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Bees starving for lack of blossoms
Wednesday 12. August, 2009KÜPFENDORF-STEINHEIM (NNA) – Honey bees in Germany are suffering starvation at the height of summer because there are too few blossoms in fields and meadows on which they can feed. This is the alarming conclusion drawn by...
[more]Row over Food Standards Agency report on organic food rumbles on
Saturday 08. August, 2009LONDON/STROUD/BRISTOL (NNA) – The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been stung into defending itself against criticism from organic and biodynamic organisations which have challenged the conclusions of a review, published...
[more]Learning the wrong lessons in early childhood
Monday 13. July, 2009In Britain, the Government policy of formalising education at a much earlier age than in many other countries is a cause of growing concern among early years education specialists - a concern which was not allayed by a...
[more]Lunar cycles and the taste of wine
Friday 15. May, 2009LONDON (NNA) – Maria Thun’s “Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar” is probably one of the better kept secrets of the wine trade. Yet, as the Guardian newspaper recently revealed, for major supermarket chains such as Tesco and...
[more]Hess Natur expands into USA – New York fashion designer Miguel Adrover hired as creative director
Thursday 21. August, 2008BUTZBACH (NNA) – The German environmentally and socially aware clothing company Hess Natur is in the process of expanding into the United States.
[more]European Parliament: 1500 people take Demeter refreshments
Saturday 12. July, 2008Brussels (NNA). Demeter International was represented for the first time at the Open Doors Day of the European Parliament in Brussels. At an exhibition stand shared with the European branch of the Greens, under the auspices of...
[more]Crisis - what crisis? GLS Bank takes over another ethical bank
Saturday 12. July, 2008Bochum (NNA). Despite the crisis on the international finance markets, the GLS bank in Bochum grew by 20% this year, continuing its successful progress. At a press conference in Bochum, the GLS executive board also reported on...
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