Monthly Archives: March 2009

On Top of Old Smokey

Master Bedroom at Awestruck Cabin

Here I sit, on top on Cove Mountain. There are 360 degree mountain views ringing these cabins. All the locals tell us they have never seen better views!

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The Market in Maryville, TN

Maryville Market --Wonderful Healthy Food

This week we are in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Our family owns 4 cabins on the top of a ridge near the peak of Cove Mountain. We rent them out year round, to families who are visiting the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Now, it is our turn to do some maintenance on the cabins and enjoy them for a few days, ourselves.

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Natural Cures Blog Carnival

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Since we are in the country for a few days, I will share my mother in-law’s country cure. Mix castor oil and orange juice and take a few teaspoons once a week…

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Off to Vacation–But I’m Taking You With Me!

Spring has Sprung in Cades Cove

I’m leaving on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again…We are going to visit our vacation rental cabins in the Smokies…

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How Dare the Rabble Lobby!

Fight Back Fridays Blog Carnival

In September 2008, our famous California Governor vetoed the California Raw milk bill SB 201. He sent a letter to the State Senate which practically scolded the proponents of the bill…

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Exercise at Your Own Risk

Check out this hilarious YouTube cartoon, my client, Dr. Chalid Ashry, founder of the BALANCE program showed it to me, and I just had to share it with you. Don’t watch it in your office cubicle because this will produce belly laughs, I assure you!

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Raw Milk News Round Up

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Here is some of the recent news on the raw milk issue! The first is an excellent op-ed by Canadian journalist, Angela Trimmer..

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Natural Cures Blog Carnival Kicks Off Today!

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This has got to be the perfect news story with which to kick off my blog carnival on Natural Cures. On March 11, 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported that a prominent academic drug researcher had submitted fraudulent research, 21 studies to be exact, to the FDA to gain their approval of certain drugs.

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Farm Bureau in Maryland Decides to Thwart Farmers Efforts

Governor Martin O

On ABC News this morning, the story on the outrage over AIG giving 165 million dollars in bonuses to its executives, Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Counsel, was quoted as saying “We are a nation of law…The Government can’t just abrogate a private contract.” Will someone please tell the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that?

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10 Billion is a Big Market–What Piece of that do Small Farms Want?

Pete goes Undercover to Expose Factory Livestock Abuse

I wish I had HBO, but in a way, maybe I’m glad I don’t. Tomorrow night, Monday, March 16th at 10:00pm, HBO is airing a documentary about an animal rights activist who goes undercover to expose farm animal abuses. His name is Pete

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