Monthly Archives: May 2010

Dandelion and Wormwood : Gifts of Spring

Food Tradition | May 12, 2010

Dr. Janez Botogaj will be a speaker at the Wise Traditions 2010 conference next fall. Today, he gives us a primer on Slovenian folkways.

Nashville Flood Points to Need for Household Emergency Preparedness

Successful Homemaking | May 11, 2010

Peggy Webb, an eyewitness to a natural disaster, the Nashville Flood gives her ideas for preparedness. Twenty feet of water was inside the Nashville Gaylord Opryland Hotel, a billion dollar resort.

Posted in Successful Homemaking | Tagged healthy food | 9 Comments

Slovenian Dandelion Salad Recipe

Whole and Natural Foods | May 10, 2010

Guest blogger Mary Lou Voelk submits two traditional Slovenian recipes for dandelion salad. Dandelions on the dinner table? You bet!

Posted in Whole and Natural Foods | Tagged recipe | 3 Comments

Raw Milk ‘Drink-in’ to Be Staged on Boston Commons

Food Politics, Raw Milk | May 8, 2010

A Boston Milk Party is being staged on Monday, after ag officials launched an assault on raw milk buying clubs. Activists are convinced the battle is not over.

Posted in Food Politics, Raw Milk | Tagged farm buying club, filmmaking, legalize raw milk, Mark McAfee, Max Kane, Raw Milk, small farms | 10 Comments

Hip Hop Artists Rap About Healthy Diet

Funny Stuff | May 8, 2010

Rappers B-Boy Super Inlight and D-Nick The Microphone Misfit made this music video downing junk and fake foods. You can vote for it in an online film contest!

Posted in Funny Stuff | Tagged Food Politics, healthy diet, junk food, processed food, video | 13 Comments

Ohio Governor Moves to Deny Consumers Right to Know about Hormones in Milk

Food Politics | May 5, 2010

We must protest any time a politician or industry group wants to keep consumers in the dark about what goes into our food. Here is a way you can get involved.

Posted in Food Politics | Tagged genetically modified organisms, GMO | 12 Comments