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by Alexis Baden-Mayer – Organic Consumers Association The earth’s atmosphere is polluted with 390 ppm of CO2, well past the dangerous tipping point of 350 ppm. If the world’s 12 billion acres of farms and pastures were transitioned to organic, we could pull 50 ppm of that carbon down from the atmosphere and store it safely in the soil. Putting CO2 back where it belongs …

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Birke Baehr -“What’s Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference?” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Id9caYw-Y[/youtube] Eleven-year-old Birke Baehr spoke on the food system at the TEDx Next Generation event in Ashville: “A while back, I wanted to be an NFL football player, but I’ve decided that I want to be an organic farmer instead. That way, I can have a greater impact on the …

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