Many Americans are heeding the call to go green, but for those still resisting the main reason is often the exorbitant cost. While trading in that gas-guzzler for a Tesla and installing solar panels on your roof are still idealistic luxuries, there are several affordable changes you can make to your lifestyle today to reap [...]
Ok, so maybe “cure-it-all” is stretching it a bit, but did you know that honey is not only a fantastic food that tastes great but is also a natural healer? If you have honey in your pantry, you already have one of nature’s best medicines. Honey has healing properties that are antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antiseptic, [...]
And we wonder why GMO foods and seeds are becoming the de facto standards on farms across the United States… On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto in the Bowman v. Monsanto case, filed against 75 year old farmer Vernon Bowman from Indiana. Monsanto sued over supposed violations of a patent [...]
Up in Montpelier, Vermont, a move to label food with genetically modified organisms is afoot, as the Vermont House has voted yes on legislation to do just that. Vermont is widely known as a place full of citizens concerned about the health of the planet, real foods, and healthy living. Thankfully, they have political representatives [...]
And Europe moves ahead of the rest of the world on an environmental issue once again… Throughout the European Union today, environmentalists celebrated a solid victory in their efforts to protect the dwindling population of bees around the world. 15 of the 27 Union member states have voted to ban neonicotinoid insecticides, widely suspected to [...]
Recently, President Obama signed the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act,” which will provide immunity to companies producing and selling genetically modified foods in the US. But in doing so, who is now protecting the rest of us from eating these frankenfoods for the rest of eternity? Spending bill H.R. 933, which included this Section 735 biotech [...]
Once obscured in the back aisle sections of large grocery stores, wide-ranging assortments of fruits and vegetables are now the first thing a potential customer sees as they enter: you can’t miss the mushrooming displays of organic freshness. Consumers are continually becoming well-educated about the impending health risks linked to junk food. Meticulous modern day [...]
