By Brandon Turbeville Over the past few decades, Americans may well have become the most heavily propagandized people on the face of the earth. This propaganda push reached a fever pitch after 9/11 and has intensified with each passing year, with Americans becoming more and more…
By Brandon Turbeville ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas) is one of 15 important international agricultural research centers. It is also the host of a seed bank which contains 150,000 samples in its temperature-controlled seed vaults. Based in the Syrian town of…
By Vic Bishop The global movement to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a method of extracting petrochemicals from shale rock deposits underneath the ground, is gaining steam as Ireland has just announced a ban on onshore fracking. After passing the ban within the Irish parliament, The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition…
By Ariana Marisol These stunning aerial images reveal a sea of persimmons in Quanzhou city, China. Persimmon production is a vital way of life for the villagers in the Fujian province. Every year, locals use the strong rays of the sun to dry their fruits…
By Brandon Turbeville As the Western establishment continues to try and crush Syria, Venezuela, Iran and the Philippines, the empire is setting its sights on a new target which is receiving itself less attention: Tanzania. Although not in the form of bombs and sanctions (yet), the…
By Health Tips Now Traveling can be educational, exciting, energizing, and exhausting and the food you enjoy while traveling can be memorable and delicious. On one hand, it is exciting for the eyes but it isn’t always for the mouth. Only one wrong bite can…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Sweden may be going after the home use of weedkillers containing glyphosate due to fears of its toxicity levels. Strangely, some of the country’s authorities are taking this opportunity to ban the use of a less toxic weedkiller – vinegar. Claire Robinson of…
By Catherine J. Frompovich One of the staple flowering annuals of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, petunias, has been confirmed to be genetically modified (GMO) in Europe. The ORANGE-color petunia, according to Finnish reports, is GMO. Petunias came in various naturally-occurring colors, but never ORANGE!…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Monsanto’s weedkiller, Roundup, with its active ingredient glyphosate – is the world’s most widely used herbicide. It’s not just a staple in agriculture, but by your neighbors and city employees in an all-too convenient, but toxic way to kill weeds. Glyphosate…
By Tony Cartalucci – NEO Street vendors of all kinds are facing a complete ban of their livelihood across Bangkok, the capital of Southeast Asia’s Thailand. While it may appear to be a minor move falling in line with many other nations within the “developed world,”…
By Vic Bishop In recent years, aid organizations and companies working to extract resources from the vast wilds of the Amazon rainforest have reported a number of sightings of uncontacted tribes, the last remaining holdouts of a simpler time. While fascinating to see human beings still…
Op-ed by David R. Montgomery, University of Washington One of the biggest modern myths about agriculture is that organic farming is inherently sustainable. It can be, but it isn’t necessarily. After all, soil erosion from chemical-free tilled fields undermined the Roman Empire and other ancient societies…
By Jessica Murray The corrupt company has been linked to the deaths of 300,000 farmers. After illegally pushing a form of Bt cotton into India and Africa over 10 years ago, agrochemical company Monsanto is now losing millions of dollars due to farmers now planting their own indigenous seed….
By Amelia Kinney Brazil joins the growing number of countries rejecting GMO imports from the United States. Brazil joins the growing number of countries rejecting GMO imports from the United States. In the last decade, bio-technology and gene modification in large-scale agriculture has become a…
By Catherine J Frompovich Since unsafe vaccines are a global health problem, folks at the European Forum for Vaccine Vigilance (EFVV) are sponsoring several showings of the documentary film about the fraudulent science and cover-ups that took place within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
By Brandon Turbeville On January 23, 2017 President Donald Trump made clear that the United States is no longer pursuing the horrific trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In an Executive Order, Trump officially abandoned and disbanded the TPP which the Obama administration,…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor French Ban on Pesticides a Long Time Coming… At the very end of 2016, AP News reported that “children will soon be able to frolic in the grass without risk of intoxication.” “Pesticides will be banned in all public green spaces from…
By Amanda Froelich The small things in life have a quiet charm, but their effects resound loudly. Whereas businesses would have one believe that the holiday season is all about purchasing items and eating food, most are aware that it’s the company one spends time…
By Vandita Nestlé lost at least $277 million in missed sales, and over $200 million in brand value. Another $70 million was spent to execute one of the largest food recalls in history. Nestlé spent three decades building a beloved noodle brand in India. Then the…
By Vandita Under the scheme, 50% assistance will be given on cost of organic inputs limited to INR 10,000 per hectare, with the maximum of up to two hectares or INR 20,000 per beneficiary for all categories of farmers. In September 2014, the Indian Government launched…
