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Putting on the Ritz and Bio Bay in San Juan

By Jeff Lee on November 5, 2010 in Caribbean, Lodging, Photos, Puerto Rico

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After leaving Central America, we flew to San Juan and spent a couple of days in Puerto Rico. It was a little strange at first. It was a comforting and appropriate transition in that...

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Forming Groups and Transforming Livelihoods

By Danielle Nierenberg on November 1, 2010 in Africa, Burkina Faso, Photos

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Farmers groups, unions and women’s cooperatives are a powerful force in Africa. It’s difficult to estimate how many of these groups exist, but there are millions of farmers across the continent who have come together...

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Tapping Into Innovative Practices to Feed the World: An Interview with Mark Muller

By Danielle Nierenberg on October 28, 2010 in All Countries, North America, Photos, USA

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By Abby Massey Mark Muller, director of the Food and Society Fellows program at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), talks with Nourishing the Planet’s research intern, Abby Massey, about the global food system...

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Generation Organic Spreads Its Inspiring Message

By Danielle Nierenberg on October 27, 2010 in North America, Photos, USA

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On October 6th, a group of young organic farmers boarded a brightly painted, veggie-oil powered school bus in La Farge, Wisconsin to kick off the first ever Generation Organic Tour. During a two and a...

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Ghana On The Horizon During November

By Sloane Berrent on October 27, 2010 in accra, Africa, Ghana, Photos, West Africa

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The big news continues! Last week I relaunched The Causemopolitan and can’t tell you how much it means to me the incredible response I got from people all across the globe. This week I am excited...

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What Obama Needs to Do to Save the Democrats in 2010

By Renee Blodgett on October 26, 2010 in North America, Photos, USA

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I saw a video on Yahoo from “The Fix” that was titled “Democratic candidates are hoping a single word can save them from defeat. The word that was used is; "Extreme." In my opinion, that is...

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Women’s Lingerie and GMOs

By Danielle Nierenberg on October 26, 2010 in Africa, Burkina Faso, Photos

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What do Victoria’s Secret and Monsanto have in common? They’re both interested in growing cotton in Burkina Faso. Victoria’s Secret is interested in organic cotton, grown by women farmers working with Helvetas—a Swiss NGO– in rural...

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San Francisco Fall Antiques Show This Week

By Renee Blodgett on October 26, 2010 in California, Events, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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THE SAN FRANCISCO FALL ANTIQUES SHOW comes to the Bay Area this week, from October 28-31, 2010. The event is the oldest continuously operating international antiques show on the West Coast. The Show features approximately seventy dealers...

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