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内容提要：The Everglades are a beautiful part of Florida, and there is no other place like it in the world. With just a vast range of plant and animal life, it would be devastating if it had to be destroyed for farmland and houses.
The Everglades is home to many species of plant and wildlife. Sadly, due to the greediness of real estate entrepreneurs, the Everglades have been badly damaged by an over-abundance of phosphorous in the water.（World Lingo） This is from run-off of fertilizer from nearby farms and houses. Ironically, phosphorous actually helps plants to grow. The problem is that phosphorous stimulates the growth of plants that layer the surface of the water, not allowing light to continue on down to the plants and animals below. In addition to this, engineers straightened out the Kissimmee River, increasing the problem as well.
Luckily, a lot is being done to counter these mistakes. The Everglades Restoration Plan is an attempt to fix the decisions of the past. For example, they are reconnecting the Kissimmee River so that it is once again twisting and winding. In fact, there are 68 major projects in place to put water back where it belongs: The Everglades. They are also trying to clean the water up as well. The Everglades Forever Act is a law passed by the state that says that the amount of phosphorous in the water should never get above 10 parts per billion. （FDEP）
But farmers are taking matters into their own hands as well. They are using Best Management Practices （BMPs） in order to come up with practical and effective ways in which to clean up the water. For example, farmers are recycling the water by reusing the run-off water that was sprayed on the field. By doing this, the plants will absorb even more of the water, and this will keep it out of the Everglades.
The Everglades are a beautiful part of Florida, and there is no other place like it in the world. With just a vast range of plant and animal life, it would be devastating if it had to be destroyed for farmland and houses.
http://www.evergladesplan.org/facts_info/fact_sheets.aspx, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Everglades, World Lingo


In recent years Bennetts has also started to supply a small range of fresh fruit & vegetables as ideal accompaniments to have with your meat and also to help make your shopping trip more convenient.
We only use use local farmers with all vegetables delivered daily to ensure the highest quality and freshness. We stock various vegetables including:
- New and old potatoes
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- Brussel sprouts loose and on sticks (in season)
We occasionally stock fruit based on the English seasons with local strawberries, cooking apples and rhubarb hugely popular during the summer months.


A big takeaway from this year’s Go Big Read book, The Poison Squad, is keeping consumers informed on what is being put into their food through adequate labeling. For quite some time, Madison, and a lot of Wisconsin as well, has been making huge efforts in the local/ pure food movement, focusing on supporting local farms and food producers and knowing where your food came from.
Here are three food movement groups/organizations that have had a large impact throughout the state of Wisconsin
REAP Food Group: Founded in 1997 as the Dane County Research, Education, Action and Policy on Food Group, the now REAP Food group works to “grow healthful, just, and sustainable local food systems- meaning good food, grown well is accessible to all.”
Their primary focus is to connect consumers directly to the farmers that produce their food; their website has a list of local farms, businesses, restaurants, and farmers markets that sell directly to consumers. REAP Food Group has also started programs like Farm to School and Farm to Business. These programs do just as their names suggest; they provide farm fresh food to schools throughout Madison and connect restaurants and businesses with local farms, promoting the use of local and sustainable food.
Slow Food (UW & Madison group): Though this is a national organization with different chapters throughout the country, the Slow Food UW and Madison chapter were among the first community and campus, Slow Food chapters.
Slow Food UW, in its practices, focuses on the right to food, sustainability, transparency, community, culture, and equity, making quality, local food available to everyone. Once a week, both Slow Food UW and Slow Food Madison put on their own respective dinners with local products and share those meals with the broader community at a reasonable price. For the Slow Food organization, the focus is not only on the quality of food, but also on the experience that you have while enjoying it.
Dane County Farmers’ Market: If you have ever been around the capitol square on a Saturday between April and November, then you have at least witnessed the large crowds of people heading to the Dane County Farmers’ Market.
The market was started in 1972 by the then Madison mayor, Bill Dyke, to bring together the urban and rural people of Wisconsin. Today, the market is a convenient opportunity to buy fresh, local products directly from the people who grew/ produced them (as well as getting as many free cheese curd samples as possible). With the mission to promote the sale of Wisconsin-grown products and educate consumers of the benefits of locally grown and prepared food, the Dane County Farmers’ Market is currently the largest producer-only farmers’ market in the country. Since the market started in 1972, there has been one rule that has been continually enforced; the products must be Wisconsin grown.
Supporting local food movements not only helps Wisconsin farmers and producers, but knowing where your food comes from also keeps you from asking, “I wonder what’s in it.”
Student Assistant, Go Big Read Office


In the world of superfoods, Goji berries are still relatively new. So if you have been asking questions like; what do goji berries taste like? You are certainly not alone. After all, if you’re thinking about trying these healthy berries, then you don’t want any nasty surprises.
Here we’ll answer the question on how goji berries taste, as well as reveal recipes with goji berries that you can easily whip up.
What do goji berry taste like? – the sweet, sour and bitter.
In appearance and shape goji berries, also known as wolf berries are somewhat reminiscent of an elongated red raisin. However, a goji berry smell and taste is something completely different. Instead of smelling sweet, it has an earthier scent, almost herbal. As for the taste, opinions on this vary widely.
Some people say the taste of goji berries is similar to that of an unripe tomato, others say it taste somewhere between a cranberry and a cherry. However, the overriding opinion is that goji berries definitely have some fruity notes.
The fruity taste of goji berries means that it pairs well with yogurt, muesli and numerous other recipes. It’s because of its ability to integrate with so many things that goji berries have become so popular. goji berries are even good in salads and soups, adding a different dimension to the dish without adding too much sweetness. In fact in China, their country of origin, Goji berries are far more likely to be consumed in soups and savory foods than with sweeter dishes.
Taste of goji berries, Why region matters
If you purchase some goji berries and end up wondering; why do my goji berries taste bitter? Don’t panic. While some goji berry batches can be a little bitter, this may be due to the sulphites surrounding them – a type of preservative. In these circumstances, the best course of action is to give them a good soak to mellow out the flavor.
However, if the goji berry is overly bitter, no method of preparation will help. Variety, cultivation soil, sufficient time to ripe, will ultimately determine the flavour and quality of the goji berries you buy.
For instance, the taste will vary depending on the area it’s been grown in. It is said that the sweetest goji berries are harvested in the Ningxia Valley in China, the original cultivation area.
Other areas that produce sweeter tasting goji berries are Spain, and southern and south-eastern Europe. But while the berries in these regions are sweeter due to getting sufficient sunlight, the best tasting goji berries are still only found in the Ningxia Valley.
So, just like any berry, a sweeter and more pleasant goji taste is synonymous with sunlight. If you were to grow goji berries in the typical Western climate (colder and rainier) chances are you would produce something rather bland and slightly acidic tasting.
What do fresh goji berries taste like
Needless to say, fresh goji berries are far juicier than the dried. As berries from the Nightshade family, they do have hints of a tomato like flavor about them, but are certainly sweeter.
On the scale of 1 being not sweet at all and 10 being the sweetest, fresh goji berries are around a 4. Just like the dried versions, they can be added to cereals and smoothies. But if you have made the effort to buy fresh, we suggest enjoying them just as they are.
It is advised with some fresh goji berries that you should not eat the seeds as these can sometimes give off a more bitter flavor. But again, this advice seems to apply for goji berries grown outside China.
How do you eat goji berries?
Two simple and practical ways to eat goji berries would be in some natural yogurt. Simply add a sprinkle of goji berries with a handful of oat flakes and a few blueberries. This rich recipe is highly recommended by nutritionists when you want to quench your appetite.
To incorporate them into a salad, they can be combined with fresh vegetables such as arugula, tomato, corn, red onion, chickpeas and avocado. Since goji berries are usually sold dry, they can be eaten directly from the container.
Another way to eat them is to soak them in water and let them re-hydrate and plump up, in this form they can be eaten alone or used in some healthy muffins. Goji berries also work great in homemade granola bars, you could even add them to pancake batter. The ways to use goji berries in your cooking really are endless.
In China, where they are very much revered for their health giving properties, goji berries are often used in teas. To consume goji berries this way, just add a handful to a cup of hot water and let it sit there and hydrate for 5 to 10 minutes. Once they have plumped up nicely, drink the tea and eat the hydrated berries. This is a great way to start the day, as gojis are packed with antioxidants.


