Category Archives: Organic

IMAGINE YOUR GARDEN ON A WORLD SCALE

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

April is National Lawn and Garden month. That’s cool. I’ve been itching for a chance to get some dirt under my fingernails since the last of the flowers got frosted last fall. The garden catalogs that light up my mailbox … Continue reading →

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ORGANIC ROMANCE – COURTESY OF WAG’N TALES

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

This post shamelessly stolen from Wag’n Tales, who we think does an excellent job of putting the organic vs conventional farming debate into focus.  Every farmer is needed.  Every farmer does a good job.  And we need to take the … Continue reading →

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NO SUCH THING AS A STUPID QUESTION

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

“There is no such thing as a stupid question.” This week, the world will celebrate “Ask a stupid question” day.  Apparently it was created in the 1980s to encourage school children to ask more questions in class and not feel … Continue reading →

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US EPA STRIKES AGAIN: UNSCIENTIFIC REGULATIONS COST CONSUMERS MONEY

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court opted not to review an EPA decision on carbofuran domestic tolerances. Farm groups were unhappy with this decision as the revocation of carbofuran has a lot of repercussions that we’re not sure the … Continue reading →

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CONSUMER CHOICE MEETS MEATLESS MONDAYS

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Consumer choice is important, just look (really look) at all the choices your local supermarket has to offer. From organic to conventional, fat to low-fat and non-fat, whole milk to 2 percent and 1 percent and skim… the list goes … Continue reading →

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SUZANNE SOMERS LATEST ROLE: ACTING AS AN EXPERT

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

I wouldn’t have been one single bit surprised to hear that Suzanne Somers was a plastic surgery expert.  But now, she’s acting as a nutritionist and an animal biologist and THAT surprises the heck out of me. What exactly is … Continue reading →

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ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE: IS THIS THE WAY TO GO?

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

It seems that those milk producers are always on the cutting edge.  Here in America, we all realize the popularity of the “Got Milk” ads.  They are almost collectables!  But in Europe, there’s a new breed of dairy farmer and … Continue reading →

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YESTERDAY’S AGRICULTURE CANNOT FEED 9 BILLION PEOPLE

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

The main concern with the food movement these days is that old fashioned production methods will yield old fashioned yields, as in, one-third of our food would be lost.  This is a tough pill to swallow considering the people going … Continue reading →

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WANT TO BE HEALTHY? EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGGIES, NO MATTER HOW THEY ARE GROWN

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

As a mom of a one year old who’s recently started to eat table food (and she now eats everything in sight!) I paid attention when the Dirty Dozen* list hit the entire popular media list. I just as quickly dismissed it … Continue reading →

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FARMVILLE OFFERS ORGANIC BLUEBERRIES

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

I’ll admit it – I’m a Farmville fan. For any of you that think I’m talking about some small town in IL, let me clue you in.  Farmville is a game that people play on Facebook – over 80 million … Continue reading →

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