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    15% organic by 2015 - by frog



    One of the cornerstone policy points of the recently released Green Agriculture Policy is for New Zealand to be 15% organic by 2015. This may seem ambitious to some, but with the size of the world market, New Zealand´s entire national output could be organic and it would be a small player. So fears that [...] read more
    October 26, 2008 8:57 pm - 19 Comments
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    Rats prefer organic food - by frog



    Yum, organic baking! According to Mother Earth News, via Ecoscraps: 40 lab rats were offered a choice between organic and conventional biscuits by Swiss and Austrian scientists.  The rats preferred the organic biscuits, which makes you wonder if rats are smarter than humans. Those are some pretty lucky lab rats getting the biscuit tasting job [...] read more
    September 16, 2008 1:27 pm - 4 Comments
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    Organic milk is healthier - by frog



    Well, milk is the Green topic of the moment, so it’s interesting to see that this British study showing that organic milk is healthier than conventional milk. Apparently: The study showed organic (summertime) milk had 67 percent higher levels of vitamins and antioxidants, and 60 percent more conjugated linoleic acids than regular milk. It also [...] read more
    June 4, 2008 10:24 pm - 18 Comments
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    Jeanette’s Food Manifesto - by frog



    Here’s another extract from Jeanette’s speech yesterday: Our coalition has written a manifesto. It reads: We the people shall have control over our food. We will sustain ourselves. Our food supply will be independent from world price shocks and shortages We will grow the delicious healthy food our people need to thrive Seasonal fruit and [...] read more
    June 1, 2008 10:09 am - No Comments
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    UNESCO calls for a paradigm change away from fossil fuels - by frog



    Now where could I have heard this before? Jamey Keaten from the Associated Press has written an interesting article about the 3 year report from UNESCO: “The status quo today is no longer an option,” Guilhem Calvo, an adviser with UNESCO’s ecological and earth sciences division, told a news conference at the release of the [...] read more
    April 18, 2008 9:25 am - 6 Comments
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    Tribute to Joe Polaischer - by frog



    Today in Matakana, family, friends and associates will mark the passing of Joe Polaischer. I have never met Joe, but from the tributes and stories making the rounds in Wellington the last couple of days, I get the feeling that I’ve missed a great opportunity. From the Green Caucus in parliament: Jeanette and the other [...] read more
    February 16, 2008 11:02 am - No Comments