From SmartPlanet.com By Melissa Mahony Along with drought and blight worries, stressing about future fossil fuel prices and availability keeps many farmers counting sheep at night. Conventional farmers in the United States use a lot of fossil fuels, and not just in tractors. Through petrochemicals comprising synthetic fertilizers, weed killers and insecticides, fossil fuels can help boost crop yields. These …
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Wisconsin’s Raw Milk Bill moves forward, but needs a final push!
Thanks to overwhelming grassroots support, a bill to allow farmers to sell raw, or unpasteurized, milk directly to consumers is moving forward in the WI State Legislature, but more calls are need to get the bill scheduled for a vote. Family Farm Defenders has identified two key legislators who need to hear from their constituents on this issue. Action Step: …
Help Rescue Local Organic Farming in the Food Safety Bill
Next week, as early as Tuesday, April 13, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on S. 510, a sweeping overhaul of federal food safety law. The House food safety bill passed last year (HR 2749) included several measures that threaten small-scale organic producers, including a registration fee of $500 and blanket application of complicated monitoring and traceability standards — …
Over 130,000 cases of diabetes now linked to soda consumption, HFCS
For years, advocates of natural health have been hammering away at the message that soda causes diabetes and obesity. The soda industry, meanwhile, has remained in denial mode, mirroring the ridiculous position of the tobacco industry that “nicotine is not addictive.” Soda doesn’t cause diabetes, the industry claims, and it’s perfectly safe to consume in essentially unlimited quantities. The Corn …
Not to Brag but… A Vegan Paradise at Door County’s Greens N’ Grains
UpTake.com is a travel search and discovery site – the first step for travelers to decide where to go, where to stay or what to do. “We help users make informed decisions about what best fits their travel preferences,” says the copy on their site. “We scoured more than 5,000 sites to collect 775,000 places to go, things to do …
Dean Foods pulls bait-and-switch on “organic” Silk soymilk
(From NaturalNews) Until early 2009, Silk brand soy milk was made using organic soybeans. But earlier this year, Dean Foods (owner of the Silk brand) quietly switched to conventional soybeans, which are often grown with pesticides. But they kept the same UPC barcodes on their products, and they kept the product label virtually the same, only replacing the word “organic” …
Greens ‘N Grains Deli, Lavender Spa Celebrate Door County Grand Opening with Julian Hagen Live, Sept 27
Big Purple Party in Egg Harbor features an afternoon of great natural and organic food, wine, massage and entertainment. You are invited to celebrate the grand opening of Greens ‘N Grains Deli and Lavender Spa in the Big Purple Building in downtown Egg Harbor on Sunday, September 27 from 2 – 6 pm. There will be live music with Julian …
VIDEO: Throw away your Viagra! Discover Spirit Creek Farm’s Lacto-fermented Kraut and Kimchi
A study at London’s King’s College, run by prominent Croatian nutritionist Lejla Kazinic Kreho, former student in the bio-medical sciences department, finds that “pickled cabbage”, or sauerkraut, is as effective as the popular drug Viagra at increasing sexual function. Kreho makes the claim in her book Nutrition of the 21st Century. She says most people are unaware that cabbage is …
“Fresh” a Raw and Natural Foods Deli, Organic Juice and Smoothie Bar Now Open at Greens ‘n Grains
The healthy options have expanded here at Greens N Grains Natural Food Store (GNG) in downtown Egg Harbor. Having completed a graceful and complimentary 1000 sq. ft. expansion into the adjacent storefront space, our new “Fresh” Deli is undergoing a “gentle” opening… with a “grand” opening to follow. The “Fresh” vegetarian and raw food deli and juice bar is open …
“FOOD Inc.” A great new film!
On June 12, a powerful new film will hit the theaters, one that exposes the food industry. Today, a handful of corporations control our nation’s food supply. Participant Media’s social action campaign for FOOD, INC. has several initiatives, among them: promoting the Congressional reauthorization of the Childhood Nutrition Act that will remove junk food and sugary drinks from school cafeterias …
