Articles Tagged with the word ‘Association’
Record Organic Sales
21 Dec 2005
Over the past year, the sales of organic products have seen huge growth. The organic foods market, now worth 1.2 billion pounds has witnessed an 11 per cent increase on the previous year, according to the Soil Association.
Permaculture Comes of Age
29 Jun 2005
This year, the Permaculture Association of Britain will be celebrating its 21st birthday with an event intended to reach out to the wider environmental and social movements.
Palestinian-Israeli Encounter for Peace
28 Feb 2005
n a warm act of reconciliation, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, clasped each other's hand in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt in a gesture of peace as both sides committed to a ceasefire in a conflict which has cost so many lives. It is hoped that this will pave the way to the implementation...
Yusuf Islam 'Man of Peace'
28 Feb 2005
Yusuf Islam, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, has received a "Man of Peace" award at a ceremony in Rome.
Unity Gardens
28 Feb 2005
Unity Gardens in Hereford began as a project of the National Permaculture Association and is a member of the Federation of City Farms and Community gardens.
Best School Dinner Award
29 Dec 2004
Southdown Infants' School in Bath has recently won one of the Soil Associations prestigious organic farm awards. It has been given the best school dinner award' for their efforts in taking charge of its catering service.
Record Numbers Choose Local Organic
29 Feb 2004
We are eating a record amount of locally produced, organic food in the UK according to the Soil Association's Organic Food and Farming Report. Farmers' markets, box schemes and farm shops have mushroomed throughout the country in recent years and many more people are choosing local, organic food. The report found that over £90 million was spent on buying...
Call For Unbiased GM Debate
28 Feb 2003
A wide group of organisations representing consumer and environmental interests is calling for greater public debate on GM crops.
Vote for Local Wealth
30 Sep 2002
MP's are being asked to support a Bill to help local people have more control over their own affairs and rebuild Britain's local economies.
Inspiring Achievement
30 Jun 2002
Called the greatest Englishman of his age', the late Lord Hunt of Llanfair Waterdine gave positive impetus and direction to the lives of millions in the second half of the 20th century. Inspiring Achievement is the deliberately ambiguous title of an anthology of contributions on his life and work, to be published in October by the Foundation for Outdoor...
Beyond Crisis: Growing Up on Planet Earth
30 Jun 2002
Global Net, in association with Positive News, is delighted to be publishing a wonderfully useful, inspiring and vital handbook: You Can Change the World, is written by Professor Ervin Laszlo, founder director of the Club of Budapest. The message speaks to all of us, to each of us in person, but Professor Laszlo is especially keen that it should...
The Battle for Buttermere is won!
30 Jun 2002
News spread like wildfire via the village pub that the new water supply would come from the fluoridated supply at Ennerdale. The villagers contacted the water company and the health authority. 'What?' they asked. 'It will come from where?'
Spirit of Learning
30 Sep 2001
The seed of Spirit of Learning was planted in Sydney in the early nineties as an individual action research project by Dawn Griggs into the nature and science of life-long learning. The idea spread to other like-minded and life-long' learners around Australia and in March 1995, it was incorporated as a non-profit association. It has now spread to the...
A Share in the Harvest
30 Sep 2001
In Scotland Pam and Nick Rodway have started an organic dairy herd with the help of local people who bought £500 shares in cows at their Wester Lawrenceton Farm.