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Regenerating rainforest soils. Photo courtesy of: Rain Forest Healing Center Moderator’s Note: As a biodynamic farmer, I am interested in soil conservation but I am also even more so dedicated to soil regeneration . There is a substantial difference between the two and I hope the principles of regenerative agriculture will become clearer as we share knowledge, beliefs, and practices over the coming year which the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared as The International Year of Soils . Yesterday,  December 5, was designated as the International Day of Soils, launching a yearlong global initiative focused on protecting and nurturing one of the most vital of all elements in our planetary life support systems. The Biosafety Alliance is launching a parallel campaign focused on the theme of “Soil Not Oil”. I am posting the announcement of this important initiative and encourage my readers and followers to tune-in to the campaign activities outlined below...

BIOSAFETY AND FOOD JUSTICE ACTIVISTS TO MEET ON EVE OF KEY ORE. & CO. VOTES ON GMO LABELING Moderator’s Note: The 4th Conference of the Biosafety Alliance: Justice Begins with Seeds convenes this week on September 12-13. We are posting a Welcome Letter prepared by Miguel Robles of the Biosafety Alliance and Devon G. Peña of The Acequia Institute that accompanies the Official Program. Please visit the Conference page at The Biosafety Alliance .   Welcome to the 4 th ‘Justice Begins With Seeds’ Conference Miguel Robles | Biosafety Alliance Devon G. Peña | The Acequia Institute The Fourth Conference of the Biosafety Alliance, Justice Begins with Seeds, convenes in Portland, Oregon on September 12th and 13th. The conference was planned 
during the 2013 Seattle gathering. It reflects lessons learned from the movement
 as it unfolded between the I-522 defeat in Washington state and the overwhelming approval, earlier this year, of the Jackson and Josephine County ordinances in Orego...