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June 5, 2015, photos.oregonlive.com | “Oregon farmers are close enough to city centers to be able to feed the state’s population entirely locally, says a new study.”
Oregon farmers are close enough to city centers to be able to feed the state’s population entirely locally, says a new study….photos.oregonlive.com
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Thanks to our beautiful friend Libby Goines, local Rose Goddess, we have a special treat for you this week at the market. Hand-harvested Damascus rose petals are combined with local (Eden’s Edge Farm) dehydrated strawberries and infused into our 68% Divine Rose chocolate bar. Plus, we have on offer our highly levitational (see below) raw Jasmine Green kombucha! We also have creamy stone ground coconut butter, happy nori rolls, Ginger Garden Thyme sauce, and more delights to tickle your palate! Come on down to the market and try everything! Always 100% Organic, Heirloom, non-GMO, Gluten-, Dairy-, Soy-, and Cane Sugar-free!
June 4, 2015, www.naturalnews.com | “He might have just turned 78 years old on June 1, but actor and celebrity activist Morgan Freeman isn’t planning to fade away into retirement anytime soon. These days, the longtime cannabis advocate is busy maintaining his vast bee refuge in rural Mississippi, which he reportedly converted from a 124-acre ranch in an effort to combat the global crisis of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).”
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June 3, 2015, sustainablepulse.com | “Coop stated last week that ‘Even if the (Swiss) Federal Office for Agriculture (BLW) judges glyphosate can be continued to be sold without a health hazard for the population, we decided on Monday 18th May to no longer sell any glyphosate-based products in Coop supermarkets and Coop Building & Hobby hardware stores.’ It is a preventive measure. ‘…we don’t sell the concentrate, but only a very diluted form, the ready-made products. These concentrations are up to 48 times lower than the range used in agricultural products.'”
Swiss supermarket giants Coop and Migros have announced that they will no longer sell products that contain glyphosate, following the World Health Organization’s…sustainablepulse.com
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June 3, 2015, wakeup-world.com | “In an era where big money is tossed around by biotech and pesticide behemoths like Monsanto, Syngenta, Dow, DuPont and others to defeat laws restricting GMOs, it’s heartening to see grassroots anti-GMO efforts making headway. The latest example involves an American federal court ruling upholding a Jackson County, Oregon ban on genetically engineered crops.”
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yes!Dear Friends,great news to share. WE WON our lawsuit against Monsanto in Jackson county!!!!!!A great big THANK YOU for all you who gave their time, knowledge, $$$$ in the Kickstarter to pay for the lawyer costs, your wisdom and support.Above All goes a heartfelt Thank you to the core team atOUR FAMILY FARMS COALITION.Chris Hardy, Elise Higley, we love YOU.“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead”
From Big-Box Stores to Organic Boutiques, Bee-Killing Pesticides Are Vanishing From ShelvesRetailers and nurseries are phasing out neonicotinoid products implicated in mass bee die-offs, a new report shows.takepart.com
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June 1, 2015, yournewswire.com | “Organic farmers from Oregon have successfully beaten Monsanto in a landmark court victory that allow the state to ban the use of genetically modified seeds. The repercussions of the federal lawsuit is likely to be seen nationwide as other states may introduce a ban on the use of GMO seeds as well.”
Organic farmers from Oregon have successfully beaten Monsanto in a landmark court victory that allow the state to ban the use of genetically modified seeds. The…yournewswire.com|By Sean Adl-Tabatabai
May 27, 2015, www.organicconsumers.org | “U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday proposed a rule that would create temporary pesticide-free zones to protect commercial honeybees, which are critical to food production and have been dying off at alarming rates. The restrictions would cover times when specific plants are in bloom and when commercial honeybees are being moved through certain areas, EPA officials said.”
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The Environmental Protection Agency is finally making moves to #SaveTheBees! Learn more about this important proposal to protect our precious pollinators: http://orgcns.org/1BDiy9R
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May 25, 2015, sustainablepulse.com | “Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena announced Friday that the import of the World’s most used herbicide glyphosate will be banned with immediate effect. The release of already imported stocks has also been stopped.”
Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena announced Friday that the imports of the World’s most used herbicide glyphosate will be banned with…sustainablepulse.com
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May 12, 2015, thinkprogress.org | “Pressure from environmental groups and federal prosecutors is helping break the link between cattle ranching and deforestation in the Amazon, according to a new study. Agreements with Brazil’s largest slaughterhouses have “dramatically” reduced deforestation by ranchers, research published Tuesday in Conservation Letters found.”
Breaking the cycle of deforestation in the Amazon is critical to fighting climate change.thinkprogress.org
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