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Category Biodiversity
Organic Growing Approaches Highlight Preventative Pest Control
Organic farming is a holistic approach which aims to enhance the health of ecosystems, including soil, plants, animals and people. Organic methods focus on sustainability and balance with the environment,…
North Bruce Peninsula proposed cell tower
The Municipality of North Bruce Peninsula is considering a 90 m cell tower in a "dark skies" region. This risks environmental EHS refuges, and S. Ontario's only UNESCO natural heritage site.
Glyphosate and leukemia
Global Glyphosate Study leukemia results show leukemia in early adulthood when leukemia is very rare. The results align, however, with increasing leukemia in U.S., ages 15-39, since early 1990s. The picture is painted in four studies.
AFTER COP 15: To preserve biodiversity, we must abandon our dependence on pesticides
Consultations close on July 14th, on the development of Canada's 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, to achieve promises made at the COP 15 held in Montreal last December. Canada's high and increasing use of pesticides must be reversed.
A moment with the miracle of a Monarch
“In the dim light, there was a flash of gold. A Monarch chrysalis, attached to a horseradish leaf.”
Take a moment to experience the astonishing emergence of a Monarch butterfly from its chrysalis, in a series of photos by Meg Sears.
Sustainable Agriculture Strategy – Ambitious success, from the Guelph Organic Conference
Progressive organic farmer Rick Clark’s day-long session at the 2023 Guelph Organic Conference is an example to inspire ambitious vision and goals for Canada’s Sustainable Agriculture Strategy.
The Silent Culprit in the Monarch’s Decline
Migration, like any great expedition, has small margins for error. En route to and from Mexico, monarchs might not only be starved, baked with climate change and poisoned with pesticides — they could also be getting lost. Responding to colliding environmental crises of climate and biodiversity can seem overwhelmingly large and complex. Failure is not an option, but what if alongside greenhouse gases and toxic chemicals, we are missing another potent factor?
Organic growing and pest control
Organic, regenerative agriculture is an important element for sustainable, healthy food supplies, soil quality and conservation, and blunting climate chaos.