Annelise Graf
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Entrepreneur of green cosmetics and Creation care Farmer
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Mica Mining and Child Labour
The use of child labor for the illegal mining of precious metal and minerals like mica and columbium is one of the worst forms of exploitation of children. It occurs in many countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Cambodia, India, and the Philippines. Since the mining of mica and other precious minerals often results in death or severe injuries to children, it has been subject to international attention in recent times.
By Annelise Graf2 years ago in Humans
Understanding Our Systems of Production
The cultivation of food is something deeply tied to the history of humanity and our ancestral cultures. While the concept is a relatively simple one, the cultivation of plants for food is a complex and diverse field of study. Even the best and most lucrative home-gardeners on the planet may be clueless on how to scale up their knowledge into large-scale production agriculture. Likewise, rural farmers using traditional methods wouldn’t know how to begin with conventional agriculture. There are a million ways to grow the same tomato but is there one right way? In today’s world, there are a million labels when it comes to agricultural practices. There’s biodynamic farming, regenerative agriculture, permaculture, organic farming, conventional agriculture, and countless other systems/philosophies. If all this sounds overwhelming to you it's because for most people it is. In this article, we will cover the three big ones that you may have heard of: Organic Farming, Conventional Agriculture, and Permaculture. What are these? Why are they different? Is one better than the others?
By Annelise Graf3 years ago in Feast