TASMANIAN DEVIL SOON EXTINCT

Remember the iconic Tasmanian Devil, the one we grew up loving and watching cartoons of, will soon have the same fate as Dinosaurs. A cancer is threatening to limit the cute creature , native to Australia, to children story books and Cartoons. If a cure is not found soon...

Organic farming : a healthier career choice

"If you were given a choice to grow your food than buying it at the local supermarket, what would you do?" I put this question forward to Scott Crook, a student at the "Sowing Seed for the future Practicum". "I would grow my own food. It is cheaper, fresh, healthier for...

To end poverty, guarantee everyone in Canada $20,000 a year

The story of a 24 year old Mother, Nicole Gray from Victoria, BC is a story most of Canada’s working poor can relate.  Many single parents, including the working poor are making just enough to get by. A major concern with many of the working poor is...

Subsidized New York Dairy CAFO serves up adulterated meat

New York farmer Kenneth Corscadden from Corscadden Family Farm received a warning letter last month from the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA investigation of Corscadden's dairy farm in Richville, NY revealed that Corscadden offered up animlas for slaughter that...

The High Cost of Eggs

What is wrong with the farming model? Why is it so costly? Read it in this interesting article. "As a kid who grew up on a farm and was very active in the FFA, let me say right off the bat that the problem isn’t the typical farmers. It’s these industrial operations that...