Are You Eating Moldy Tomatoes?
Moldy tomatoes from Kraft, Frito-Lay, B&G Foods, and Safeway could be in your pantry because of a basic weakness in the industrialized food system. The NY Times reported that SK Foods, … Continue Reading →
Month: February 2010
Farm-to-Consumer Sues FDA Over Raw Milk Policies
Going on the offensive, the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is bringing suit against the FDA. Some may think, I’ve been a little hard on the government with my constant ranting … Continue Reading →
The NAIS is Not Dead – Say no to Animal Identification by Any Name
As my friend Justin posted here, the NAIS is not dead. I was just reminded that I did not post his post when I came across the following article verifying … Continue Reading →
Pulling a Breech Lamb
If your not interested in hearing about our experience with pulling a breech lamb, you should just skip this post. Our 12 year old has a thriving herd of 12 … Continue Reading →
The Slow Food Movement is Too Fast
One of the reasons we moved to the farm was in search of a slower paced life that allowed time for “one another”. It was seeking meaningful relationships and finding the time … Continue Reading →
Milk Nazis Appeal Raw Milk Ruling
A Toast to Michael Schmidt as he continues the Good Fight. (picture by DAVID COOPER/TORONTO STAR) Some governments don’t know when to stop. Ah, but that is what we call … Continue Reading →
5 Tips to Cooking Grass Fed Beef
I’ve had a lot of folks tell me that they did not like grass fed beef; that it was too tough, or didn’t taste right. To be honest, in my … Continue Reading →
Monsanto Re-engages in Development of GMO Wheat
This report, by Stephanie Dearing, discusses Monsanto’s intent to re-engage in the research and production of GMO wheat: After Monsanto announced its plan to revisit gm wheat last year, having received … Continue Reading →
10 Reasons Monsanto Should Not Develop GMO Wheat
These points are taken from a press release from WORC. If you have not looked into the technology behind the GMO “movement” let me recommend a quick view of, “The … Continue Reading →
Bulgarian Environment and Water Committee Backs Five Year Ban on GMOs
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=113066 The Bulgarian Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Water has adopted the proposed changes to the GMO Act including the 5-year ban on GM Crop cultivation. The decision was backed … Continue Reading →