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Permaculture pioneers — Stories from the new frontier
Our World 2.0
January 26th, 2012
In these days of increased concern over food security, resource scarcity and deteriorating ecosystems, the system of design known as permaculture is an important part of finding sustainable solutions.
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Ashoka 
January 13th, 2012
I started working at Ashoka 10 years ago – incredible, isn’t it?! And the most important thing these last 10 years is meeting so many special and wonderful people like each of you.
Read More (+10 rating) Loading ...Vocational Loan Fulfilled for Four Peruvian Women!
Indigenous Designs
January 11th, 2012
The lives of four Peruvian women are about to change. Thanks to The Hoop Fund, an non-profit that organizes microloans for worthy causes, these women will be gaining new skills, a new career, and new hope in this brand new year ahead.
Read More (+6 rating) Loading ...UN Report Released: Can Organic Farming Feed the World?
Planet Green
January 10th, 2012
The hold out for many of those that cling to conventional farming has often been that it will be impossible for organic farming to feed the world. It’s more expensive and the crops aren’t as strong, right? Wrong. This is far from the truth according to a new UN study reported on Civil Eats.
Read More (+6 rating) Loading ...Specialized Retail Store Inspires Hobby Beekeepers In Urban Areas
PSFK
January 5th, 2012
Bee Thinking is a retail store in Portland, Oregon USA that specializes in offering products and services relating to beekeeping. It claims to be the world’s first beekeeping supplier that concentrates on “foundationless top bar hives and Warre hives.”
Read More (+13 rating) Loading ...Why Authentic Fair Trade Matters: The CESMACH Story Retold
Equal Exchange
January 19th, 2012
This article exemplifies the difference between Authentic Fair Trade and a corporate-centered imitation of Fair Trade. The former focuses on small farmer co-operatives and a belief that Fair Trade’s mission is to support the development model of organized farmers.
Read More (+7 rating) Loading ...Ecosystem Services in Support of a Greener Revolution in Africa
New Agriculturist
January 11th, 2012
In particular, the research team wanted to test the hypothesis that a diversified system would offer improved ecosystem services, and that these would contribute to enhanced food security among a broad base of Malawi’s rural poor.
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Forbes
January 10th, 2012
Sometimes when you immerse yourself in a diverse range of challenging and seemingly unrelated projects you will suddenly recognize patterns and see powerful connections.
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Ode Magazine
January 9th, 2012
The Melbourne Age reports this week that, despite the European debt crisis, faltering Chinese economic growth and uncertainty in North Korea and the Arab world, there are lots of reasons to be optimistic about 2012.
Read More (+9 rating) Loading ...One Year Later: Former AFSC Program Thrives in Mozambique
AFSC
January 4th, 2012
Chickens, stoves and literacy meant success for the first year of a new organization in Mozambique supported by AFSC.
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