Category Archives: Organics
Farmer Faces Over 2 Years Jail, $10K Fines for Feeding Community (VIDEO)
Things are heating up in Baraboo, Wisconsin as a long awaited food rights trial approaches. Raw milk drinkers are outraged that Wisconsin DATCP is bringing criminal charges against a farmer who serves a private buying club. Do citizens have a right to contract with a producer and grow food to their own standards? That is what ...
Chinese Organic Food Scrutinized at Congressional Hearing
Not Good Enough for Pet Food Washington, D.C. – The House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats gathered information today regarding concerns being raised about imports of food from China that are entering the U.S. “We don’t trust, for good reason, the Chinese to supply ingredients for our dog and cat ...
Is Raw Food Diet Right For You?
Is the Raw Food Diet Right For YOU? You need to decide! The raw food diet is based on the belief that the most healthful food for the body is uncooked. Although most food is eaten raw, heating food is acceptable as long as the temperature stays below 104 to 118 degrees Fahrenheit, although the cutoff ...
Natural Defenses Against Garden Pests
With early plants coming up strong and spring in full swing (except for some northern states, sorry folks) it's probably time to start considering protecting your garden from pests. The negative effects and safety issues of pesticides have been frequently addressed. With even the EU banning the use of certain pesticides. So what are some good ...
Send Gut-Wrenching Additives Off Into The Sunset! (PETITION)
Carrageenan, a commonly used food additive, is linked to colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and higher rates of colon cancer. So why is it allowed in certified organic foods and juices? And organic baby formula? Because the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) approved it for use in organics. That approval is set to expire, or “sunset.” Unfortunately, ...
The Top 14 Fruits and Veggies to Buy Organic
The Environmental Working Group has released its 2013 list of The Dirty Dozen Plus and The Clean Fifteen. The suggestions given by EWG are based strictly on the levels of contamination from pesticide. The Clean 15 list does contain items that are potentially genetically modified, so you must be aware of this fact when shopping, as ...
Keep Your Home Garden Monsanto-Free
Should you choose to create your own fruit or vegetable garden in your backyard or on your windowsill, how can you keep Monsanto from reaching its grubby fingers into your home? The corporate behemoth has gained control of 40% of the U.S. vegetable seed market by buying up smaller companies, and now owns the rights ...
Start Your Organic Garden With An Origami Newspaper Pot
Origami Newspaper Planter: Recycle your newspaper with an easily folded biodegradable pot, perfect for starting seeds. This newspaper planter can be set right into the ground, where it will not only protect the fragile root system of your seedling, but also decompose on its own over time. Use these simple instructions to create Origami Newspaper Pots. ...
The Fresh Look Of Vegetarian Cooking
Not so long ago, there was a certain image associated with being vegetarian. It usually involved Birkenstock sandals, lentil loaf and an agenda. There still are plenty of all three in the meatless movement, but a growing number of Americans are finding they can have cauliflower and kale at the center of the plate without a ...
That Really Happens? The Truth About Trying To Wash Pesticides Off Produce
It’s a great science experiment for kids; and a sobering reminder for parents. Simply grab some food coloring or other dye that dissolves in water, fill a small cup or bowl and place the cut end of your vegetable in the colored solution (you can also substitute some juices). Plants aren’t just coated with pesticides, plants ...
Frankenapple: Bad News No Matter How You Slice It
Thanks to the biotech industry’s relentless quest to control our food, McDonald’s, Burger King and even school cafeterias will soon be able to serve up apples that won’t turn brown when they’re sliced or bitten into. A new, almost entirely untested genetic modification technology, called RNA interference, or double strand RNA (dsRNA), is responsible for ...
Use Your Noodle: The Importance of Whole Foods in the Prepper’s Pantry (VIDEO)
Have you ever talked to a prepper who has highly processed, nutritionally-bereft foods stacked to the rafters? Oftentimes the logic behind the purchase of massive quantities of these inexpensive items is, “Well, it’s better than going hungry!” Actually, that’s not necessarily the case. If it comes to the point where you are completely dependent on your long-term ...
Gardening Tomatoes Organically (VIDEOS)
Common Tomato Plant Ailments It’s easy to see why the tomato is a top choice among home gardeners. Plants adapt well to most soil conditions, they are perfect for small garden spaces, and the tomato itself has many uses. Tomatoes are a high crop yield so just a few plants are necessary to satisfy the needs ...
7 Foods To Stop Eating Today
If just one quarter of developed nations would stop consuming the following seven foods, the incidence of obesity and preventable disease would drop more than 50 percent. These foods are toxic to the body, offer no nutritional value and create systemic inflammation making their consumption precursors to auto-immune and other diseases. 1. Wheat There are many health ...
Poison Apples: “Organic” Fruit Can Be Tainted By Antibiotics Until Fall 2014
There’s a dirty little secret in some organic fruit orchards. That juicy apple or pear that you just paid triple the price for may have been sprayed with antibiotics. Yep – that’s right. The USDA has approved “new options for organic producers and processors.” Last August, the USDA quietly released this ruling: The National Organic Program published a final ...
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