Agriculture and the Environment Report from a seminar on the Common Agriculture Politicy in Kassel, Germany Denise Melchin At the end of June, nearly 20 people from Germany, Austria and Slovakia spent a week together to discuss the Common Agricultural Policy. The topics covered varied widely, starting at the definition of the term ‘agriculture’ itself,…
Category: Food Systems & Animal Rights
“Tell Me What I Eat” Campaign
Welcome to the Tell Me What I Eat Campaign. A campaign run by the Federation of Young European Greens – and an adjoining website on what you eat, why you eat it, and how someone else produces what you eat. That seems a pretty important question, doesn’t it? Let’s face it, everybody eats. Even Daniel…
Rural life of young people in Europe – A cultural perspective
Last weekend, 4th till 6th of February we held the APV for the project “Rural life of young people in Europe – A cultural perspective”, which GRÜNE JUGEND Bayern is running in a little town called Agatharied, about 50km south from Munich. Even if the people from Romania and Ireland could not take part (for…
Organic Farming
Organic (bio, eco) agriculture is the most sustainable type of agriculture that helps to save nature, support soil fertility and to provide people with the most healthy and fresh food. It is of no doubt of world wide importance today. Western Europe was the first region that understood it. Organic agriculture is practiced in almost…
GMOs and so…
Hi everybody. Last days were very busy here. There is an ongoing discussion in the Parliament about the GMO law to be accepted soon. We had a protest against acceptance of the GMO law in Bulgaria, we want Bulgaria as a GMO FREE ZONE. As from Monday, the 5th of April it is the week…
Harvest Moon
Have you ever wanted to be a farmer? Possibly not, but here’s your chance anyway. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game Harvest Moon lets you take on the role of a farmer who has had a farm/ranch left to him by his parents and he is there alone for just over 2 years. During…
From a vegan point of view…
At first, green events normally are a period of starvation for me as I’m not eating meat, fish, eggs nor any milk products. I’m used to that and also it’s not very fortunate I can live with this (good for diet;-). But in Rome the Greens promoted one campaign I like very much: The food…
Join the food revolution
Food is essential. We need it for our lives, health and well being. Good food is political. And as such we need a good food policy that includes the right of the poor to feed themselves; that reflects the sustainability and diversity of agricultures and that shares responsibilities between farmers, fishers and consumers for fair…
Agricultural “Fair Trade” ?
The concept of a fair trade between the poor and the rich countries is a very good idea, but in order to use this idea sufficiently it must be based on sustainable pillars. If we totally open the market for the agricultural production from the “poor” and developing countries, we also have to be aware…
Planet Earth is not edible
In the early stages of our childhood we are taught how to walk properly, eat decently and piss without assistance. After mustering these elementary capabilities we are exposed to the ritual of consumption. Whenever we consume, be it household products, food or energy, we rarely question the origins of that particular product. Balancing the costs…