Lotus Plant Fertilizer Food Pack 250g.
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Can also be used to feed lotus in their own pots but DO NOT use in ponds/water features that contain fish, just because it can release nutrients too fast into the water that can lead to algae.
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Noon. Liberal Arts Building. Across the West, it is all too common for communities and relationships between neighbors to be torn apart by misunderstandings and perceived conflicts between the goals of farming/ranching families and the goals of land and water conservation groups. In Teton Valley, Idaho, they are actively working to change that. An innovative group of leaders in the farming/ranching industry, land and water conservation groups, and local government has come together to create a shared vision of watershed conservation that keeps working lands working, while protecting people, land, water, fish and wildlife now and into the future. They are achieving these goals through on-the- ground actions, including a broad-scale soil health initiative and education campaign, and an innovative market that provides incentives to farmers to engage in practices that maintain and boost aquifer recharge and ecosystem health. In this talk, Amy will discuss the work they are doing, and the potential for this project to serve as a model of the way in which rural communities can work together to find common ground.
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The Fattoria del Teso has always aimed at the preservation of its natural environment and at the growing of typical and genuine products along the tradition of Tuscan agriculture. The products of our Farm combine the experiences of the past and the techniques of the most advanced agronomical and oenological researches.
The wines of Fattoria del Teso truly represent the unique “terroir” of Montecarlo.
The taster is immediately struck by the elegance and sophistication of both whites and reds.
These characteristics – due to the vicinity of the sea and to the mild climate – distinguish the wines of Montecarlo from all other Tuscan wines.
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Seasonal fruit and vegetables make up a large part of Ainsty Farm Shop. They are sourced as locally as possible for the freshest produce and sit alongside a full range of fruit and vegetables, as you would expect to find in any good greengrocers.
Ainsty Farm Shop works hard to bring the best of local, seasonal produce. During the asparagus season, the asparagus is picked fresh every day and brought directly to the farm shop. Ainsty only sells local asparagus and supports local producers by doing so. During the soft fruit season, strawberries, raspberries and gooseberries all come from Woodside Farm at Acaster Malbis near York. As the season ends, the strawberries are sourced from Bielby Berries at Pocklington, where the strawberries are grown in poly tunnels. Early 'forced' rhubarb comes from Wakefield, in the traditional ‘Rhubarb Triangle', followed by field grown rhubarb from our producers in nearby villages. Ainsty Farm Shop always has local potatoes in stock, which are usually delivered by the farmer himself.
Other fruits and vegetables are widely available and include apples, bananas, oranges, lemons, grapes, melons, plums in season, avocados, onions, cabbage, leeks, carrots, cauliflowers, swedes, broccoli, parsnips, beetroot, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, spinach and fennel. There is often much more available and all of high quality and competitively priced.


Slowly but surely, the flavour of the season is starting to change from that of summer to that of autumn. The blooming of the sunflowers, in their bold autumnal colours, always seems to mark the shift in the season for me. The days are still hot, but the nights are getting longer, the grass is turning brown, and the odd yellow leaf lies lifeless on the ground.
I can no more name a favourite flower than I can a favourite book, but I am often drawn to the sunflowers more than any others. Perhaps it is simply their size and bold colours that attract me, but there is something to be said for a flower that grows to the height of a small tree in one too short growing season, a flower as tall or taller than I am, that I can stand toe to toe with and look straight in the eye (if you'll pardon the anthropomorphism!). They are surely one of the easiest flowers to grow and always come up on their own all over our yard, but I always have to start a few special varieties from seeds as well. This magnificent specimen is growing in the middle of the garden, towering over the potatoes, and I photographed late in the afternoon, when the sun was shining from behind it and making it glow as if with an inner light. I don't know what variety this one is (if it even is any named variety), but I love the blush of red on the inside of the petals.
Soon, this sunflower will be starting to hang its head and its seeds will be ripening. Sometimes I'll grab a sunflower seed or two to eat as I pass by, but most of the seeds are simply left for the birds. By the end of the season, all of the sunflower heads will be picked bare. After I took this photo, I strolled through the rest of the garden, picking a handful of fresh raspberries and one lone blueberry to eat. We only planted our blueberry bushes last year and we will be lucky to get even a small handful of berries this year. This morning when I was out I picked a handful of saskatoons (service berries) that were growing wild in our lower yard. Yes, I think, there is no mistaking it, the harvest has begun. Farmers have cut and baled their first crop of hay, a bit late this year because it was so cool and wet earlier.
The sunflowers are blooming, the sun is going south, and autumn will soon be here.
What flowers and plants are you drawn to? What are you harvesting this year? What are the signs of the season in your neck of the woods?


