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A Republican state lawmaker in Kansas says that he opposes cutting the taxes on groceries because it would be a form of “social engineering” that encourages people to buy food over other items.
The hardest part of straw bale gardening may be finding the straw.
The global public health and safety organization NSF International shares nine tips for avoiding food borne illness from your summer celebrations.
Last summer, I got to spend some time with an old family friend. This friend has had multiple bypass surgeries and now is suffering from diabetes, but is still reluctant to make changes to his diet.
The global March Against Monsanto happens tomorrow! Nearly three hundred cities will host what's sure to be hundreds of thousands of protesters and activists around the globe who are taking a stand against Monsanto and GMOs.
Genetically modified foods are a result of technological accomplishments. Since environmentalists oppose technology like this to the point of religious fervor grounded their hatred of human beings, they resort to smear and intimidation campaigns.
We have previously outlined the efforts of “The Dairy State” to end natural milk production and use a mafia like system to destroy small family farmers and food independence. This issue is coming to a head this week.
Could the global tide in support of GMOs be turning? A new report reveals that the formerly pro-GMO Chinese government, one of the largest consumers of GMO food crops in the world, is beginning to crack down on GM corn shipments from the US that have
From calorie counting to high-protein diets
Besides garnering attention as a a veritable fountain of youth, cancer tamer and fibromyalgia remedy, turmeric has proven itself to be a formidable weight loss superfood as well.
Some of the most unusual products at Natural Products Expo West were at the Back to the Roots booth. On display were living oyster mushrooms, thriving in a specially designed recycled cardboard box filled with used coffee grounds.
Forty percent of all the food produced in the US is wasted. But a number of efforts in the US – such as Food Shift – and others abroad are taking on the problem.
Capture all of that tangy, juicy, strawberry flavor to enjoy beyond spring and summer with these super-easy recipes for Back-Burner Strawberry Sauce and Quick Strawberry Jam.
We will be having the Really Really Free Market @ 8:00 a.m.! The march will start around 10:00 a.m. There will be speakers at the RRFM and hopefully farmers and bartering so bring things to trade, alternative currencies, or homemade things! We will h
Mr. Rawles: In every decent sized town I've lived in there has been at least one "discount" grocery store.
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With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves from their plants.
I was in the car and switched the channel to NPR and listened to a great story about a guy who started a community garden. You can listen to the story here: NPR: TED Radio Hour - How Can You Give A Community Better Health - May 17, 2013
Hi Jim, The reader who contributed the food saver storage bag post gave a lot of great ideas.
Farming methods have changed many times since man planted the first seed in the ground 10,000 years ago.
"Why is my child so angry?"
Farming methods have changed many times since man planted the first seed in the ground 10,000 years ago.
Sign-making party for March Against Monsanto on May 25th!!
What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable
The AquaDome Frame is now fully assembled - Pics
Aquaponics combines aquaculture (farming aquatic organisms like fish and plants) and hydroponics (the process of growing plants in water). By combining the two systems the fish and plants create a self-maintained system.
According to the latest survey results, an astounding 31.3 percent, or roughly one-third, of all managed bee colonies in the U.S. were wiped out during the most recent 2012/2013 winter season, a rate that represents a 42 percent increase compared to
There’s nothing like eating your own home- grown veggies, and there are heaps of different foods that will re-grow from the scrap pieces that you’d normally throw out or put into your compost bin.
“We’re not saying we shouldn’t be lowering excessive salt intake,” said Brian Strom of the University of Pennsylvania, who led the IOM committee. But below 2,300 milligrams a day, “there is simply a lack of data that shows it is beneficial.”
