Posted July 22, 2021
In May the Arkansas state Plant Board voted to allow farmers to spray the weedkiller dicamba up until June 30 over the top of GM dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton. Farmers had a May 25 cut-off in the past two growing seasons but changes in the board’s membership has led to a relaxing of restrictions. In recent years the Plant Board has instituted some seasonal restrictions over dicamba spraying, going beyond EPA guidelines, in a half-hearted attempt to limit the massive damage caused to crops, trees, and garden plants as the weedkiller drifts off-target. Read more.
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Time to Give Up Red Meat?
Posted July 22, 2021
The study, published in the journal Cancer Discovery, found specific patterns of DNA damage caused by diets high in red meat. The study elucidates how a high consumption of red meat damages health, but news coverage of the topic adds to a long list of articles whose takeaway is that we should avoid red meat and focus more on “healthier” proteins like poultry, fish, and even lab-grown meat. This is far too simplistic. We don’t need to give up eating organic, pasture-raised red meat, as long as it’s in moderation and accompanied by other healthy foods. We particularly do not need to turn to the plant-based meats that are becoming increasingly popular. Read more.
Behavioral Change Strategies Push Nationwide Vaccination
Posted July 22, 2021
Since the beginning of the worldwide pandemic narrative, all are led to one conclusion and one conclusion only: “Vaccination is the only way out. Everyone must get the vaccine if we really want to go back to normal.” Despite that, many people are against this only-one-way solution. This brought to the surface a new set of tools in the authorities’ arsenal, which is using creative behavioral change strategies to push the mass vaccination agenda. Read more.
Woman with ‘Life-Altering’ Injuries After COVID Vaccine Teams Up with U.S. Senators to Demand Answers
Posted July 22, 2021
A Utah woman and two U.S. senators are teaming up to get answers from federal health agencies about life-altering injuries people have experienced after receiving a COVID vaccine. Brianne Dressen is a preschool teacher from Utah who was injured after participating in AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine clinical trial in November 2020. She has accumulated more than $250,000 in medical bills as a result of injuries she believes were caused by the vaccine. Read more.
If you See this Plant in your Backyard, Whatever You Do Don’t Step on It!
Posted July 22, 2021
Important video about what is seen as a common weed in most yards. View here.
Joel Salatin: The Ron Paul of Family Farmers
Posted July 22, 2021
Sitting on a picnic bench across from Joel Salatin on a beautiful day on Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, I am struck with how much the farmer, author and lecturer reminds me of Ron Paul: Mission-driven, a leader who has inspired millions around the world, a Christian, family man, libertarian, self-sufficient, charismatic, energetic, enterprising, optimistic, hard-working, a teacher, a communicator, a brilliant unorthodox thinker, confident yet humble, good-humored, athletic, frugal, and possessing a strong bearing and commanding presence. Read more.
Joel Salatin: The Ron Paul of Family Farmers
Posted July 16, 2021
Sitting on a picnic bench across from Joel Salatin on a beautiful day on Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, I am struck with how much the farmer, author and lecturer reminds me of Ron Paul: Mission-driven, a leader who has inspired millions around the world, a Christian, family man, libertarian, self-sufficient, charismatic, energetic, enterprising, optimistic, hard-working, a teacher, a communicator, a brilliant unorthodox thinker, confident yet humble, good-humored, athletic, frugal, and possessing a strong bearing and commanding presence. A great and good man. Read more.
Farmed Salmon ‘Likely’ Passed Virus to Wild Pacific Salmon
Posted July 16, 2021
Salmon is often used as an example of a health-conscious food choice, but the health value depends greatly on the source. While wild salmon is nutritious, there are significant problems with farm-raised salmon. One of these is the high rate of infection on salmon farms.1 Data released in May 2021 support the theory that piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) spread from fish farms to wild Pacific salmon in 1989, which may have endangered several salmon species to the point of near extinction. Read more.
USDA Attacks Amish Farmers Selling REAL Food to Protect Corporate Industrial Farming
Posted July 16, 2021
Many of the small-scale operations that do not sell to the retail chains but only to members of their private food clubs kept right on producing their food, especially if they did “on-farm” processing. The USDA would want you to believe that such food is “unsafe,” but that is hardly the case at all, and these small-scale private operations are actually producing food the way it has been produced for thousands of years. Amish farmer Amos Miller who operates food clubs in the Northeast has been a frequent target of the militarized industrial food system, and they are after him again as David Gumpert reports. Read more.
20 Vegetables and Herbs You Can Grow Indoors from Scraps
Posted July 16, 2021
Sure, you’ve heard that buying organic food over the genetically modified or pesticide exposed versions is ideal for your health, but it can get costly. Due to the limited supply of organic foods as well as the additional labor and maintenance required to produce them, you may be paying 20-100% more for an organic banana! Fortunately, here are six vegetables and herbs you can grow indoors using parts of the produce you would throw away anyways, and this can save you a pretty penny the next time you go grocery shopping. Read more.