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The Out Of Our Own BackYards (OOOOBY) food delivery service is now available on campus. OOOOBY promotes the purchase of locally grown foods and serves the community by working with local farmers and delivering food to accessable locations.
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City farming with rotated animal cages over raised vegetable beds.
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“Trust yourself and believe. Whatever happens, don’t give up” (William Kamkwamba).
These are the words of a man who “at age 14, in poverty and famine, built a windmill to power his family’s home” (TED).
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By Ed Howes
The lowly earthworm, slaughtered by the trillions or zillions by chemical, corporate, money lover agriculture, is worth many times the pennies it costs to buy your starter stock, if they are not readily available for free. The profitable organic food producer raises them in controlled conditions to increase their rates of reproduction, foil predators and to prevent their escape. Worms are the cheapest labor you can get for your food crops. They work night and day tilling soil for food, which you provide them. They like decaying plant material to eat and they especially like to eat compost. The castings, or worm manure is superior to fresh compost as plant food. As your worm farm – ranch grows in size, you have more and more to add to new garden beds and tree holes. Plant quality and crop volumes sky rocket, requiring mechanical supports. (more…)
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On April 1, 2008, I published the following article. Here it is again, because I believe that this information needs to be in the forefront of our minds when confronting the GMO invasion of our food supply. At the end of the article is a current update on the status of the GMO takeover.
America’s Silent Killing Fields
By Barbara Peterson
America’s silent killers are deadly, and do not discriminate. They target babies, the elderly, teenagers, young adults, middle-age housewives, and businessmen alike. They poison livestock, pets, and wildlife, and the people behind them deny complicity in the carnage. Who or what are these silent, deadly killers? They are the beautiful, green, uniform, and seemingly beneficial, killing fields of genetically modified (GMO) crops. The people behind them are the U.S. government, the Rockefellers, Monsanto, Dow, DuPont, and Syngenta.
How it Began
Eugenics is a dirty word, yet particularly applicable to America’s killing fields and their inception:
Henry Kissinger drafted the controversial NSSM-200 in 1974, called “the foundational document on population control issued by the United States government.” According to NSSM-200, elements of the implementation of population control programs could include: the legalization of abortion; financial incentives for countries to increase their abortion, sterilization and contraception-use rates; indoctrination of children; mandatory population control, and coercion of other forms, such as withholding disaster and food aid unless an LDC implements population control programs.
NSSM-200 also specifically declared that the United States was to cover up its population control activities and avoid charges of imperialism by inducing the United Nations and various non-governmental organizations to do its dirty work.
(Human Life International, 2008)
In 1970, Henry Kissinger said, “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.” How do you control food? By consolidating agricultural interests into what was to be termed agribusiness, creating genetically modified organisms out of heritage seeds with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, patenting the new seeds, and making sure that these new seeds are force-fed to U.S. farmers as well as the rest of the world. By holding the patents on these seeds and requiring farmers to purchase new seeds every year, the control is complete. Also, by controlling how these GMO seeds are created, other more sinister uses come to mind. But first, you must convince the world of your good intentions. This is accomplished through lies, deception, and a bit of media manipulation. By promising farmers that this technology was safe, and would result in increased yields at less cost, they were more than happy to give it a try. The fact that in most cases this claim was false had yet to be proven by the innocent farmers that believed the lie.
By the time independent studies started revealing that GMO is harmful, it was too late, and the freight train called agri-business was on its way to fulfilling its purpose – to make as much money as possible by spreading GMO seeds as far as possible, and thus gaining control of the population via food.
The U.S. Farmland Takeover
It is now 2008, and the U.S. is in the midst of a deadly trend. From time-tested agricultural processes that involve tilling the land, planting, and harvesting both produce and seed, to mass-produced, genetically engineered seed injection requiring less workers and more pesticides, agribusiness has taken hold and is strangling the country with its GMO crops and farming methods. The end-result? The family farmer is squeezed out in favor of agribusiness’ mass-production methods using genetically engineered crops grown with poisoned seeds, good for one harvest only. Here are some statistics that show how GMO crops are taking over U.S. farmland:
The adoption of HT [herbicide-tolerant] corn, which had been slower in previous years, has accelerated, reaching 52 percent of U.S. corn acreage in 2007.
Plantings of Bt [insect-resistant] corn grew from 8 percent of U.S. corn acreage in 1997 to 26 percent in 1999, then fell to 19 percent in 2000 and 2001, before climbing to 29 percent in 2003 and 49 percent in 2007. Plantings of Bt cotton expanded more rapidly, from 15 percent of U.S. cotton acreage in 1997 to 37 percent in 2001 and 59 percent in 2007.
Adoption of all GE [genetically engineered] cotton, taking into account the acreage with either or both HT and Bt traits, reached 87 percent in 2007, versus 91 percent for soybeans. In contrast, adoption of all biotech corn was 73 percent. (USDA, 2007)
The Killing Fields go Worldwide
Not content to restrict the use of GMO to the U.S., a larger, more ambitious plan was in the making.
By Presidential Executive Order , the US had defined GMO seeds as harmless and hence not needing to be regulated for health and safety. It made sure this principle was carried over into the new World Trade Organization (WTO) in the form of the WTO’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (SPS), which stated, ‘Food standards and measures aimed at protecting people from pests or animals can potentially be used as a deliberate barrier to trade’…
Other WTO rules in the Agreement to Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) forbid member countries from using domestic standards or testing, food safety laws, product standards, calling them an ‘unfair barrier to trade.’ The impact of those two US-mandated WTO rulings meant that Washington could threaten that any government restricting import of GM plants on grounds they might pose threats to health and safety of their population, could be found to be in violation of WTO free trade rules! (Engdahl, 2006)
This resulted in a long awaited plan by the multinational GMO pushers to take over global agriculture, as represented in the following chart that outlines just how many hectares of land were devoted to GMO crops from 1996 to 2006:
(GMO Compass, 2007)
Take a good look at the chart above, and let’s do the math. Keep in mind that all figures are approximate.
1 hectare = 2.4711 acres. In 2006, there were 102 million hectares of land on planet earth devoted to GMO crops, or 252.05 million acres. 1 square mile = 640 acres. Therefore, by 2006, there were approximately 393,828 square miles of GMO crops.
The earth’s total landmass is approximately 92,229,476 square miles. In 2005, Taipei Times reported that 40% of the earth’s land mass was being used for farmland. Not accounting for any increase from 2005 to 2006, the amount of land being used for farmland was, in 2006, 40% of 92,229,476 square miles, or 36,891,790 square miles, and this includes grazing land for livestock production.
According to Science Daily, “grazing occupies 26 percent of the Earth’s terrestrial surface.” 26% of earth’s total landmass of 92,229,476 square miles = 23,979,664 square miles. So, subtract that from the total amount of land being used for farmland, and we get 12,912,126 square miles of farmland devoted to raising crops. Of this total amount of farmland that is being used to raise crops, 393,828 square miles are devoted to GMO crop production as of 2006. Let’s look a bit further:
According the chart above, in 1996, there were 1.7 hectares, or 4.2 million acres, which equates to approximately 6,563 square miles of farmland devoted to GMO crops. In 2006, there were 393,828 square miles of farmland devoted to GMO crops, which was 387,265 square miles more in 2006 than in 1996. Using a rate of increase calculation, this equates to
A 5900% INCREASE IN LAND DEVOTED TO GMO CROPS IN A 10-YEAR PERIOD!
If you think that this trend cannot continue, think again.
In 2007, the cultivation of genetically modified plants also increased. The area dedicated to such plants rose by 12 million hectares to reach a total of 114 million hectares. The greatest increase was shown by maize, which added 10 million hectares to its area. Genetically modified plants are commercially employed in 23 countries, twelve of which are developing nations. (GMO Compass, 2008)
(GMO Compass, 2008)
It looks like the agri-giants are right on schedule, with an average yearly increase of approximately 10 million hectares of land. The increase from 2006 to 2007 was 102 to 114 hectares. At this rate, the amount of land dedicated to the growth of GM killing fields will double in another 10 years.
GMO – What Harm Can it Do?
Contrary to claims by the U.S. government and Monsanto et al, who claim that GMO crops are beneficial, independent studies have been conducted with shocking results.
In a 2005 report by Regnum, a Russian news agency,
On October 10, during the symposium over genetic modification, organized by the National Association for Genetic Security (NAGS), Doctor of Biology Irina Ermakova made public the results of the research led by her at the Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). This is the first research that determined clear dependence between eating genetically modified soy and the posterity of living creatures.
“The morphology and biochemical structures of rats are very similar to those of humans, and this makes the results we obtained very disturbing,” said Irina Ermakova to NAGS press office. (Regnum, 2005)
Another glaring example is that of Syngenta and the German farmer, Gottfried Glockner of North Hessen. As William Engdahl explains in Seeds of Destruction,
This farmer found evidence that planting Syngenta Bt-176 genetically engineered corn to feed his cattle in 1997 had been responsible for killing off his cattle, destroying his milk production, and poisoning his farmland. Syngenta’s Bt-176 corn had been engineered to produce a toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis, which they claimed was deadly to a damaging insect, the European Corn Borer. (pg. 230)
Evidently, Syngenta’s GMO corn was deadly to a lot more than the corn borer.
Is Anything More Important?
To make a distinction between the health effects of GMO on animals and humans is reckless at best. If rats that eat GMO soy, and cattle that eat GMO corn have severe health effects and die, then what happens to humans that eat GMO soy and corn, drink milk from GMO-fed cows, and eat beef from GMO-fed cattle? Don’t we deserve more? If GMO killing fields are poisoning the animals whose products we consume, then they are poisoning us also.
What does it matter about the issues we fight about if we are being slaughtered slowly and silently by the foods we eat? Not only are we being killed off, but the diseases that we get because of this consumption keep the medical establishment in Ferraris and Penthouses while doctors treat the symptoms of the diseases we contract, while never addressing the cause.
Can it be Stopped?
GMO killing fields are taking over our farms and stores, as well as our very lives. These silent, deadly killers have been hiding in anonymity since “1992…when George H.W. Bush…issued an Executive Order proclaiming GMO plants such as soybeans or GMO corn to be ‘substantially equivalent’ to ordinary corn or soybeans, and, therefore, not needing any special health safety study or testing” (Engdahl, 2006). Even labeling foods containing GMO ingredients is not allowed. With the proliferation of GMO ingredients, it is no wonder that companies do not want to be responsible for labeling their products. They probably do not know if what they are getting is GMO or not! How can you label something if you do not know what it is?
Planting individual gardens with organic seeds, then harvesting these seeds from one year to the next is one way to combat the GMO revolution. Also, local groups devoted to growing organic produce for the communities in which they live can stem the tide of personal GMO consumption one community at a time, at least for a while.
The U.S. government, Monsanto, Dow, Dupont, and Syngenta are not in business to keep people healthy. They are in business to make money. Unless this is understood, these corporations will continue using the public as guinea pigs for their experiments in population control, and in so doing, glean ever-increasing profits from the unsuspecting and naive. It is time to stand up and resist these giants by demanding accountability, and using what resources are left to become self-sufficient and say NO WAY to GMO! If we don’t, America’s silent killing fields will do their job, and we will no longer have a choice.
Copyright 2008, Barbara H. Peterson
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March 20, 2009 update:
In 2008, the cultivation of GM crops grew worldwide once again. Compared with 2007, the area dedicated to such plants rose by 9.4 per cent to 125 million hectares. Bolivia, Egypt and Burkina Faso cultivated GM crops for the first time in 2008. A sum of 25 countries used genetic engineering commercially. About 70 per cent of soybean production was occupied by GM soybean and the share of GM cotton is 47 per cent. (GMO Compass)
Here is the new chart:
GMO wheat, which was tabled by Monsanto because of farmer protests, is now back on the table, along with potatoes, rice, and sugar beets.
A March, 2009 report on GMO Compass states:
A majority of farmers in the USA have expressed approval in a poll on genetically modified wheat. They expect gene technology to contribute towards solutions to current problems in wheat cultivation…..
In conducting the survey, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) approached in writing 21,000 farmers with a wheat cultivation area of at least 200 hectares. A third of those addressed participated in the poll. The object of the survey was the opinion of farmers towards a petition that was formulated by the NAWG and contained essential statements towards genetically modified wheat. Three-quarters (76 per cent) of the participating farmers agreed with the petition.
Let’s do the math:
NAWG approached 21,000 farmers. One-third, or 7,000 farmers participated. Out of that 7,000, 76%, or 5,320, approved of GMO wheat. 5,320 is only 25% of the 21,000 farmers originally approached. NOT A MAJORITY OF FARMERS! This statement is simply not true! The pollsters are twisting the statistics to suit their own purposes. What about the other 14,000 farmers, or two-thirds of all farmers who were not represented in the poll?
Five years ago, the Monsanto company abandoned plans for the market introduction of genetically modified wheat, since many farmers feared losses in wheat export to Europe and Asia. “Our farmers still have no interest in herbicide-resistant Roundup wheat,” declared a spokesperson of the NAWG. However, farmers demand increased yield and wheat types that better withstand heat, dryness and cold. As stated by the NAWG, “Our poll is a strong signal that farmers are ready to plant genetically modified wheat.”
Monsanto clearly benefits from the pollster’s twisted statistics. Who cares about the truth, full steam ahead! Field trials are already underway:
Field trials are underway in many countries, including countries in Europe, to find out if experimental GM wheat plants are actually resistant to fungal infection and thereby produce grains won’t be laden with dangerous mycotoxins. (GMO Compass)
Even the foods that we think contain no recognized GMO products in them are processed using GMOs.
Processed foods that are affected by GMOs:
Bread and Pastries
Milk, Dairy Products, Cheese, Eggs
Chocolate, Sweets, and Ice Cream
Meats and Sausage
Beverages: Juice, Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks
Fruit juice, beer, wine, and liquor – many of our beverages are based on plant ingredients. Neither the plants themselves, nor the yeasts used in alcoholic fermentation are genetically modified. Nonetheless, many beverages are produced using enzymes made with the help of genetically modified microorganisms. (GMO Compass)
Even bread made from conventional flour is likely to contain other ingredients derived from GM sources.
Genetically modified ingredients: It takes more than just flour to make bread. Many ingredients found in bread and baked goods are sometimes made with the help of genetic engineering.
Several ingredients often found in baked goods are derived from soybeans: oils, lecithin and other emulsifiers, and even soy flour, which is sometimes mixed with wheat flour in small quantities (up to 1 percent) due to its physical properties.
Maize is the basis for various starches and other ingredients like glucose syrup (corn syrup), which is produced by starch saccharification.
Other flour additives may also be produced with the help of genetic engineering, for example: ascorbic acid (E300) or cysteine (E921).
Enzymes are often added to baked goods. They can make dough easier to process, make it expand, or provide for an ideal crust. Many of the enzymes used today (e.g. amylase) are made with the help of genetically modified microorganisms. (GMO Compass)
We are facing a takeover so complete that it makes a tsunami look tame in comparison. Get your heirloom seeds and start a garden. Save the seeds and create your own seed bank. Do it now.
Barbara H. Peterson
March 16, 2009
