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Are you homesteading within city limits where regulations don’t permit raising chickens? Or perhaps, you're in the beginning stages of homesteading and not yet ready to incorporate chickens? Maybe …
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We know that collecting food scraps in a kitchen composter is a good idea, but what happens after you've gathered all of that food waste? Calling a kitchen countertop compost collector a …
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This flatpack urban farm only takes up 538 square feet, but its creators say that it can yield as much as 6 tonnes (6.6 tons) of fresh produce per year. Danish company Human Habitat has developed a …
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The medical industry makes most of its money by medicating so-called lifestyle diseases, like cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. These diseases also happen to …
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Have you noticed that most recipes make enough food to feed an army? Here are 20 recipes to make cooking for two easy and healthy. We’ve gathered 20 healthy recipes for two people that nourish the …
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Some pomegranate health claims are accurate. Here's the skinny on what the real health benefits of pomegranate are vs. the ones marketers overstate. The makers of pomegranate juice have been under …
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I’ve never eaten at (or a) Cinnabon. I’ve smelled the cloying aroma wafting through shopping malls inappropriately mixing with department store perfumes and greasy Sbarro pizza. It offends me not just …
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Last week the USDA released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on newly developed 2,4-D resistant genetically modified corn and soybean traits. As the internet exploded with pro-biotech …
Dr. Thierry Vrain spent most of his working life advocating for biotechnology companies, as a soil biologist and genetic engineering enthusiast. In his recent TED talk Vrain …
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I spied a new product in my grocery store the other day — vacuum-packed beef sold under Safeway's Open Nature brand. The label indicated this beef came from grass-fed, hormone-free, antibiotic-free …
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Genetically modified organisms, such as plants and livestock are already found in our supermarkets. GM plants are much more common than many people realize too. Here is a list of the 10 most common …
What's all the fuss about? Even if you're out of the loop on the GMO debate, here are five things you want to know about GMOs and the food supply. 1. GMOs are hidden in many foods. It turns …
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According to a recent email from the Feingold Association of the United States, Laughing Cow Mini Babybel Mild Cheddar suggests that Laughing Cow "was unable to be sure if the dye in the …
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Choosing the best formula for your baby is tricky business! Similac makes an organic formula, but how healthy is this option for your child? We know that breast is best, but some moms are not able …
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On Friday, Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin signed a bill to allow horse slaughter within the state. House Bill 1999 prohibits the sale of horse meat for human consumption, but allows for the opening …
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Not all herbal teas are safe when you're pregnant, but many are A-OK! So, what's the skinny on tea during pregnancy? When I was in my first trimester, I had just settled in with a nice cup of …
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One of Becky's recent posts raised the question of what separates agroecological farming from organic farming. Although agroecological farming shares some of the same principals as organic farming, …
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There is still a great debate on whether or not Monsanto's genetically modified crops and heavily used pesticides are safe. But has it already been proven that the company is severely damaging our …
(apologies to Pete Seeger for the song title reference) The graph above shows how over the last 15 years, the use of 23 old pesticides has declined more than 97% in California. These are all …
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I know that some readers will find my title surprising or offensive, but I hope you will read on. I'm writing this because I'm involved in a "broad stakeholder process" that is trying to define …
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