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Why India’s first 100% organic state matters for the future of organic food

2 March 2016 Leave a Comment

"Though we might wish otherwise, progress often starts small and takes time. An organic country and an organic world are inspiring visions for our health, our environment, our climate, and our animals. But to get there, we have to keep taking steps, learning lessons, and celebrating good news and developments as they come. "In a mountainous region in eastern India, Sikkim is now a 100% organic state, with no chemical pesticides or fertilizers and no GMOs. "This matters because it shows that … Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: food revolution, food sustainability, future of organic food, organic agriculture, organic countries, organic farming, organic food, organic states, organic world, sustainable agriculture

This Tiny Country Is Going 100 Percent Organic

22 October 2015 Leave a Comment

"In 2011, the tiny mountain nation of Bhutan announced a lofty goal: make the country’s agricultural system 100 percent organic by the year 2020. If it succeeded, it would be the first country in the world to achieve the feat. "Bhutan — nestled in the Himalayas between India and China — only has about 700,000 people living within its borders, and most are farmers. It’s a majority Buddhist kingdom, and its culture reflects several key tenets of that religion — sustainable development, … Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: agriculture, Bhutan, farming, food sustainability, organic agriculture, regenerative agriculture, sustainable agriculture

Agroecology: A New Story for a New Age

21 April 2015 1 Comment

"We are faced with two choices. The first is to continue our conventional agricultural practices that will ensure agriculture remains a large piece of the climate change problem. The other is begin to explore and implement agroecological practices that can turn agriculture into part of the solution. Surely, the choice is easy. We live in a time of great change and people are beginning to see through the propaganda of the system. It is no accident that agroecology is becoming a powerful new story … Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: agriculture, agroecology, ecology, food sustainability, Our Food Futures, Richard Widows, Schumacher College, sustainable agriculture

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