This is a 3 part video series done by the Organization for Competitive Markets regarding its concern that Monsanto is headed for a monopoly over agriculture seeds and our food supply.
Monsanto’s biotechnology patents control over 80% of corn and 90% of soybeans in the U.S. Farmers are going bankrupt, which leads to the importation of more of our food. Watch this video series to understand how the monopoly started, and just where it is headed.
Also, watch a reporter who takes a picture of a Monsanto sign from a public street being chased down by Monsanto security. This abomination of a company will stop at nothing.
By the way, did you know that your friendly fast food giant McDonald’s has partnered with Monsanto?
June 2, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008 Mr. Jim Steele Contributing Editor VANITY FAIR 4 Times Square, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10036 Dear Jim: Thanks for your recent correspondence and your interest in Monsanto Company. As someone who values research, you’ve undoubtedly seen that the name “Monsanto” has been associated with a company headquartered in America’s Heartland since 1901. However, today’s Monsanto is a relatively new company that took shape in the year 2000, and is today 100 percent focused on agriculture.
This is priceless; just erase the past and begin anew in 2000, free from all the toxic history that came before. Like a Holy Baptism by the powers vested in the SEC, voila, out with the old and in with the new.
In 1997, the company formerly known as Monsanto (“Old Monsanto”) spun off its chemical businesses as Solutia Inc. In 2000, Old Monsanto merged with Pharmacia & Upjohn to form Pharmacia Corp. In 2002, Pharmacia Corp. was acquired by Pfizer Inc. and spun off its agricultural businesses as Monsanto Company (“New Monsanto”). A provision in the spin-off agreement states that in the event Solutia fails to meet its environmental obligations outlined in the 1997 spin-off agreement, New Monsanto would be responsible for them on behalf of Pharmacia. This is what happened when Solutia filed for bankruptcy in December 2003.
Glad we’re all clear on who is who. What happens to the Solutia facility in Texas that’s ranked in the top toxic waste with tens of millions of pounds of known carcinogens released into the environment. I know the government stops reporting the releases and soon we can look forward to all pesticide data vanishing (LINK).
It sure makes the new technology look brighter when the critics and evidence disappear. What the heck, if Monsanto and Solutia get it wrong and stuff makes people sick the Pfiser opportunities explode (LINK).
Monsanto’s rebirth process may have helped feed a cadre of hungry lawyers and meet the letter of the law in financial reporting terms, but there are a few problems with this approach. First is how the “new” Monsanto begins with a selective product line from the “old” Monsanto. To an average observer it looks like dumping the liabilities and keeping the money makers, which include seeds that are tolerant to Monsanto’s herbicide and the monopoly in bovine growth hormone. Tossing off losses is not a concept most Boards of Directors ignore; profitability stays on the agenda. The PCB and dioxin pollution and associated criminal activity, was handily spun off to a tidy solution, by creating a new corporation called Solutia. But the patented seeds and dairy hormones remained core agricultural offerings. See how confusing this is to appreciate where the “old” Monsanto ends and “new” Monsanto begins? Monsanto’s gmo Bovine Growth hormone treatments have been uninterrupted in in America’s food supply and banned in developed countries since 1994. We do know the ban is not worldwide any longer, Pakistan and Mexico now allow these treated products too. Consumers across America should be tickled pink to know that such bastions of protection in human rights and science are with us in swallowing the stuff.
I just want my right to know who’s hands are on my food and opt out of any help from folks who mostly know how to kill stuff. I want to know how many of the folks who consume the bulk of the low priced stuff are getting diabetes now. When the European Union first banned hormone treatments for cows they cited concerns about increased risk for diabetes and cancers. Have we tracked consumers to see if we’re seeing that now? Nope, don’t look don’t find is the policy and then the argument becomes that absence of evidence of harm is substantially equivalent to proof of safety. Monsanto’s other GMO seed patents are uninterrupted by the rebirth. I’d like to be rebirthed, with my losses cut, too bad we can’t all enjoy being corporate citizens!
At Monsanto, we apply innovation and technology to help farmers around the world be more successful, produce healthier foods, and better animal feeds, and create more fiber, all while reducing agriculture’s impact on the environment.
Never have more inspiring words been uttered, but sadly they do not reflect the reality of a decade of biotech crops. Where are these healthier foods? As long as we’re looking at health, where are the human health studies showing these things are safe? Who has the peer reviewed studies? Where are these acres of nutritionall improved varieties? According to the USDA these biotech crops are divided into three categories, herbicide tolerant, pesticide producing or both also known as stacked.
This product summarizes the extent of adoption of herbicide-tolerant and insect–resistant crops since their introduction in 1996. Three tables devoted to corn, cotton, and soybeans cover the 2000-07 period by State. (LINK)
In 2007 biotech was over 90% of the US soy acreage. Which one of those is healthiest for me? Can I ask my doctor? Have the New England Journal of Medicine and Jama endorsed those or should we look for the pharma rice to be evaluated there first? Don’t ask a medical doctor because no studies have been done for them.
On the biotech side is a cadre of veterinarians and Ph.D.’s, serving as the industry’s voice of the “Doctors” and the animal studies, comparing relative weight gain from gmo feeding is what the focus is on. There’s no human health study done by industry. Here are all the often cited industry studies, but feel free to add any I have missed (LINK).
Will a fatter pig help me reach my health and fitness goals? No. Will the same gmo feed traits bioaccumulate so the stuff that made the pig fatter might make people fatter too? Probably not, as if we’d miss an obesity epidemic and not look to it like a population wide feeding result to investigate. A pig feed, that grows the bottom line for agribusiness, may have its appreciative fans, but don’t sell it to the public as healthier to anything more than revenues. It isn’t. There are downstream effects of industrial farming.
From Scorecard, the global authority on chemicals and pollution. Almost two trillion pounds of animal waste are produced per year nationally. An increasing amount of this animal waste is produced by intensive livestock operations, which are really more factories than farms. Common animal waste treatment practices used by these livestock factories are often inadequate to protect our drinking water and environment, posing one of America’s serious pollution problems. See Scorecard’s overview of animal waste problems. (LINK)
What about being better for the environment? Surely that would count to the positive side, if it were true. We see the claims but not the evidence. It is not true that this new technology does anything it was billed to do at the outset. Past the third year of gmo crops, insect and weed tolerance begin to require heavier applications of chemicals. It’s survival of the fittest in the world’s natural order. Organisms either targeted or non-targeted mutate or vanish from the chemical exposure. Stronger toxins need to be used over time. Denying the basics of Nature isn’t going to change the reality of mutation. The myth of chemically intensive yield advantages was busted by the Cornell 22 year study that found organic farming produces the same corn and soybean yields as chemically intensive farming, without chemicals! (LINK)
Then there are findings which relate specifically to the gmo crops, which predate the creation of the “new” Monsanto, but use the exact same technology and product name. Imagine my confusion, again!
Roundup Ready (RR) GM soya Studies from 1999 – 2007 consistently show RR GM soya to yield 4 – 12% lower than conventional varieties. A 2007 study by Kansas State University agronomist Dr. Barney Gordon suggests that Roundup Ready soya continues to suffer from a yield drag: RR soya yielded 9% less than a close conventional relative. A carefully controlled study by University of Nebraska agronomists found that RR soya varieties yielded 6% less than their closest conventional relatives, and 11% less than high yielding conventional lines (Elmore et al, 2001). This 6% ‘yield drag’ was attributed to genetic modification, and corresponds to a substantial loss in production of 202 kg/ha. In 1998 several universities carried out a study demonstrating that, on average, RR soy varieties were 4% lower in yield than conventional varieties (Oplinger et al., 1999). These results clearly refuted Monsanto’s claim to the contrary (Gianessi, 2000). Yields of GM soybeans are especially low under drought conditions. Due to pleiotropic effects (stems splitting under high temperatures and water stress), GM soybeans suffer 25% higher losses than conventional soybeans( Altieri and Pengue, 2005) 5 studies between 2001 -2007 show that glyphosate applied to Roundup Ready soybeans inhibits the uptake of important nutrients essential to plant health and performance. The resultant mineral deficiencies have been implicated in various problems, from increased disease susceptibility to inhibition of photosynthesis. Thus, the same factors implicated in the GM soya yield drag may also be responsible for increased susceptibility to disease. (Motavalli, et al., 2004; Neumann et al., 2006; King, et al.,2001; Bernards,M.L, 2005; Gordon, B., 2007). The yield drag of RR soya is reflected in flat overall soybean yields from 1995 to 2003, the very years in which GM soya adoption went from nil to 81% of U.S. soybean acreage. By one estimate, stagnating soybean yields in the U.S. cost soybean farmers $1.28 billion in lost revenues from1995 to 2003 (Ron Eliason, 2004). More recent evidence shows that the kilogram per hectare ratio of soybean has been in decline since 2002, leading to the conclusion that RR soy does not have an impact on yield (ABIOVE, 2006a). (LINK)
Where are all the loudly boasted benefits borne out in the data? Noble goals a plenty, but talk is cheap.
Agriculture is facing great challenges: increasing population, limited arable land and precious fresh water resources, among others. Farmers are being asked to address these challenges in an environmentally sustainable way while also balancing pressures that face them on their farm. Helping address these topics is not only important, but at Monsanto we believe they are essential in helping farmers succeed today and tomorrow. This introduction to you describes Monsanto’s focus and commitment to the success of farmers and agriculture around the globe. It’s important because you’ve raised questions on complex topics which face our business, questions that seem to cast doubt on our intentions.
There are no doubts about the intentions of Monsanto. All corporations are chartered to deliver increasing returns for stock holders. People understand that and a quick glance at the MON stock shows your Directors get it too. This trail of benevolent concern leading the market growth is hard to follow. So very much falls through the cracks with the end of one Monsanto and the beginning of another. Take the feeding study for example, the glyphosate tolerant soy sounds exactly like the patented varieties that belong to the “new” Monsanto.
Hammond, B., J. Vicini, G. Hartnell, M.W. Naylor, C.D. Knight, E. Robinson, R. L. Fuchs, and S.R. Padgette et al. 1996. The feeding value of soybeans fed to rats, chickens, catfish and dairy cattle is not altered by genetic incorporation of glyphosate tolerance. J. Nutr. 126: 717-727. (LINK)
They also leave no doubt the proiducts are designed to benefit agribusiness customers, but where’s the healthier part? Maybe health is measured in profits alone and by that measure there’s nothing about the “new” Monsanto that isn’t robust. Imagine the delight of the public if they could find an investment opportunity like this, from start up in 2000 to what? Ah yes, the seed and genomics business had sales of $4bn for 2006, or more than half of Monsanto’s total revenue. Quite a nice sum for a start up venture in a market not known to reward farming so richly. (LINK)
Bovine somatotropin, or bST, is a naturally-occurring protein produced by all dairy cows. It’s a necessary component of milk production. Supplementing dairy cows with bST enables dairy farmers to produce more milk using fewer cows and other resources which ultimately benefit the environment. All milk and dairy products meet stringent safety requirements and pass regular inspections by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture making milk one of the safest foods available. Milk produced by cows supplemented with bST is the same, safe, nutritious milk as that which comes from cows not receiving supplemental bST. Regulatory agencies and independent scientific and academic organizations throughout the world have reviewed and studied the use of supplemental bST in dairy production for more than 20 years and determined it to be a safe, responsible and effective management tool for dairy farmers. Monsanto supports accuracy in consumer labeling. Dairy product labels that make unqualified absence claims, such as no hormones or bST-free, imply a safety or quality difference and are misleading to consumers. These labels undermine consumer confidence in dairy products. To that end, we applaud the efforts many states are making to ensure accuracy in consumer labeling for dairy products. Monsanto supports many industry groups across all areas of agriculture. And we have provided assistance to the Center for Global Food Issues, CGFI, and to American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology, known as AFACT.
It may be an effective “tool” for factory farm operations, but let’s be honest about the lack of safety testing and the interests of these “self directed” groups of supporters. To date the safety assurance at the FDA website remains the opinion of a fluid scientist at Cornell, written in 1994 (LINK). Using measurement tools that are older than Monsanto itself to support the claims of no difference is deceiving.
Where are the follow up studies showing how rBGH consumers fare compared to the consumers with no hormone supplemented dairy in their diets? Surely there’s something more substantial! One would think so and no small credit goes to father and son, Dennis and Alex Avery who have championed biotech from the 1990′s. Not only did they create the Center for Global food Issues, but they made Milk is Milk, Stop Labeling Lies and Voices for Choices. These busy promoters should be recognized and applauded for adding the same list of opinions on all the sites yet making it seem they’re all citing other sources, brilliant really how one or two individuals can seem like a dozen organizations worth listening to. The sites all feature the same collection of Monsanto supporters like the coalition who tried to eliminate labeling of milk from cows not treated with rBGH.
Just a few months ago the Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, former Monsanto Dairy farmer, Dennis Wolff, got a bill right to the desk of the Governor and no small credit is due Avery’s and the AFACT members. Yes indeed, unbiased informed opinion is what consumers deserve. That’s what we are supposed to find with AFACT as well. But there’s a problem once again. Leader of AFACT is a farmer on the Board of Directors for Corner Bank and the communications contact was listed as a rep for Monsanto’s PR firm from 1998, and beyond to the new Monsanto. (LINK)
These are bankers and advertising agencies and individuals with increased personal fortunes tied to the sale of Monsanto products. The connections are well documented but in some ways the point of who will stand and suypport the benefits of Monsanto is a moot one. Theoretically we Americans are free people with a free market economy. Why is my right to choose what to eat not a basic right? Why is a company formed in 2000 determining what we eat? If so many legislators and executives think the gmo food is so wonderful why not put your mouths where your money is? Why isn’t the White House and Capitol converted to a full biotech menu? Have the visiting dignitaries compare the subtle nuance of difference between herbicide tolerant corn bread and stacked trait, serve some ring spot virus papaya smoothies with Bt soy milk, the possibilities are endless. Just don’t try to do it at Monsanto where the employee cafeteria is GMO Free!!
August 8, 2007 UNITED KINGDOM. From now on, staff at the British headquarters of biotech giant Monsanto will be eating only non-genetically modified products on their lunch breaks. Foods containing genetically modified soy and corn are no longer available in the company cafeteria. (LINK)
Thanks for the opportunity to share our story with you and with your readers. It is our sincere hope that the context that surrounds each of these topics is included within your article. Sincerely, Darren Wallis Monsanto Public Affairs
There’s oodles I’ve left out but for those who have an appetite for more of the scams, frauds, false claims and fronts, Jeffrey Smith who has tracked the biotech mutations the of products and process longer than almost anyone, just released a downloadable report called State-of-the-Science on the Health Risks of GM Foods. The pdf is 28 pages and Smith doesn’t miss a trick.
Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear http://www.democracynow.org/pdf/MonsantoResponse.pdf
Monsanto’s Letter to Vanity Fair http://www.nass.usda.gov/research/atlas02/Farms/Land%20in%20Farms%20and%20Land%20Use/Acres%20Covered%20under%20a%20Federal%20or%20Other%20Crop%20Insurance%20Policy.gif
USDA Crop Insurance Bonanza for Biotech http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Farmers_for_the_Advancement_and_Conservation_of_Technology
Destruction of Amazon at Record Levels http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Destruction-of-Amazon-reaches-record-level/2005/05/20/1116533544020.html
State-of-the-Science on the Health Risks of GM Foods http://www.seedsofdeception.com/DocumentFiles/145.pdf


