February 2012
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Farm 'weeds' have crucial role in sustainable... →
“We already know that some wildlife groups are declining on our farms such as pollinators and birds. Our research suggests that focussing on the sustainability of one group of animals may not bring benefits to others, however, we did find that restoring particular plants such as buttercups, thistles and clover could, theoretically at least, rapidly increase biodiversity across the...
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Organic farming improves pollination success in... →
The study, led by Georg Andersson of Lund University in Sweden, investigated the effect of organic farming compared to conventional. They found that the pollination success increased greatly with organic farming, and speculate that this effect may be due to an increase in insect pollinator abundance and/or diversity. They also determined that this effect was apparent within two to four years of...
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Organic food sweetener may be a hidden source of... →
One of the infant formulas had a total arsenic concentration of six times the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) safe drinking water limit of 10 parts per billion (ppb) for total arsenic.
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Farmer Faces Possible 3-year Prison Term for... →
DATCP has charged Hershberger with, among other things, operating a retail food establishment without a license. Hershberger repeatedly denies this, citing that he provides foods only to paid members in a private buying club and is not subject to state food regulations.
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Monsanto Tumbles Down: Good News Press... →
This 64 page, print ready, on-line magazine journal introduces Monsanto as a chemical company and explains what Bt and Genetic Engineering is. It tells the story of the Monarch Butterflies and the morphing of plants and insects. It chronicles human birth defects reported where Roundup (R) is sprayed.
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Watch FRESH for free until March 3rd! →
The documentary “FRESH” celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system.
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14 now confirmed ill from E. coli O26 in Jimmy... →
A total of 14 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O26 from 6 states in the fifth outbreak involving sprouts served on Jimmy John’s sandwiches in the past four years
I love tomatoes.
that is all.
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“The 760 million tons of grain used to feed animals to produce meat could feed 11...”
– afarmjournal note: I like this statistic (which is a big deal for me to say about statistics), but let’s not forget the exacerbation of health issues in humans. Consider the diet-related illnesses common in America which are linked to the high amounts of refined grains in our diet. Higher...
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“Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe the safety of biotech food. Our interest...”
– Phil Angell, Monsanto’s director of corporate communications (referring to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) explained the company’s regulatory philosophy to Michael Pollan in 1998 (via truthstream)
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Video tours of natural homes →
fuckyeahpermaculture:
^^ You want to check this out, it’s really great.
Does anyone have any suggestions for other websites about natural homes/building? Or tumblrs on the subject?
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