May 2012
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The Impulsive Farmer: Companion plants, part 1:... →
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This is my first of a series of posts I’ll be making about companion plants. Companion plants are plants that either repel harmful bugs, attract them away from produce, or poison them. They are the all-natural and organic gardener’s first choice for insect relief.
Companion plants,…
April 2012
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fighting to save the name of pink slimeFirst of...
thecattlenetwork.com says pink slime actually makes the meat better. OH YEAH? Because the meat held up five days better in a retail display than plain beef and because it improves the “fresh color”. Well, that’s actually disgusting. Meat isn’t supposed to look fresh after five days in a retail display.
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LFTB "The newest member of the transgender...
Lean Finely Textured Beef (LTFB), more commonly referred to as “Pink Slime” is gaining more attention from the public these days. New Jersey just put a ban on the ingredient in their school system. Good for them. LFTB - which I don’t think deserves to be narrowed down to an acronym; pink slime is way more fitting - is the ingredient put into ground beef to enhance the color,...
March 2012
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February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
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“Biologically we eat to fill ourselves with a certain volume of food....”
– The World is Fat - The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products that are Fattening the Human Race by Barry Popkin
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WatchIf only there were more farmer/butcher relationships like this one. Butcher and Larder is a butcher shop in Chicago whom get all of their meat whole directly from the farmer. Rob, the shop owner, ensures his meat is from small local family farm. His cows weigh 600 lbs versus the industrial farms 1100 lbs. Sacrificing quantity for quality is one of the core values of his business. Personally, I...
10 Reasons to Avoid GMOs →
via Institute for Responsible Technology
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28-day Real Food Challenge
A blogger announces a challenge to all her followers. Jennifer McGurther sets a “28-day Real Food Challenge” instructing participants to rid their pantries of any processed foods. Many participants blogged about their four week experience with the new diet. In the end the challenge is meant to make people understand that eating healthy, unprocessed foods does not mean you are...
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Of dietary concern..Periodic table of common... →
These condiments are common to everybodys’ refrigerator. If you’ve ever wondered whether it was time to throw it out and buy a new jar.. reference this.
I’m going to print this out and put it on my fridge. Seriously.
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Direct contradiction to the FDA →
FDA
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Banned in 27 Countries, Monsanto’s rBGH Inhabits... →
deus—ex-machina:
Are you consuming Monsanto’s genetically engineered growth hormone known as rBGH? The synthetic hormone is created using molecules and DNA sequences that are a result of molecular cloning, which has been linked to breast and gastrointestinal cancer. Unfortunately, it is estimated that around 1/3 of cows in the United States are injected with this synthetic hormone,...