Spring Flower bulbs need a good, long winter’s sleep. Like some people we know, if they wake up before they are fully rested, they get kind of cranky, and then they don’t bloom well at all.
Freeze/Thaw Cycle Can Damage Spring Flowers
What happens during a mild winter is that the soil stays too warm. This means that the bulbs begin to come out of dormancy early. They will start to grow, and once the tips emerge above the soil line, they are subject to freezing if the temperatures dip back below freezing, which is usually what happens. After the bulbs have emerged, they freeze and then don’t bloom at all, or if they do it’s a very poor display.
Another reason bulbs can bloom too early or freeze in the ground is that the bulbs are not planted deep enough. They may have been deep enough when you planted them, but as the soil goes through the freezing and thawing process, the bulbs can be pushed toward the surface. One way to keep your flower bulbs sleeping longer, which will protect them from freezing, is to mulch the bed.
To do this, in the fall, apply a 3-4” layer of well-composted mulch on the top of the flower bed. This layer of mulch will do a couple of things. It will maintain the higher moisture content in the soil and this is good as long as the soil isn’t already too soggy. Well-composted mulch also adds valuable organic matter to the planting bed which makes a great natural fertilizer.
Mulch Can Keep Ground Thawed (And Frozen)
A 3-4” layer of mulch also acts as an insulator that will keep the soil from freezing for a while. This is good because you don’t want the bulbs going through a series of short cycles of freezing and thawing. In Fall and Winter when the temperatures drop below freezing and stay there for a while, the soil will slowly eventually freeze. During the spring the mulch works in reverse and keeps the soil from thawing too early. Keeping it in a frozen state is good because the bulbs remain dormant for a longer time.
When the bulbs finally do wake up it is springtime, and hopefully by the time the shoots emerge from the ground the danger of a hard freeze is past and they will not be damaged. If you can keep the shoots and bulbs from freezing after they start growing, they will flower beautifully. The extra organic matter will help to nourish the bulbs when they are done blooming, and the cycle starts all over again.
If you plan your garden carefully, it is possible to have it bloom all summer and into the fall. So look carefully at when each bulb is supposed to bloom when designing your garden. We also plant annual flowers in the same beds as our spring bulbs. By the time the danger of frost is past and it’s time to plant the annuals, the top of the bulbs have died back and are ready to be removed. The mulch that is added in the fall also helps to nourish the annual flowers, as well as improve the soil permanently. Any time you add well-composted organic matter to your planting beds, it is going to produce multiple benefits. The keywords here are “well composted”. Using fresh material instead of well-composted material will not produce the desired effect and could damage your plants. Always use properly composted material.


