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• Tuesday, March 31, 2009
  “Proud To be Part” of Global Organic Conference

  Before I knew it, my Boeing 777 series 400 Emirates flight landed at Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy on July 17, 2009, after nearly 24 hours in the air, with transit stops in Singapore and Dubai. My feet touched European soil for the first time on this hot summer morning. It reminded me that it is not so different from my own beloved country thousands of miles away.

• Thursday, February 12, 2009
  IOA’s Position on Protection of Lake Sentarum

  The largest external threat to Lake Sentarum organic forest honey production is the development of large scale palm oil plantations around Lake Sentarum National Park. Recent experiences have shown that the development of large scale palm oil plantations destroys the economic system, the ecology, and the socio-cultural community of a location.

• Wednesday, February 11, 2009
  Low External Input Farming at Cijapun Multifarm

  Cijapun Multifarm in Sukabumi, West Java has been devoted to 100 percent organic farming using low external input principles since July 2008. The farm, overlooking Pelabuhan Ratu , was designed to produce its own fertilizer, pesticide, and feed for livestock through self-sustainable methods.

• Thursday, January 22, 2009
  Ubud Organic Market

  Every Sunday morning from 9:30 am to 2 pm, a cooperative of around 11 organic producers sell their goods in front of Pizza Bagus restaurant just outside of Ubud, Bali. The storefront space, donated free of charge by Pizza Bagus, has a steady stream of customers from opening until closing time. Besides organic vegetables and fruits, a wide variety of natural products are for sale ranging from baked goods to bath products, essential oils, jams, spices, coffee, and natural laundry detergent. Tourists and expats are the most common customers, making up around 70% of the market’s customers, according to Pak Ketut, who sells Alami natural and organic products at the market.