorer countries with agrochemicals that are banned in the EU.
UK exporting toxic pesticides Catherine Early | 14th September 2020 | News Pesticides Export Chemicals Greenpeace Pesticide spraying UK companies are flooding poorer countries with agrochemicals that …
A major new report sets out how the world can meet growing demands for food, while avoiding deforestation, stabilising the climate and reducing poverty.
… solar-based processes for making fertilisers, organic sprays that preserve food for longer, …
Industrial agriculture and industrial food processing have combined to produce something extraordinary, writes Julian Rose: 'KRISS the unrecognisable croissant'. Just don't make the mistake of confusing it with food. Devoid of nutrition, laced with hydrogenated oil and a long list of artificial ingredients, if you care about your own health and that of our planet - give KRISS a miss!
… Julian Rose is an early pioneer of UK organic farming, an international activist and …
At the heart of Poland's capital, Warsaw, farmers have founded a flourishing encampment known as the 'Green City', writes Julian Rose. It's a focus of protest against the sell-off of their land to agribusiness, the arrival of GMO crops, and the imposition of a failed 'Western' model of farming that's creating huge corporate profits while debasing food and bankrupting small farmers.
… Julian Rose is an early pioneer of UK organic farming, writer, broadcaster and …
What action is the sugar industry taking to find sustainable alternatives to bee-killing neonicotinoids, and why has it been so slow?
Time to beet neonicotinoids? Catherine Early | 21st May 2021 | News Neonicotinoids Editor’s Picks media-bank-1c-farmer-holding-sugar-beet-w700.jpg What action is the sugar industry taking to find …