Early men and women were equal, say scientists 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)

The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades 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 - )

Student Sleepover at Waldorf School Raises Over $3,300 for Union Station Homeless Services ... 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)

Waldorf students clean up cemetery 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)

Onset of winter's cold temperatures welcomed by garlic growers in southern New South Wales 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)

Microbes, biodiversity and the benefits of getting dirty 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)

Garden Tour Features School Gardens 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)

Interview: Violinist goes back to where it all began Zoe Schlussel part of Alumni Recital Series at Live Oak Waldorf School (Tuesday May 26th, 2015 — Auburn Journal - Auburn, California USA)

The Waldorf Way: Local teenagers bust sterotypes These are normal occurrences at the White Mountain Waldorf School in Albany. There, both a love of learning and being kind, helpful, and self-confident are interwoven into the carefully thought-out curriculum. (Tuesday May 26th, 2015 — Conway Daily Sun - North Conway, New Hampshire USA)

Wind Power Could Be Coming To All 50 States, Report Says The report comes amid rapidly growing investments in wind power, which has been credited with cutting more carbon dioxide emissions and conserving more water than other energy sources. According to a report released in March, the U.S. is on track to draw 35 percent of its electricity from wind power by the year 2050. The department�s goal is to increase reliance on wind energy to 10 percent by 2020 and 20 percent by 2030. (Tuesday May 26th, 2015 — Huffington Post - USA)

Reno Rebirth profile: Olga Malloy HOW DID YOU GET THIS GREAT JOB? Waldorf education is simply healthy common sense. Waldorf Early Childhood teachers work with the natural impulse of childhood to learn through play, free movement and the innate ability to imitate all that surrounds them. Making use of it lays a strong foundation for intellectual development in the elementary school years and beyond. We honor the innate child's experience of himself and of the world, which is so different than that of an adult, and teach through our own actions, thus preserving a sense of the child's self-esteem, so necessary for healthy learning. (Saturday May 23rd, 2015 — Reno Gazette Journal - Reno, Nevada USA)

Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School raises funds for community kitchen Now the school wants to build a community kitchen to provide more professional resources in a hi-tech venue, particularly for the high school food technology classes. (Thursday May 21st, 2015 — The Daily Telegraph - New South Wales, Australia)

Discover the spiritual elements of health and wellness PETALING JAYA: For the very first time, the Kolisko Conference will be held in Malaysia, from May 28 to 31. The conference, with the theme �Achieve individual health and community well-being�, is organised by the medical section of the School of Spiritual Science Gotheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, and the Anthroposophy Healthy Community Malaysia. (Wednesday May 20th, 2015 — The Star Online - Maylasia)

Waldorf partners with Wake Robin, fifth graders learn about beekeeping ... the resident beekeepers at Wake Robin partnered with the Lake Champlain Waldorf School to educate one fifth grade class on the importance of the beekeeping process. This lesson is just one of the many ways the residents have worked with the Waldorf School to help expand the classroom. (Wednesday May 20th, 2015 — Shelburne News - Shelburne, Vermont USA)

Here�s How The White House Plans To Curb Staggering Honeybee Losses The White House strategy lays out a goal to reduce winter losses of managed honeybees to no more than 15 percent in the next 10 years. Winter losses of managed honeybees for the 2014-2015 season topped 23.1 percent, according to a survey released last week. Beekeepers say that the maximum level of losses they can experience and still remain economically viable is 18.7 percent. Part of the White House�s strategy to reduce bee losses will be ramping up research and surveying efforts on honeybees, in an attempt to determine what stressors are most dangerous to bees and what are the best ways to manage bees� habitat. (Tuesday May 19th, 2015 — ThinkProgress -USA)

Wholesome!� Launches Biodynamic� Cane Sugar At Whole Foods Market Wholesome!�, the leading U.S. brand of Organic, Fair Trade and Non-GMO verified sugars and sweeteners, has announced that it has started selling Demeter Certified Biodynamic� Cane Sugar with Whole Foods Market. (Tuesday May 19th, 2015 — PR Newswire (press release) )

The Biodynamic Movement: Vining by the Light of The Moon This past week United Kingdom-based newspaper The Independent examined the emergence of biodynamic winemaking in the global market, offering the reader background about the movement, its tenets and what kind of price tags you can expect. (Monday May 18th, 2015 — Snooth - New York, New York USA)

Biodynamic winemaking gains popularity in Britain Method already adopted by large reputable French wineries (Saturday May 16th, 2015 — iNVEZZ - UK)

Hands & Heart: Local and world artists unite for Waldorf School event The Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork has attempted to link the ways the arts are used in the school�s curriculum to its 10th annual fundraising gala, aiming for an event that�s in the same spirit as the education movement founded by Rudolf Steiner that now boasts schools in 60-some countries. Friday�s event � �Envision: Hands & Heart� - will highlight aspects of its curriculum through the work of eight international folk artists and nine local artists. (Friday May 15th, 2015 — Aspen Times - Aspen, Colorado USA)

Traprock recognizes community service by youths with Peacemaker Awards This year, more than a dozen area students were honored for their community contributions with the annual Peacemaker Awards. ... Leela Kurzmann, a senior at Monadnock Waldorf School, has given up traditional summer vacations to fly across the world and help orphans. She�s taken three summer-long trips to India with her parents and students from the Northfield Mount Hermon School to work in the Joy Bells Orphanage. There, she helped younger children study English. She also raises money for Joy Bells, as well as to help other students travel to India to work at the orphanage. Kurzmann also volunteers in Big Brothers Big Sisters and at a community meal site. (Friday May 15th, 2015 — GazetteNET - Northampton, Massachusetts USA)