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Permaculture: Green Solutions in the Greek Countryside
Arc2020’s correspondent Myrto Pispini discovers more about permaculture in Greece. […]
Arc2020’s correspondent Myrto Pispini discovers more about permaculture in Greece. […]
The Eco Ruralis team outline the details on the approval process for Pioneer’s GM maize 1507 […]
ARC NEWSFLASH JULY 2014 Dear friends and supporters, Welcome to our latest newsletter! As usual there’s lots going on here at Arc2020. We’re very excited to be working with Friends of the Earth Europe on a new agroecology and CAP project. You will start to see, in this newsletter and on our website, lots of agroecological best practice examples from around Europe. This will help us to play our part in signposting policy makers, campaigners and others towards a new, coherent, holistic EU agri-food policy in the years ahead. (We’ll use #agroeco on social media if you use facebook or twitter)Thank you to everyone who filled in the survey – this too has helped us share our content and emphasis. We had lots of highlights in June, including a story which reach many thousands, aboutpeasant farmers in Romania winning a stunning victory over gold mining corporations. Below are some more highlights from the month of June: Preparing for the upcoming European Organic Congress, which we’re co-organising, we ran this inspiring story from France about Tierre de Liens, an organisation which helps young […]
A magical mystery seed tour of Europe? Find out about it with this enchanting post by Myrto Pispini […]
Friends of the Earth interrogate the official figures to reveal drops in acerage and less support of GM crops […]
New research by Greenpeace provides damning evidence of just how prevalent pesticide exposure is for pollinators. […]
Even when analysing bee deaths, politics is interfering with reality once again. Myrto Pispini exposes what’s left out & who’s sneaking in […]
Dear friends and supporters, As Europe has thawed, the next months will be very exciting for our 2000m² project. Last Sunday, we planted seeds on the field in Berlin, and are looking forward to growing both the representation of the global situation, and the project itself. More on that below. A few other highlights from March on ARC2020.eu: UK cooperative in fire sale of its farms: The UK’s food and farming sector is reeling with shock and disbelief as “Britain’s largest farmer”, The Cooperative, has put its farms up for sale. Ukraine’s Land Struggle with Russia: If 1 out of 3 agro-ecological zones would be removed from Ukraine’s possession, it would cause enormous consequences for farmers. Poland short-changes its organic farmers: Organic farming and agri-environmental schemes will not grow under current Rural Development plans. UN Rights to Food expert demands radical change: Olivier De Schutter warned that current food systems must be redesigned. The irony of national markets: cheap exports expensive imports: How our convoluted food system destroys food sovereignty. TTIP: how fat cats can turn nasty: Will the precautionary principle and other stalwarts […]
On Sunday, we gathered on the SpeiseGut farm to plant the seeds that will bring the newest 2000m² field to life in Berlin. […]
Arc2020 correspondent Myrto Pipsini is suspicious of ministerial motivations […]
Myrto Pipsini’s work covers both Greece and Spain. Currently a freelancer, Myrto has 15 years experience in environmental organisations, campaigning on agriculture and food issues. Being based in Spain and Greece, and being a lover of all good and natural Mediterranean food, she is experimenting with growing her own food, putting in practice what she is campaigning for. Recent posts by Myrto Pipsini Shooting in the strawberry fields: a Greek Tragedy Greece: National Proposals for the new CAP Travelling and Celebrating the Freedom of Seeds New report points to decline in support for GM crops Roundup Ready soybeans, worse than you thought 2/3 of Honeybee Pollen Contaminated with “Chemical Cocktail” Of Pollinators, Politics and Pesticides: be(e) vigilant! Beware the Greek Minister bearing a new GM proposal Will the Commission authorise controversial GM Maize 1507? Mum, I want to be a farmer but they won’t let me! CAP Monologues in Greece CAP in Spain: Deciding for the Farmers Without the Farmers Concern over pesticides in fruit & veg in Greece Greenpeace urges further action on bees […]
Nineteen European Member States voted against the GM 1507 Maize tabled by the European Commission. […]
So what about the agri-food system are people fed up with? […]
The young, passionate Greek farmer shares a few words on why we should fight for agriculture. […]
What’s involved in the ‘Healthier Animals and Plants for a Safer Food Chain Package’? […]
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