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MSF Training Aquaponics in Nicaragua
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Hello everybody, Just a brief one (see the time I am writing this one? we just had a nation wide black out – weird!). I arrive o Nicaragua just fine on Sunday. On Monday I went to NICANOR a tilapia fingerling farm. Very impressive, they are working with a improved blood line called G.I.F.T (Genetically ...
2011 Year End Update
Dear Friends, As 2011 comes to an end and the New Year quickly approaches, we at Morningstar Fishermen would like to take the opportunity to inform you of some of the exciting events that have taken place in 2011. We are experiencing some very exciting times. You will not only see and hear new ...
Dr. Peter Rubec to speak at USF
Dr. Peter Rubec, MSF Director of Research, will be giving a presentation at the University of South Florida Saturday December 3, 2011.
St. Leo work day
40 students from St. Leo’s Tau Kappa Epsilon volunteered at MSF for the day. They assisted with everything from cleaning the dorms, to clearing a walking trail, to harvesting algae from the tanks and feeding it to the Tilapia. Pictures can be found on our Facebook page. MSF thanks everyone who volunteered, your help was ...
Food Day [SLIDESHOW]
Last weekend, eaters from around the country celebrated the first annual Food Day (Oct. 24). It’s an event modeled after Earth Day, but seeing as how the food movement is the new environmental movement, it wouldn’t surprise us if Food Day outpaced Earth Day within a few years. Please check out the link below.
Sisters from the Dominican Republic Graduate!
Sisters Margarita Mendez and Yluminada Trinidad De Los Santos, attended our training program through the sponsorship of Hank Lander and the Rotary Club of Casselberry. They now have the knowledge to return to their orphanage in the Dominican Republic and break ground on their aquaponics system in December.
EU high court rules on GMO contamination; opens door to biotech liability
EU beekeepers gain in genetic contamination case By Rady Ananda On Sept. 6, the European Union’s top court paved the way for farmers and beekeepers to recoup losses when their crops or honey become genetically contaminated from neighboring GM fields. The European Court of Justice ruled that all food products containing GMOs – whether intentional or not ...
Food Security Helps Wildlife
A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) documents the success of a Wildlife Conservation Society program that uses an innovative business model to improve rural livelihoods while restoring local wildlife populations. Known as COMACO (Community Markets for Conservation), the program began in Zambia in 2003 and has resulted in wildlife ...
The peak oil crisis: a billion vehicles
http://www.postcarbon.org/article/473240-the-peak-oil-crisis-a-billion
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