April 20, 2010 - Posted by Patty- 3 Comments
Dangers of Sugar Death by sugar may not be an overstatement—evidence is mounting that sugar is THE MAJOR FACTOR causing obesity and chronic disease.
February 11, 2010 - Posted by Patty- 2 Comments
Dietary Supplements, Clean Foods Next Victims of Fake “Safety” Bills McCain’s “Dietary Supplement Safety” Bill Joins Fake “Food Safety” S510 Farmers, Food and Your Freedom Under Attack… 02/04/10 – UPDATE: while the fake “Food Safety” Bill S510 remains stalled in the Senate, after our November Blitz sent more than 150,000 emails to the Senate over [...]
February 3, 2010 - Posted by Patty- 3 Comments
Its next target: a new product that could eliminate all organic alfalfa, a key food for raising organic-fed cows and pigs without any genetic engineering. The USDA is well on its way to approving Monsanto’s genetically modified alfalfa. In its own report, the USDA says that not enough consumers care enough about organic foods for [...]
January 26, 2010 - Posted by Patty- 1 Comment
The U.S. government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil. The material is produced by power plant “scrubbers” that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide from plant emissions. The substance is a synthetic form of the mineral gypsum, and it also contains mercury, arsenic, [...]
January 21, 2010 - Posted by Patty- 0 Comments
Stop GMO Contamination of Organic! Don’t Let Obama’s USDA Approve Monsanto’s RoundUp Ready Alfalfa! Take Action Now! Submit comments yourself or click “GO!” to personalize Organic Consumers Association’s template letter. Don’t believe Monsanto’s greenwashing. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), aren’t meant to feed the world or be resiliant when there are droughts and floods — they’re [...]
January 21, 2010 - Posted by Patty- 1 Comment
3-Year Project To Verify Effectiveness Of High Tunnels In Natural Resource Conservation WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2009 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced a new pilot project under the ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative for farmers to establish high tunnels – also known as hoop houses – to increase the availability of [...]
January 6, 2010 - Posted by Patty- 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government would spend $150 million to put more fresh fruits and vegetables into school meals under a bill filed by 16 lawmakers on Wednesday with an eye to next year’s overhaul of school food programs. U.S. | Lifestyle
October 29, 2009 - Posted by Patty- 0 Comments
GMO Giant Monsanto Loses Another Day in Court by Aaron Turpen, citizen journalist See all articles by this author Email this author (NaturalNews) France`s highest court has ruled that Monsanto lied about the safety of its weed killing herbicide Roundup. The decision came just days ago and confirms an earlier court judgment in France finding [...]
October 23, 2009 - Posted by Patty- 0 Comments
On October 8, the seed and agrochemical giant Monsanto revealed that it is being questioned by the Department of Justice for a possible violation of anti-trust laws related to its control of much of the genetically engineered seed market, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The timing of the investigation coincides with an announcement in [...]
October 22, 2009 - Posted by Patty- 0 Comments
Pesticides Destroying 60 Percent of Honeybees by David Gutierrez, staff writer (NaturalNews) The pesticides used in industrial agriculture may eventually undermine its very existence by destroying the honeybees upon which the system depends, experts are warning. “When I was teaching at Humboldt State University in northern California 20 years ago, I invited a beekeeper to [...]