Monthly Archives: February 2011

A Lyrical Tale of One Woman’s Love, Returned

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Jenny, an aging cow, reclaims her health with the love of Laura, her new owner. This is a beautiful story of how tender animal husbandry can renew an animal’s life.

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A Heartfelt Wish…for No GMOs

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Leslie Goldman, the local foods poet laureate, offers an inspirational Valentine’s wish, for a greener, cleaner world!

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BBC to Air The Food Show on Raw Milk

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A major breakthrough for whole, unprocessed milk, the BBC plans to cover the issue on The Food Show. WAPF members were interviewed for the episode!

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Salt Strictures in New USDA Dietary Guidelines will Increase Cardiovascular and Other Health Risks

Follow the USDA Pyramid

Our nations nutrition ‘gurus’ have told us for so long what’s wrong with salt, America has lost sight about what is right about it. According to this expert, dissing salt is a total mistake!

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Chicago’s Best Split Pea Soup Recipe

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I bet it is FREEZING in Chicago right now. This is the recipe that locals there are using to warm their cockles! Pea Soup is at it’s best in the cold winter months.

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GMO Contamination Ruins 60% of Aussie Farmer’s Organic Crop

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Steve Marsh, Australian canola grower had 60% of his organic crop ruined by GMO seeds blowing over the fence from a neighboring farm. Activists warn GMO alfalfa will do the same.

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Monsanto’s Creeping Contamination Strategy

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Now that our government has caved to pressure to deregulate GMO alfalfa, citizen education and action is the only way to save organic food and farming. I am looking for leaders who want to address this challenge.

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How Government Regulations Hurt Small Farms

Small Farms Need Your Support to Multiply

Nurturing Naturally interviewed me on regulations that are strangling our local family farms and making it impossible for them to thrive and in some cases, even survive.

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Fan Kitchen Gardeners International in Facebook

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Sport a #20ate badge and join the counter revolution of healthy snackers! It’s National Snack Food Month and let’s go to bat for our farm fresh snacks!

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USDA Dietary Guidelines Press Conference

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My report on yesterday’s press conference, where the US government outlined their latest attempt to stem obesity and poor health in America.

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