Green Week 2019 |Jeanette Borg
Month: January 2019
Day #4 | “We’ve had enough!”
Journal: 84th International Green Week | Berlin On Saturday (19.1.19) afternoon, farmers, representatives and consumers got together for an organised and peaceful protest against industrialised agriculture. Such protests have taken place yearly since 2011, happen in parallel with the Berlin International Green Week and attract up to 30,000 people. The name of the protest, "We've had … Continue reading Day #4 | “We’ve had enough!”
Day #3 | City Aquaponics
Journal: 84th International Green Week | Berlin Today the skies were blue and the sun was out all day in Berlin! In the morning I had the unique opportunity of visiting an urban aquaponics farm right in the city centre. This farm was founded by Christian and Nicholas, two young entrepreneurs who thought of starting to … Continue reading Day #3 | City Aquaponics
Day #2 | Farm visits & official opening of the Internationale Grüne Woche (IGW) 2019
Journal: 84th International Green Week | Berlin
Day #1 | Formal meetings in Berlin
My first day in Berlin ends here! This city will be in the spotlight over the coming days. Thousands of visitors are expected to visit Berlin and the 84th International Green Week. The German Embassy in Malta has kindly nominated and invited me to attend this major event on behalf of the Federal Office in … Continue reading Day #1 | Formal meetings in Berlin
Reactions to “overexposure of pesticides” article on ToM
Here are my reactions to today's article about pesticide exposure on ToM: 13 treated for overexposure to pesticides in 5 years 1. Cases of exposure do not specify whether origin of exposure happened on a farm (farmers are the first users of pesticides during application, or a citizen who felt ill after exposure to … Continue reading Reactions to “overexposure of pesticides” article on ToM