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The Iberian lynx is no longer classified as endangered, with one group calling it the “greatest recovery of a cat species ever achieved through conservation.”
(Saturday June 22nd, 2024 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)
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Miscellaneous |
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The village of Rodia is on the outskirts of Olympus, just 20 kilometres from the centre of Larissa. There, the agronomist Egli Raptou has started an admirable effort to revive the family olive grove that had been abandoned for years.
(Saturday June 22nd, 2024 — Greek City Times)
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Bio Agriculture |
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The biotech giant Bayer has lobbied Congress over the past year to advance legislation that could shield the company from billions of dollars in lawsuits, part of a national campaign to defeat claims that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer in people who use it frequently.
The measure threatens to make it harder for farmers and groundskeepers to argue that they were not fully informed about some health and safety risks posed by the popular herbicide. By erecting new legal barriers to bringing those cases, Bayer seeks to prevent sizable payouts to plaintiffs while sparing itself from a financial crisis.
At the heart of the lobbying push is glyphosate, the active ingredient in certain formulations of Roundup.
(Friday June 21st, 2024 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)
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Miscellaneous |
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John Nagorcky moved to biodynamic viticulture in 1999 and these three wines from his Hochkirch label in southwest Victoria are a testament to his methods.
(Thursday June 20th, 2024 — AFR - Australian Financial Review)
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Bio Agriculture |
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Hilma is a lush biopic about one of the first abstract painters in Western art history, a Swedish woman by the name of Hilma af Klint, who set off to challenge the entire artistic world in the late 1800s. ... This was all undoubtedly inspired by ... and eventually her idol, a mid-1900 famous architect named Rudolf Steiner who always wanted to find a connection between science and spirituality.
(Wednesday June 19th, 2024 — MovieWeb)
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Treatments for long-term effects following a Covid-19 infection or Covid vaccinations do not seem to work for all patients. The internist and gastroenterologist Harald Matthes speaks in a podcast about experiences with helpful treatments from Anthroposophic Medicine.
(Monday June 17th, 2024 — Mynewsdesk - Press Release Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland)
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Medicine |
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Also in Hastings, Te Whare Te Manukura at Taikura Rudolf Steiner School was one of two local schools honoured in the Education category.
(Monday June 17th, 2024 — NZ Herald)
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Architecture |
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Biodynamic farmers aspire to generate their own fertility and plant, spray and harvest crops according to the lunar calendar. It might sound modern, but the practice is two centuries old.
(Saturday June 15th, 2024 — Country Life - UK)
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Bio Agriculture |
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Two South Australian vineyards have emerged as winners in the prestigious Young Gun of Wine 4th Annual Vineyard of the Year Awards, an event celebrating Australia’s top vineyards and their growers.... Ngeringa Biodynamic Winery and Farm ...
(Friday June 14th, 2024 — Glam Adelaide)
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Bio Agriculture |
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Whether they’re solving puzzles, doing math or wielding tools, elephants have long been known for their cognitive abilities, and a study published this week suggests yet another aspect to their intelligence — they might even address one another by individual names.
(Tuesday June 11th, 2024 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)
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Rep. Mike Lawler recognized Madeline Abrams, a junior at Green Meadow Waldorf School, for her invention that turns discarded plastic bottles into a rainwater capture system for gardens and landscapes.
(Friday June 7th, 2024 — News 12 - Westchester - Yonkers, New York)
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Waldorf |
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Hedges Family Estate fosters a true homegrown approach to farming and viticulture, through biodynamic and organic farming methods and minimal intervention winemaking.
(Friday June 7th, 2024 — Wine Business)
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Bio Agriculture |
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Even though several German children’s hospitals offer integrative, anthroposophic medical therapies in addition to the standard medical care, guidelines for these anthroposophic therapies are still rare. Therefore, we investigated the feasibility of implementing a published, consensus-based guideline for the treatment of children with acute gastroenteritis (aGE) with anthroposophic therapies in the community hospital Herdecke.
(Saturday June 1st, 2024 — ScienceDirect.com - Netherlands)
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Medicine |
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In India's scorching summer heat, the ancient practice of chilling water in terracotta pots is inspiring new trends – from cooling towers to screens for buildings.
(Friday May 31st, 2024 — BBC online - UK)
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Miscellaneous |
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Steiner schools are registered as independent schools and follow the Australian Steiner Curriculum Framework, which is recognised and approved by the Australian government as providing comparable education outcomes to the mainstream curriculum. Under the education systems within Australia, Steiner, along with Montessori, is defined as an alternative school.
(Monday May 20th, 2024 — abc.net - Australia)
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Waldorf |
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Tucked away among the trees on the high side of Liverpool Road in Kilsyth, there stands a remarkable little school that has been quietly serving families for over 40 years. And yet, according to Ghilgai Steiner School Principal Annabel Brown, ‘for a long time Ghilgai has been a real hidden gem.’
(Sunday May 19th, 2024 — Lilydale Star Mail - Australia)
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Waldorf |
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This post explores some of the finest and most unique eco-friendly and sustainable wineries from premier wine regions around the globe.
(Tuesday May 14th, 2024 — Causeartist)
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Bio Agriculture |
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"Fuel has become extremely expensive. Biogas was a good option. The only requirement was space and cows. We had both,” explains Ms Kumbhar.
(Tuesday May 14th, 2024 — BBC online - UK)
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Miscellaneous |
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“Education can free you from your cultural background”, asserts Joe Binetti, researcher at Impact at the Core, an innovation programme for education at Erasmus University. His parents enrolled him in an anthroposophic Waldorf school near Milan, where the emphasis was on the joy of learning. He came to understand his privilege again when he read Tara Westover’s memoir Educated.
(Monday May 13th, 2024 — Erasmus Magazine)
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Waldorf |
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Mr Kilian leads the Crop Trust’s Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (Bold) project, which brings together partners including community seed banks, national breeding programmes, and international research centres.
Crucially, it also convenes farmers.
(Friday May 10th, 2024 — BBC online - UK)
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Miscellaneous |
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