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Pesticide-free: Drive to promote organic farming launched A campaign to promote organic farming to reduce the hazardous impact of pesticides was launched by a consumer rights non-governmental organisation…
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High Tunnels – Low Cost Seasonal Growth Space At a cost of $1to $2 per square foot, a high tunnel can add low-cost growing space for season extension…
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Detroit Hospital Takes a REAL Step toward Healing, Builds First Organic Hospital Greenhouse The Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield is home to Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, which…
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10 Under-Used Trees and Shrubs For the Fruitful Edible Yard As the movement toward local, sustainable food grows across the nation and around the world, more people are…
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Wheat situation in KP Wheat is an important staple crop of the country. Although sown on a large area, there have been crises of short crop in the…
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Bosan inaugurates a new wing of FAO building Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan inaugurated a new wing of the building of…
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BIRTH CONTROL: Genetically Modified Soy Linked to Sterility (Huffington Post) “This study was just routine,” said Russian biologist Alexey V. Surov, in what could end up as the…
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Tomato Towers September 5-2013 It’s been just over a month since we installed our new metal conduit trellises and they are working out delightfully. Kat planted these boxes…
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6 Easy Herbal Remedies For the Summer September 5-2013 Summer is in full swing in the northern hemisphere. Nature abounds with plant and animal life. This is great…
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What You Need To Know About the Side Effects of Garlic September 5-2013 Now that modern day research has supported historically primitive medicinal practices in which garlic (especially…
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Result-oriented policies needed to ensure food security, moot told September 4-2013 Speakers at a consultation moot called for devising result-oriented policies to boost agriculture sector and ensure food…
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Purify Your Indoor Air With These 10 Easy-Care Houseplants September 2-2013 Did you know that indoor air is generally more polluted than outdoor air? That’s right. Indoor air…
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Govt’s top priority is to ensure food security August 31-2013 The government of Pakistan gives high priority to the agriculture sector to ensure food security in the country.…
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No wheat or flour crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa August 30-2013 Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Food Qalandar Lohdi has said that sufficient stock of wheat is…
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Reap lists factors behind fall in rice exports Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) has pinpointed major factors behind decline in rice exports. Reap Acting Chairman Chaudhry Samiullah…
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What The Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know August 26-2013 It’s a familiar story. When corporate titans want to stifle consumer rights, they turn to government to…
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How Gardening Will Phase Out The Welfare State August 26-2013 A recent study was conducted, state by state, of the monetary value of welfare benefits for a mother…
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Itching to Plant Something? 6 Fast-Growing Vegetables For The Restless Gardener August 24-2013 Late summer is a transition time in the vegetable garden for northern hemisphere growers. Many…
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The Cole Crops: Delicious, Nutritious, Beautiful Staples of the Cool-Season Garden August 23-2013 Vegetable Seed Production Contracted Vegetable Seed Multiply There’s something great about planting broccoli and kale…
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The 5 Best and 5 Worst Foods For Sleep August 21-2013 For many, the secret to getting a good night’s sleep comes down to two things–stress and diet.…
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