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Wal-Mart is expanding its selection of organic foods & promising to sell it for the same prices as non-organic. http://buswk.co/1sbiXdF
The secret to a carbon-friendly diet in the soil-article on key role soil plays in sequestering carbon so eat organic!http://bit.ly/1xfWdPW
Sainsbury’s offers pumpkin recycling by adding pumpkins to it own food waste stream for use in anaerobic digesters.
Anyone for cricket? Euromonitor International advocates that iInsects could feed growing global appetite for protein http://www.foodnavigator.com/Market-Trends/Insects-could-feed-growing-global-appetite-for-protein-says-Euromonitor
75% of parents think their kids should eat British-sourced food in school meals: http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/parents-want-more-british-food-in-school-meals/68458.article
IPCC says fossil fuels shld be phased out by 2100 in most comprehensive report on human influenced climate change yet:http://bbc.in/1wTSKX2
People living near new windfarms will be able to buy a stake in them for as little as £5 to win over opposition http://bit.ly/1xRPuKc
Waste-free, Willy Wonka packaging is coming but are consumers ready for it? http://gu.com/p/42t87/tw via @guardian

And something to do:

Sign the NSPCC’s #FlawedLaw petition. It should always be illegal for an adult to send a sexual message to a child http://bit.ly/1pDoeKX

Stars speak out for nature – Julia Roberts plays Mother Earth & Harrison Ford stars as the Ocean as Hollywood A-list do clever voice overs for thought provoking commercials. I like it – but will it work in helping to change people’s opinions? What do you think? http://gu.com/p/427dv/tw
Waitrose, Asda & Tesco among 107 companies taking part in new campaign to help employees reduce household food waste – http://m.thegrocer.co.uk/buying-and-supplying/grocery-employees-in-push-to-reduce-food-waste/372290.article. The month-long initiative, launched by Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) in collaboration with WRAP, aims to reach 650,000 people through a combination of food waste training, meal planning advice and recommendations on what to do with leftovers. Anyone involved in the program? I’d love to hear how it’s going as sounds like a great idea.
Cotton production linked to shocking images of dried up Aral Sea basin as water taken from sea to feed cotton crops – seriously worrying. http://gu.com/p/4246z/tw
Help save bus services in Hertfordshire – please sign & share the petition https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-our-bus-services-in-hertfordshire?bucket=&source=twitter-share-button

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