I spent a little time in the garden tonight weeding and watering. The garden is a pretty decent size this year. Were rocking: Lettuce, beefsteak tomatoes, yellow cherry tomatoes, the pepper parade including poblanos, green and orange sweet peppers and jalapenos, we have pickling cucumbers and regular cucumbers, lots of broccoli and cauliflower plants, onions, red potatoes, baking potatoes, sweet potatoes, and Cleo's favorite little snackies sugar snap peas and green beans. I hope I'm not forgetting anything. I would like to note that I pushed for sweet corn, cantaloupe and pumpkins as well but I got vetoed. Boo!!
Anyhow, below is how to water the garden Cleo style.
And a quick reminder to check out Cleo's new swanky page on facebook. Look for her under the heading Adventures of a German Shorthaired Pointer!


Bulk Handling of grain commenced in 1954 when a group of forward thinking farmers approached government seeking assistance to move the state’s handling of wheat and barley from the labour intensive, back-breaking use of bags into the modern era.
Gladstone complex has grown from its original concrete silo storage built in 1957 to become the largest inland grain storage facility in Australia with a storage capacity of in excess of 600,000 tonnes.
In the last ten years more than $10 million has been invested in capital infrastructure at the Gladstone site. This includes construction of fast loading out-loading system that can load rail at more than 1,000 tonnes per hour.
Viterra (formerly ABB Grain, AusBulk and SACBH), is now the largest employer in Gladstone and where practicable, use local businesses to provide services required by the company. During the peak of 2001/2002 harvest, this site employed 6 permanent staff, 11 permanent part-time staff and over 100 casual staff.
During season 2001/2002, the Gladstone site received 553,163 tonnes of grain, which was made up of 16 segregations of grain grades from Wheat, Barley, Duram Wheat, Peas, Faba Beans and Fiesta Beans.
This grain was taken through 2 sampling offices, weighed on 2 inward weighbridges & 2 outward weighbridges. At any one time there were 6 silo grids & 6 drive-over hoppers operating to place this grain into concrete vertical silos, bulk sheds and bunkers.
Grain storage space is made up of:
|Concrete vertical:||Block 1||2500 tonnes barley/cell 2900 tonnes wheat/cell|
|Block 2||1300 tonnes barley/cell 1500 tonnes wheat/cell|
|Sheds||Block 3||50,000 tonnes|
|Block 4||5,000 tonnes peas|
|Block 5||45,000 tonnes|
|Block 6||45,000 tonnes|
|Bunkers||in excess of||325,000 tonnes|
|Future Bunkers||in excess of||100,000 tonnes.|
Approximately 90% of the grain is out-loaded through 2 x 1,000 tonne bins which are located over a railway line. A majority of this grain is then taken to Port Adelaide terminal to be loaded onto ships for many national and international ports.


