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In a move towards promoting greater consumer confidence in organic beauty and personal care products, the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) has announced the launch of a new Australian Certified Organic "beauty" logo. The logo will be used on cosmetic products containing more than 70%, but less than 95% organic ingredients, giving authenticity to the claim "made with certified organic ingredients".

A group of Canadian researchers have concluded that happier people are less likely to suffer heart attacks than people who feel dissatisfied with life. The researchers tracked 1700 participants over a 10-year period and found that "The very happiest people were quite protected from heart disease."

No Wire Hangers is a green home organizing business that emphasizes living a more ecologically minded lifestyle. Not only will your home run more efficiently, but with some small changes, you can also help save the earth. Julie Naylon founded her green home-organizing business No Wire Hangers in 2008. Naylon is launching a revolution one eco-clothes hanger at a time.

We’ve been learning valuable lessons at Incredible Edible Todmorden about local action. Now we need incredible edible communities everywhere. A 'propaganda planting" of vegetables on vacant land in a town in northern England has led to a transformation in the community. When guerilla gardeners planted vegies outside a disused health centre in the middle of

The Bachelor of Ecological Agricultural Systems explores the connection between social, ecological and business skills and knowledge to produce graduates well suited to a wide range of roles. A university course designed for the farmer, the social ecologist, the consultant, the marketer and