The Social PEAS project is focused on creating permaculture training for professionals working with vulnerable adults, such as people...
Category: Food and Agriculture
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Youth Engagement & Activism Hub (YEAH!)
The aim of the project is to provide a platform for more inclusive democratic and civic youth engagement in decision-making by creating a structure to engage marginalised youth in intersectional cooperation for development of joint actions towards a socially just and ecologically fair future.
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Interview with organic farmer Jiří Prachař
Shall we be concerned by the decline of organic farmers? Are young people interested in this work? Can biodynamic and organic farming become the dominant model? Organic farmer and lecturer Jiří Prachař working in Germany, answers these questions in an interview. According to the European commissioner for agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski, the EU lost 4 of...
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CAP update on our website
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU was initially introduced to increase agricultural production in order to stabilise agricultural markets and farmers’ incomes. In last month’s newsletter we shared a more detailed article about the latest reform of the CAP, as well as its meaning for Malta’s farmers. Follow this link to read the...
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Malta Meat Free Week
Veggies for the win. If you missed the Malta Free Meat Week challenge organised by VeggyMalta from October 18 until 24, you’re not too late to do something about it! Friends of the Earth supported this initiative through its social media channels by promoting benefits of a meat free diet, sharing some inspirational recipes and...
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We are looking for a web designer
We are redesigning our ‘Malta Farm Map’ Friends of the Earth Malta are looking for a web designer to support us as we revamp our ‘Malta Farm Map’. The aim of this map is to support local farms and to provide a platform for citizens to find their closest farmer to access fresh local produce....
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Restoration of the Comino Bakery
Il-Forn aims to act as an interpretation centre for the Island of Comino.
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How can we have a better food system?
In recent years, EU citizens have become more sensitive to the effects of healthier food, especially from local and organic production chains[1]. It should be noted, though, that in general, healthier food products such as those from organic farming are not accessible to all populations. These products are often sold at a higher price than...
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Everything comes from the soil, and returns to the soil’ Satish Kumar.
‘As humanity hangs at a precipice, we need shifts that can be made by each of us, with far reaching implications for the planet and all people’. Vandana Shiva We are all becoming increasingly aware of how our daily actions are contributing to the destruction of our planet. The younger generation holds a stronger desire...
