Monthly Archives: January 2011

History of the Estrella Family Creamery

Estrella-Goats

Kelli Estrella is a gourmet raw cheesemaker in Washington state, whose business is currently shut down by actions of the FDA. Kelli recently shared with me her moving story of how she grew her family enterprise.

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How a Heart Attack Changed My Diet

Heart-Attack-Survivor-Jack-Moore

Jack Moore’s heart attack on Christmas Day propelled him to study his disease and formulate a dietary game plan to beat it.

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Detoxifying for Health in the New Year

Detoxifying Wheat Grass Juice

Robin Shirley discusses the benefits of detoxifying strategies and invites D.C. area readers to a Detox Retreat this weekend.

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Report on Acres USA 2010 Conference

Acres-USA-2010

Stephen Scott of Terroir Seeds reports on the recent Acres USA 2010 conference. He finds that backyard gardens and sustainable enterprises have much in common.

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Speaker Highlights at Acres USA 2010

Cody-Holmes

Stephen Scott of Terroir Seeds shares some highlights of the speakers at Acres USA 2010.

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Sustainable Farming Advocate Fired by USDA National Organic Program

Mark-Keating

At a time when the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) is channeling money to outside contractors with no experience in organic agriculture to write production standards, why would it invent reasons to fire the most experienced regulatory rule writer on its staff?

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