The Alnwick Garden is digging deep to find a budding replacement for one of the most high-profile gardening positions in the UK.
Trevor Jones, Head Gardener at The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland is retiring after dedicating 12 years of his life working for the charity. His replacement will need to have pot loads of flexibility and be as fresh as a daisy to keep up with the day to day challenges associated with the job.
For instance, Trevor is no longer surprised at any of the requests made by his boss – The Duchess of Northumberland. From growing cannabis in the world-famous Poison Garden to modelling for The Alnwick Garden calendar, the “any other duties” part of his job description has been flexed to the max on many occasions.
“In my 12 years working at The Alnwick Garden, I have donned a white chemical suit to conduct tours of our Poison Garden, flown around the world to deliver horticultural educational talks and hosted World Naked Gardening day. It’s fair to say that my job is somewhat multi-faceted.”
The Alnwick Garden is the brainchild of Jane Percy, The Duchess of Northumberland and a multi-award-winning visitor attraction based in Alnwick, Northumberland. The 12 acres of meandering and magnificent gardens are home to the world’s largest Taihaku Cherry Orchard, a Grand Cascade comprising 120 water jets, a Poison Garden filled exclusively with around 100 intoxicating and narcotic plants, the world’s largest Treehouse Restaurant and one of the largest rose gardens in the world.
With Trevor’s departure early in the spring, the hunt is now on for someone who will not only trim the edging but will push the boundaries even further and take The Alnwick Garden onto another level.
“Whoever takes over from me will have the best gardening job in the world but the role isn’t just about having a vast amount of experience and knowledge of plants,” he said. “As every day is different here, they will also need to be open minded, able to drive change and think outside of the box. The quirkier the better as that is what our visitors love.”
Indeed, The Gardens are seen by thousands of visitors and guests every year who have been delighted by an assortment of special events including a Halloween Garden of Screams which saw people being chased by clowns and masked characters, a Christmas spectacular and even a medieval knight jousting competition.
“When I retire, I’ll miss the gardening aspect of the job but I’ll also miss the buzz of being part of something very special. I’ll look back at my time here with a great deal of affection and hope that my replacement beds in well.”
To apply for the position contact Ann.firstname.lastname@example.org
"Whoever takes over from me will have the best gardening job in the world "
Trevor Jones - Head Gardener The Alnwick Garden


Ine (rice plants) has been at the heart of Japanese life since the ancient times. Its thrashed stalks(straw) have been used as materials for "clothing" and "housing," and its seeds (rice) have provided staple "food." The straw has been also used for religious rituals and festivals, and has become an indispensable part of the Japanese "spirit." Landscape with rice paddies is the heart and soul of many Japanese; it is an indigenous memory nurtured by the local climate. This project aimed to question "nature and people, body, life, and self identity," by examining ine in the contexts of clothing, food, and housing. I brought together natural components from a hundred-year-old rice terrace in Kamogawa, Chiba prefecture, and rice plant producers across the nation to the kaiseki dinner table in a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo, to create space for Tobi no Seki. Tobi no Seki is the name of a group whose members gather to appreciate straw and rice yielded from rice plants. Producers of rice plants, designers and artists, chefs, Japanese restaurateurs, and dinner guests gathered at this site to enjoy ine-based artworks and rice-based cuisine.


Passionate to eat better, Infarm was founded in Berlin in 2013 by Osnat Michaeli and the brothers Erez and Guy Galonska. With the aim to share the goodness of own-grown produce with everyone, they developed a smart modular farming system, that allows distribution of farms throughout the urban environment, growing fresh produce in any available space and fulfilling any market demand.
Today, with cutting edge R&D, patented technologies, and a leading multi-disciplinary team, Infarm is growing a global farming network helping cities become self-sufficient in their food production while significantly improving the safety, quality, and environmental footprint of our food.
Be part of the Infarm (r)evolution and help people to take back ownership of their food.
Who you are
- You’re excited about our vision to reshape the food industry.
- You believe diversity, collaboration and teamwork are key drivers for success.
- You thrive in an environment where you can take ownership and solve hard problems.
- You love a challenge and want to do well while doing good.
- You want to expand your horizons and grow with us as we grow.
At Infarm we grow a smart worldwide Infarm network that brings farming to the people. As the Training Program Manager, you will be leading our Infarm Academy which is responsible for the training and learning journey of our operational teams in Farming as a Service (FaaS).
As Infarm’s Training Program Manager you:
- Drive and manage the global training & development strategy of our FaaS teams
- Provide a clear vision and mission for the training team aligned with organizational goals
- Assess training needs and certification requirements
- Work closely together with the L&D team to drive continuous improvement of all global learning and development activities for FaaS teams
- Ensure all operational Infarm employees worldwide have the skills required to perform in their role as well as the opportunity to continually learn and develop
- Define, monitor, evaluate and drive KPIs with the goal to increase program effectiveness and success of the training programs
- Develop methods and metrics for short and long-term program evaluations with a commitment towards reasonable return on investment goals
- Bachelor’s Degree along with min 5+ years of work experience preferably in a startup environment
- Experience within a global learning and development set up with a focus on franchise, production or manufacturing
- Familiarity with modern training techniques, user-centered learning design, and trends in on-the-job, digital and interactive learning
- Proven problem-solving skills, project management, attention to detail, and exceptional organizational skills.
- Highly motivated self-starter with strong analytical skills and results-oriented.
- Deep leadership and management skills
- Ability to build trust, coach, and obtain buy-in at all levels of the organization
What we offer
- The opportunity to join Infarm as we expand across the globe and help change the future of farming
- The ability to drive impact and be a true partner to the business, working closely with top-level managers
- A friendly work environment with a diverse group of motivated, talented, and visionary colleagues
- 30 days of vacation plus an extra day off on your birthday
- Monthly BVG ticket
- Fresh herbs to take home
- Coffee, tea, fresh and healthy snacks and Friday drinks!
Infarm is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to grow an inclusive environment, where everyone can thrive, regardless of your background and circumstances. We nurture diversity because we appreciate the uniqueness and differences between people. Each employee’s distinctive experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints helps us build a resilient environment, where we can all learn, grow, and create great things together. All applicants are given equal opportunity regardless of age, gender identity or expression, language, disability, ethnic origin, national origin, religion, belief, culture, socio-economic status, or sexual orientation.


Farming Simulator 17 Coming Soon for (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Farming Simulator 17 is about to come for (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
After seducing millions of players worldwide with its previous versions, Giants Software brings its new iteration of Farming Simulator back to the newest generation
of consoles and PC. The game will offer a load of new features to be unveiled at E3 2016!
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In the latter half of last century, investment in agricultural research across the continent fell, with annual growth rates in spending declining from two per cent in the 1970s to just 0.8 per cent in the 1990s, according to the latest brief of International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
“In 2003, African leaders agreed, under the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP), to increase agricultural GDP by six per cent a year. But most countries have failed to reach that target, with annual growth rates remaining at less than three per cent,” noted IIED’s brief entitled, ‘Integrating climate change into agricultural research for development in Africa’.
Excluding Nigeria and South Africa, total public ARD spending in Africa actually fell by 0.3 percent each year in the 1990s. Spending per scientist has also declined considerably over the past three decades, according to the brief.
“Lack of investment in research for the development of Africa’s agriculture means that the continent remains largely dependent on outside funding. Added to a growing number of people — Africa’s population is expected to rise from one billion today to 2.1 billion by 2050 — under-investment in agriculture is sure to undermine the continent’s impressive economic growth.” it noted.
On the other hand, at a summit in L’Aquila, Italy, in 2009, the G8 pledged 22.5 billion US dollars to support African agriculture, including 3.8 billion US dollars from the European Commission and significant commitments from several other European donors.
According to IIED, to be effective, this money should target the sub-sector with the greatest potential to increase food security.
“This means investing in public good research to improve the livelihoods of African small-scale producers. Integrating climate change is essential because smallholders are among the most vulnerable to its impacts,” sated the brief sponsored by European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD).


