New Hampshire Dunkin� Donuts franchisees awarded numerous local high school students with $2,000 scholarships this week. (Wednesday June 24th, 2015 — Concord Patch: by Tony Schinella (Patch Staff) June 24, 2015)

The sale of the Benziger brand to the makers of Franzia could give impetus to biodynamic wines. ... After this transaction, you might hear a lot more about biodynamics. A number of high-end Napa wineries practice biodynamics because they think it gives them healthier vines, but have downplayed that aspect because they don't think the Cabernet market is looking for biodynamic wines. This might be a good time to invest in cow horns. (Thursday June 18th, 2015 — Wine-Searcher - )

The children who had more vegetation around their schools showed more progress in working memory and attention over the course of a year, a finding that held true even after the authors controlled for socioeconomic status. (Thursday June 18th, 2015 — The Atlantic - Washington DC USA)

Online education is set to be a $100bn industry, but if it really is the future, why are so many IT moguls choosing traditional schooling for their own children, asks Andrew Keen (Wednesday June 17th, 2015 — The Sunday Times - UK)

The new solar capacity will be nearly split between residential and large-scale solar projects, with some 40 GW expected to be generated from rooftop installations and the remaining 60 GW coming from larger, grid-connected projects, such as solar farms. �With this ambitious target, India will become one of the largest green energy producers in the world, surpassing several developed countries,� reads the announcement. (Wednesday June 17th, 2015 — ThinkProgress -USA)

Almost 80% of crop pollination by wild bees is provided by just 2% of the most common species, say scientists. (Wednesday June 17th, 2015 — BBC online - UK)

A preschool that offers Waldorf education is set to open in Cebu City for the new school year. ... St. Michael�s Play Garden is located on Coast Pacific St., Old Banilad Road, Kasambagan, Cebu City. (Wednesday June 17th, 2015 — Sun.Star - Cebu City, Philippines)

Approximately two-thirds of big investment companies plan to prioritize solar power in the next five years, according to a new survey. (Wednesday June 17th, 2015 — ThinkProgress -USA)

Fleurieu Peninsula biodynamic cattle producer Trevor Paech fully supports the concept of setting up a cooperative venture to process poultry in his region. ... "Chickens will provide natural fertiliser for the farm," he said. "There's also huge demand for organic chicken meat." (Tuesday June 16th, 2015 — Stock Journal - South Australia)

Key to a successful harvest is a system of growing which involves biodynamic '500' microbe-rich humus, diluted and mixed just right before the inoculation is sprinkled onto the ground in the late afternoon - when the earth is breathing in - to encourage healthy soil biology. (Monday June 15th, 2015 — Fraser Coast Chronicle - Australia)

The community which cares for adults with learning difficulties in a family-like setting is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Oaklands Park, based near Newnham-on-Severn, is run by charity Camphill Village Trust and is supported by Gloucestershire County Council. (Tuesday June 9th, 2015 — Gloucester Citizen - UK)

The value of exported biodynamic products is typically over EGP 200m annually, Sobhi told Daily News Egypt. He added that the total space of lands cultivated through biodynamic methods is 7,000 feddans [7,266 acres]. ... Biodynamic products produced in Egypt include, cotton, rice, vegetables, fruits, honey, and herbs amongst others. (Sunday June 7th, 2015 — Daily News Egypt - Cairo, Egypt)

A study has shown that in contemporary hunter-gatherer tribes, men and women tend to have equal influence on where their group lives and who they live with. The findings challenge the idea that sexual equality is a recent invention, suggesting that it has been the norm for humans for most of our evolutionary history. (Sunday June 7th, 2015 — The Guardian - UK)

Instead of capturing energy via the circular motion of a propeller, the Vortex takes advantage of what�s known as vorticity, an aerodynamic effect that produces a pattern of spinning vortices. (Sunday June 7th, 2015 — Wired.com - )

... the entire 8th Grade class of Pasadena Waldorf School turned one of the school�s annual rite of passage events, the 8th Grade sleepover in the school�s historic Scripps Hall, into something even more meaningful this year. The students used this opportunity to help raise awareness and money for Union Station Homeless Services as part of their Camp Out to Stamp Out Homelessness campaign. The sleepover was both a fundraiser for Union Station and an opportunity for the students to deepen their understanding of the challenges homelessness poses for individuals and families right here in our local community. (Thursday June 4th, 2015 — Pasadena Now - Pasadena, California USA)

White Mountain Waldorf School seventh- and eighth-graders braved the bugs, endured the heat and avoided poison ivy to clean, repair and reset fallen and broken gravestones in the Davis-Dinsmore Cemetery on West Side Road in North Conway on May 28. (Thursday June 4th, 2015 — Conway Daily Sun - North Conway, New Hampshire USA)

As cold starts to well and truly grip the Canberra region and surrounding southern New South Wales, garlic farmers are racing to get their crops planted. The rush to get it into the ground follows a delay due to higher than usual autumn rains. (Tuesday June 2nd, 2015 — ABC Online - Northern Territory, Australia)

Just as we pollute the environment outside us, we can also pollute and upset the "normal flora" of our bodies by what we eat and do. Effects range from indigestion to deadly disease. One modern consequence of our lack of understanding about the necessity of healthy microbiomes is seen in our use of antibiotics. Despite their benefits, decades of overuse for personal sanitation, minor maladies and to promote growth in livestock has led to new illnesses and infections as sometimes-harmful bacteria evolve to resist antibiotics and our own microbial defences. (Thursday May 28th, 2015 — David Suzuki Foundation - Canada)

One of the school gardens on the tour is located on the campus of Sierra Waldorf School. Started in 2009, the garden is used as an important teaching tool for all classes, starting in the second grade. Students learn many skills and concepts from observing in the garden and working with the produce. This garden has a delightful atmosphere created by children and the adults who care for them. (Tuesday May 26th, 2015 — MyMotherLode.com - Sonora California USA)

Zoe Schlussel part of Alumni Recital Series at Live Oak Waldorf School (Tuesday May 26th, 2015 — Auburn Journal - Auburn, California USA)