by Sayer Ji The orange is both a literal and symbolic embodiment of the sun, from whose light it is formed. As a whole food it irradiates us with a spectrum of healing properties, the most prominent of which some call “vitamin C activity,” but…
By Daisy Luther Sitting on the porch and shelling peas with the kids, watching the butterflies in the garden, and smelling the lilacs in bloom. (Telling the kids, “Put them in the bowl, not in your mouth!”) That is the scene at our place every…
Parents are often misled to believe that vaccines are safe and effective By Christina England Countries around the world are coming up with more and more elaborate tricks to pressure parents into fully vaccinating their children. Recently we have seen them telling barefaced lies, denying…
By Heather Callaghan The true ways of the Farm are almost nearly forgotten… In almost 40 years, do Star Wars parodies ever become tiring? No, they do not. They are awesome. Especially when people use their creative gifts and humor to harness some great educational…
By Sayer Ji An alarming new study finds that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, is estrogenic and drives breast cancer cell proliferation in the parts-per-trillion range. Does this help explain the massive mammary tumors that the only long term animal feeding study on…
By Jonathan Parker A common enemy of gardeners and lawn aficionados is this little critter to your left. Moles are amazing little creatures that are well suited to their subterranean lifestyle. They eat all manner of insects and earthworms. Their wide paws and sharp claws make…
by Christina Sarich Does your Aunt Martha grow the best organic Meyer lemons in all of Florida? Do you have a favorite tomato plant in your yard that was grown from heirloom seed, and was never treated with chemical fertilizer? Do you buy your produce…
By Catherine J. Frompovich In Part 1 I discussed some of the more commonly-associated information regarding food allergies, at least information that many ‘holistically-inclined’ eaters may be familiar with. What I talk about in Part 2 is information that probably very few eaters know. The information revolves…
Markus Heinze Most mothers and fathers vividly remember the days they took their child for shots, filled with anxiety, knowing it would be painful for the child and not knowing how the child will react to the vaccine. As I spent some time researching how…
By Heather Callaghan A study released last Monday shows that cheaper honey substitutes such as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sugar (made from genetically modified sugar beets) are contributing to massive bee death via Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) by depriving bees of crucial nutrients,…
By Sara Burrows One taste of the sparkling, fruity, super elixir and I was hooked. It was fizzy and refreshing like champagne, but loaded with probiotics, enzymes, vitamins and minerals, especially B vitamins, which my then vegan body was starving for. It gave me a…
By Heather Callaghan The 4th Annual Hemp History Week still has a day left, and you still have time to join in some events. That isn’t to say hemp happenings don’t take place at other times of the year. I stumbled on the blog of…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Dan Flynn, Editor-in-chief at Food Safety News, wrote something that resonated with me and which I could not help but comment about. In Flynn’s June 6, 2013 article “Oregon’s Isolated Plantings of GM Wheat Has Consequences” [1] the following remarks about…
By Natural Blaze The firebrand MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan truly hoped to make a difference with his TV show. He took on the big banks, the Federal Reserve system and their crony politicians. But he realized the cable news format was little more than perpetuating…
By Heather Callaghan The rate of whooping cough, or pertussis, has exploded in America in the last few years. A brand new study confirms what scientists already expected. They confirmed that the burgeoning comeback of whooping cough is due to introducing new, “safer” vaccines 20…
By Brandon Turbeville In my article, “Pesticide Content In Food Less Regulated By Codex Than Vitamins and Minerals,” I briefly discussed the connection between commonly used pesticides and neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease. In addition, I mentioned the rather contradictory position held regarding the…
by Catherine J. Frompovich One of the more poignant lines former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O’Neill is famous for having uttered, “All politics is local,” certainly applies to what happened in the little, but mighty, State of Connecticut over the weekend…
By Daisy Luther Tender delicious stalks of asparagus are appearing in gardens and farmer’s markets across North America right now. Some asparagus trivia: Asparagus is a member of the lily family. Historical records indicate the consumption of asparagus in Egypt in 3000 BC. Ancient Greeks…
by Catherine J. Frompovich How many people have food allergies? According to FARE, Food Allergy Research & Education, estimates run as high as 15 million Americans with one in 13 U.S. children under the age of 18 affected by food allergies, which can be life…
By Jonathan Parker 2013. The year of flying cars and private space travel right? My broken phone that’s lying on the floor next to the chair has more computing power than existed in the whole world 40 years ago We are no longer talking about how…
