6-inch deluge-No Problem- the Soil can handle it! Our soil can become an underground storage facility with the capability of storing water equivalent to a small lake. (Tuesday January 31st, 2023 — Daily Kos)

U.S. Restores Protections for Alaska�s Tongass National Forest A new federal rule restricts road construction and logging in the country�s largest national forest (Tuesday January 31st, 2023 — Smithsonian Magazine - Washington DC USA)

Elms: England greener farming payments detail unveiled Landowners and farmers will be paid money for environmental work and sustainable ways of food production. The environmental land management schemes (Elms) will pay farmers public money for actions like managing crop pests without chemicals and working towards net zero. (Thursday January 26th, 2023 — BBC online)

Tennessee students build robotic hand for new classmate Starting at a new school this year, 15-year-old Sergio Peralta had all the typical teenage reasons to be nervous. He was also trying to keep a secret: a hand that was not fully formed. (Thursday January 26th, 2023 — BBC online)

The wine industry has a new healer. She fixes �the way things flow� in vineyards Reiki practitioner Virginia Samsel walks through a small California vineyard in silence, circulating her hands through the brisk winter air as if casting a spell. (Thursday January 26th, 2023 — San Francisco Chronicle - California USA)

Wine country: the Margaret River varieties to know A benchmark example of a region adopting sustainable viticultural practices is the Margaret River, 270 kilometres south of Perth and home to some iconic biodynamic and organic wineries. (Thursday January 26th, 2023 — Gourmet Traveller)

Camphill Milton Keynes: 'This is a community that is almost like a family' More than 70 people with learning disabilities call Camphill Milton Keynes home. The aim at Camphill is to give its residents a safe and fulfilling place to live and work which is integrated with the wider community. (Wednesday January 25th, 2023 — BBC online)

Nine food trends for 2023 � Convenience is king Environmentally Friendly Foods: People are more considerate of the planet. It is why they are reading labels and like supporting companies that are environmentally friendly and focus on sustainability. This also means that plant-based foods� popularity will continue to rise. Expect, biodynamic food systems, indigenous farming practices, soil fertility, and seed diversity, Jonathan Deutsch says. (Wednesday January 25th, 2023 — The Citizen)

Three national donors make large grants to Milton Keynes Charity Grants have been awarded to Camphill Milton Keynes to support the first phase of their programme to build new accessible housing, with the donations totalling �320,000. The Wolfson Foundation, Garfield Weston and The Anson Charitable Trust have all announced that they will support the ambitious Milton Keynes plans to create more housing for adults with disabilities. (Tuesday January 24th, 2023 — MKFM radio - UK)

Sustainable, Biodynamic, Organic, Natural Sparkling Wines Explained Biodynamic: Seen as the world�s oldest system of organic growing, here we are looking at a registered certification which employs compost as the fertilizer and avoids most pesticides whilst also employing soil supplements prepared according to Rudolf Steiner�s formulas, following a planting calendar that depends upon astrological configurations and treating the earth as �a living and receptive organism�. �Biodynamic farming was first developed in the 1920s by Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian spiritual philosopher.� source theorganicwinecompany (Monday January 23rd, 2023 — Glass Of Bubbly - UK)

These Gorgeous Photos Capture Life Inside a Drop of Seawater The resulting photographs�gorgeously illuminated and in vibrant color�capture copepods as they�ve never been seen before. Fitor caught the creatures doing a wide range of activities, including eating and mating and freeing themselves from predators. �It was like a window into a totally new world for me,� he says. �It�s a project that I don�t want to end, and it probably will never end, because every time I go into the sea I find a new form.� (Friday January 20th, 2023 — Smithsonian Magazine - Washington DC USA)

USDA moves to crack down on �organic� fraud Key updates to the rules include requiring certification of more of the businesses, such as brokers and traders, at critical links in organic supply chains. It also requires organic certificates for all organic imports and increases inspections and reporting requirements of certified operations. (Thursday January 19th, 2023 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)

What�s The Deal With Natural Wine? This Expert Gives Us All The Answers Certain checklists meet the requirements for government-approved certification, like organic and biodynamic. But generally speaking, natural winemakers follow the philosophy of incorporating techniques from a time before the industry was industrialized for widespread distribution. (Thursday January 19th, 2023 — Yahoo News)

Fostering Creativity in Play Based Preschool Joan Almon, former Waldorf teacher and co-founder of the�Waldorf School of Baltimore, as well as the�Alliance for Childhood, was a passionate and life-long advocate�for play-based preschools and kindergartens.�Almon defined�play as an activity that is freely chosen, personally directed and intrinsically motivated. It is play, not teacher-motivated instruction, she asserted, that is the�cornerstone of the child developing a spirit of creativity. (Wednesday January 18th, 2023 — Baltimore Fishbowl - Baltimore, Maryland USA)

The Septennial Theory: Does the Body Regenerate Every 7 Years? According to the septennial theory, a person�s biological, mental, and philosophical experiences are determined by cycles. ... One of the thinkers who developed a philosophy based on these cycles was Rudolf Steiner, who believed in the theory of the septennial and how the body regenerates itself every seven years and prepares itself for the situations to come. (Saturday January 14th, 2023 — Cultura Colectiva - Latin America)

Wine with Leslie: Look to Greece for modern wines Greek winemaking has been going through a renaissance in recent years with modern winemaking producing clean fruit-driven wines and lots of organic and biodynamic wine production. (Friday January 13th, 2023 — Irish Examiner)

Museums and parks add new shades with color-blindness glasses More than 90 international museums, plus parks and other popular attractions, offer the vision-enhancing amenity (Thursday January 12th, 2023 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)

�He�s the happiest boy I could wish for�: North-east mum�s praise for Camphill community Mum Emma explained: �Anthony has Downs Syndrome, is non-verbal and has limited understanding, so he needed an environment that was supervised but also gave independence and structure. Emma says Camphill is helping Anthony live life to the fullest. Image: Camphill School Aberdeen Emma says Camphill is helping Anthony live life to the fullest. �He joined Camphill School Aberdeen when he was 18, and it has been the best thing for both Anthony and me.� (Wednesday January 11th, 2023 — Press and Journal - UK)

The World�s First Vaccine for Honeybees Is Here Beekeepers will mix the vaccine, which contains dead P. larvae bacteria cells, into the food that worker bees eat. Then, when the worker bees secrete their milky royal jelly, the queen will ingest it and the vaccine. From there, the vaccine will make its way to her ovaries, where it will immunize developing larvae. According to the company, the vaccine is not genetically modified and can be used in organic farming. (Monday January 9th, 2023 — Smithsonian Magazine - Washington DC USA)

�Self-Healing� Concrete May Have Preserved Ancient Roman Structures To test this, the team made concrete using a Roman recipe and a modern recipe. They then broke the concrete and let water pass through it for 30 days. Afterward, the modern concrete still let water pass through, but the Roman concrete did not, suggesting the cracks had been filled. (Monday January 9th, 2023 — Smithsonian Magazine - Washington DC USA)