By dock, on July 30th, 2012% Home Extension Agent Canning Demonstration 1932
I just read an article at the Hobby Farms website, Grow Smart: Keep Food Safe. I was frustrated with it for a number of reasons, but the underlying theme of this article was that we should be scared to raise our own food. What better way to keep . . . → Read More: Battling the Dogma of Big Ag
By dock, on April 15th, 2012% Atrazine being sprayed. http://www.peoplesworld.org/assets/Uploads/Atrazine.jpg
Following is a great article from Mother Earth News on Atrazine, an herbicide that has been around for a long time and has been under fire for health risks. This type of double-speak from the Environmental protection Agency (EPA) is why we need more transparency in agriculture… it is why . . . → Read More: It’s Time to Ban Atrazine
By dock, on March 30th, 2012% http://www.euinside.eu/files/image/bulgaria-rejected-the-import-of-a-gmo-product/GMO-CORN.jpg
First, some definitions: Genetically Modified Organism (GMO): An organism (life form) whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering. Genetically Engineered Organism (GEO): Another name for GMOs. Transgenic Organisms: A type of GMO that has DNA inserted from another species.
Jurassic Park? Yes. Fiction? No.
GMOs have been around for well over . . . → Read More: Genetically Modified Organisms… The good, the bad, and the scary.
By dock, on March 12th, 2012% “I really don’t want to eat food with chemicals all over (and in) them, but organic food is so expensive. Do I have to eat only organic food to be healthy?”
This is a common thought process for those of us concerned about the quality of our food. In my opinion we should . . . → Read More: Which foods are the most important to buy organic?
By dock, on March 1st, 2012% Grassfed is Best!
You can eat meat and be healthy! In fact, you can eat meat and get more healthy than you are now. I rarely say this seriously, but I will now… Trust me, I’m a doctor. If the answer is not obvious from the title of this post, then let me . . . → Read More: The Health Benefits of Grassfed Meat
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