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What is organic?
Organic usually refers to all "naturally produced" foods or the product of organic farming. Organic food differs from conventionally produced food in the way it is grown, handled, and processed.
Organic usually refers to the raising of farm produce (fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy products) without the use of chemical or other synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, (synthetic or sewer-sludge); livestock raised with the use of growth hormones, or antibiotics; food processed without ionizing radiation or food additives; nor can genetically modified seed be utilized.
A larger part of organic agriculture involves the health of the soil and the ecosystem in which crops and livestock are raised. Organic practices recognize that a healthy and live soil and ecosystem benefit crops. Natural, undisturbed soil is alive with microbiotic organisms which exist in harmony together with the native plant life and the inorganic minerals that provide the soil's substrate. Use of pesticides and other chemical treatments to plants disturb this natural balance in many ways.
In fact, organic farming is a more traditional form of agriculture. Before the end of World War II, farmers did not use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides made from petroleum products. In fact many technologies developed during the war were found later to have positive effects on agricultural production and thus were introduced beginning in the 1950s to farmers around the world. Fantastic crop yields and great looking produce was achieved through use of the chemicals; but little did people realize the resulting detrimental effects on the health of consumers.
The term “certified organic” is a legal term and means something quite different than organic as it is very difficult and expensive to have your products certified. Often in the West producers actually are selling organic foods, but can’t make that claim because they haven’t been certified.
The terms “natural” and organic are not interchangeable. Other truthful claims, such as free-range, hormone-free, and natural, can appear on food labels. However, don't confuse these terms with "organic."
Why choose organic?
There are many reasons why people are choosing organic foods over conventionally produced fruits, vegetables and other food products. In fact in developing countries it is one of the fastest growing segments in the food industry with mainline retailers such as Safeway and Wal-Mart in the US and Waitrose in the UK and many others offering organic produce selections for their discerning customers. Organic food production and processing value now tops $30 billion/year!
We have listed a few of the more commonly held reasons for “going organic” here:
Sustainably-grown foods and the environment
In addition to organic farming methods, sustainable agriculture is becoming more important around the world as we deplete the nutrients in over-farmed areas, endangering the ability of the soil to grow foodstuffs.
Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to produce perpetually. An important factor is the effects of farming practices utilized on soil properties and processes essential for crop productivity. Practices that can cause damage to soil include excessive tillage leading to erosion and irrigation without good drainage leading to accumulation of salt in the soil.
A number of development and aid projects in Indonesia are working with local farmers to develop more sustainable methods of growing produce, to ensure that future generations will also be able to live off the land. These methods include natural replenishment of soil to avoid nutrient depletion. Just a few examples are :
All of these efforts have one goal, to care for the earth by conserving the soil and water so that we can sustain and ensure the environment quality and therefore the health and well being of future generations on the earth.
Where can you buy organic foods in Indonesia
Specialty health food stores can be found in larger cities in Indonesia, catering mostly to an expatriate population and the increasingly aware educated Indonesian that knows the need for a healthier diet and better choices. Ask within the community to see if people are aware of a health food/organic/natural food store where you live.
Try an organic restaurant and see how great organic food can taste! Ask the staff about the health benefits of the various dishes … and start to incorporate those new products/dishes into your daily life.
Fortunately for most expatriates, the wide variety of fresh produce and fruits, as well as the ready availability of household staff in Indonesia makes it very easy to incorporate a wide variety of fresh and healthy foods into your diet during your stay in Indonesia. Other items like organic medicines, juice, drinks, baby food, baby diapers grains and such are HARD to find and you will need to obtain them from an organic/natural foods store.
Traditional markets sell an astounding variety of produce, yet there is no way to know for sure if it is grown with organic methods. Sales people will tell you whatever you want to hear … or are not aware of the conditions under which the products were grown.
The effects of air pollution on foods grown near big cities is another factor that must be considered.
Once you embrace the concept of “organic”, you’ll find that there are many areas of your life where changes to your lifestyle can improve your daily life. Organic products are not limited to food, but also include organically grown natural fibers used in clothing, nutritional supplements, personal hygiene products, household cleaning products, garden chemicals, and furniture. For each of these .. there is an organic option.
Making the change to organic living can be one of the most satisfying things you will ever do. Your health will improve, your energy levels will improve, your body functions will improve and you will look and feel better. There is no time like the present to begin!
Learn more about organic living .. there are many resources online. Knowledge and information replace fear; options empower us; and action will change not only our lives but the lives of generations to come. Eating well is one of the cornerstones of preventative medicine!
A few organic resources in Jakarta
A few suggestions from members of the Expat Forum:
The Learning Farm in Puncak
Ranch Market, Megakuningan
Order direct from Ibu Sylvia Arief (she speaks English): Jl. Ibnu Armah I No.5 RT01/04. Pangkalan Jati Baru Pondok Labu Jakarta 12450. Tel. 62 (21) 7036-8091, Fax 62 (21) 7658733, she can send to you the list of products.
Bali, of course, particularly Ubud, is a destination/residence of many yoga/'healing' types e.g., Bali Buddha on Jl Jembawan, Kafe on Jl. Hanoman, Nomad on Jalan Raya and Sari Organics up in the rice fields. There's an organic farmer's market on Sat morn at Pizza Bagus and Wed at ARMA - some of the suppliers there will home deliver.
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Door to Door Organics produce is Certified Organic by the CCOF. Chemical Free and delivered within a couple days. This company delivers not only organic (free of chemicals) fruits and vegetables, they also provide everything else that you could possibly need from the grocery aisle. With local farm raised, organic fruits and vegetables, hormone free meats and dairy comes a price. Yes it is a bit pricier then an ordinary superstore, but the quality and saftey is no comparison. The benefits of ordering from Door to Door Organics is a healthier lifestyle and more convenient grocery shopping.
Started by David Gersenson in 1997 and passed to Chad Arnold in 2009
Door to Door Organics began in the heart of David Gersenson. When he visited India and realized how much fresher, tastier, and healthier the non pesticide produce was. The local farmers provided the towns people all their fruits and vegetables and that is just what inspired David to establish door to door delivery of organic local farmers produce. To Americans we generally stop by a grocery store and don’t put much thought into the fact that the vegetables are shipped from fields drenched in pesticides, not to mention (often) gmo-genetically modified grown.
THIS IS HOW DOOR TO DOOR ORGANICS WORKS
Door to Door Organics is connected with many various types of local farmers who only raise organic certified produce. The website then lays out everything in an easy to navigate setting where you can pick out your weekly groceries and get them delivered to your door! By partnering with many different local farmers and artisans, door to door organics is able to give you a big variety of choices. On Door to Door Organics home page you can punch in your zip to see if they deliver to you!
#1 You pick a subscription box
#2 Customize your box
#3 Fill your box with organic, farm raised natural groceries


Made from the fiber obtained after the nut has been pressed to extract its oil, our coconut flour does not have added sugar. It packs a rich texture and a slightly sweet natural aroma.
What is coconut?
Coconut is the fruit of the coconut tree, a member of the palm trees family. It can measure up to 30 cm in diameter and people can use its water, milk, oil and meat !
Nutrition and health
Naturally gluten and cholesterol free, it contains 20% protein and the eight amino acids essential to our body. Despite being naturally sweet, it shows a very low glycemic index (35). It is also extraordinarily rich in fiber!
Probably originating from the Indo-Malay region, coconut acclimated itself to every tropical country. Despite its ability to easily grow to 20 meters high, the coconut tree is not a tree, but a plant like the banana tree! Formerly called Tenga by native people of these lands, coconut is named “big India nut” by the westerners. The “Coco” term is invented by Portuguese travellers in the 16th century.


Chikmaglur in Karnataka in South India is a hill town and is a heaven for lovers of natural beauty. The region is full of coffee plantation as well as famous for various mid-level trekking to beautiful water falls.
The coffee land of Karnataka, Chikmaglur is famous for its coffee plantation. Arabica coffee is cultivated all around Chikmaglur. It is said that one of the local saint Baba Budangir brought coffee seeds from Yemen in 1670 AD. Later, British and other Europeans took over the plantation and started growing and trading of coffee. Take a coffee plantation walk in hills of Chikmagalur and enjoy coffee tasting along with walk in natural beauty.
A short drive followed by a small mid-level trek to the enchanted water falls of Hebbe OR Abbey near Chikmaglur are worth experiencing. The waters of Hebbe falls having medicinal herbs thus offering healing qualities.
World famous archaeological sites of Belur and Helebid ( helebidu ) are also close by to Chikmaglur.


After resting in Tokaj, we felt ready for the challenges of Romania. We drove into the Maramures region in the northwestern part of the country. Here, time has practically been standing still for the last hundred years. Yes, there are some cars and satellite dishes, but most of the people live in a very simple way. We loved the friendliness of the people and the children got a good history lesson in Maramures. They learnt about small farming, about how to produce food, how to make clothes, how to plough with a horse, how to cut the grass, and so on.
The next region we visited in Romania, Southern Bucovina, is marginally more developed than Maramures. Here, the main attractions are the painted churches. For us, however, what we enjoyed most was our stay at the Putna monastery where the monks fed us and tried to convert us to the orthodox faith. We behaved very politely and listened more than we spoke. It is interesting how religion has become very popular in the countries which were under communism before.