Nothing like a fresh organic orange

Organic However, there is something terribly wrong with many citrus and juice products. Having to watch my sugar intake, I learned that pulp-free orange juice contains too much sugar and lacks the fiber value for...

RSPCA Think Pig Campaign and Game

The RSPCA are raising awareness of pig welfare issues and trying to educate people about the different labels on pork products and what they mean for pigs. A new Facebook word game  incorporates facts about...

'Organic has no health benefits'

" Organic food is no healthier than ordinary food, a large independent review has concluded. There is little difference in nutritional value and no evidence of any extra health benefits from eating organic...

How to Grow MORE Vegetables With LESS Water!

" Construct garden Wicking Beds and save water! – "The wicking worm bed is a highly productive growing system which not only produces more food from limited water, but also recycles waste organic...

Obama looks to Monsanto ally to oversee food safety

This is an alarming development for anyone who has a serious interest in food safety in America. "The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death than anyone in history has just been made...

Green Information on the rise?

It seems like in the last few years, the awareness of climate change and our personal affects on the environment have increased 10 fold. Is this where we are heading???Is a 'greener' world really what is in store for the future?If it is...how do people adjust and get their...

Neurotoxic pollutant Hexane used by leading natural soy brands

The Cornucopia Institute’s report called Behind the Bean reveals higher than expected levels of Hexane contamination in “natural” brand name soy products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not...

Michelle Obama vs. Agribusiness

If you haven't heard, Michelle Obama is planting a vegetable garden on the White House lawn. She has decided to forgo the use of any chemicals and go organic "to promote fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet".  Upon receipt of this news Mid America CropLife...

Obama's Food Police HR 875

THE OBAMA FOOD POLICE...H.R.875 NEW BILL BEING PASSED!!!IS THIS THE CHANGE YOU THOUGHT HE PROMISED?THERE ARE MANY LAWS BEING PASSED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN THE WHITE HOUSE! ONE OF THE MOST HEINOUS IS CALLED H.R.875 PLEASE GOOGLE THIS AND LEARN FOR YOURSELF. IT IS A BILL THAT...

How to build a garden Wicking Bed for your veggies

"The wicking worm bed is a highly productive growing system which not only produces more food from limited water, but also recycles waste organic material to provide plant nutrient and capture carbon. The essence is to form an underground reservoir of water or pond...

The Obamas plan to plant a White House vegetable garden

Michelle Obama will start digging the White House vegetable garden today, well not her personally but her staff will anyway. There has not been a vegetable garden on the grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's garden...

Obama Nominates Sustainable Agriculture Expert for USDA Post

Supporters of small-scale, independent farming everywhere should applaud Obama's choice for the USDA's second highest post, deputy secretary. Kathleen Merrigan, a recognized advocate for local and organic foods,...

From Hollywood to Ibiza, adapting to an organic lifestyle

When I was about 4, we left Los Angeles, and moved to London. After a year, mom was fed up with the city and booked a flight back to California. However, she thought she would make a quick stop a visit the then little known island of Ibiza. The trip turned into a 12 year...

Sainsbury's goes cage free on shell eggs

From 5 February the UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's is no longer selling shell eggs from battery hens. When Compassion in World Farming awarded Sainsbury’s with a Good Egg Award in 2008 it was on the promise of...

One Love One Love

Article: Forget Reading, forget not finding your tent because this humdinger of a festival is sure to make you dance. It certainly made us! You won’t find herds of pale, badly tattooed BMTH fans here, instead you...

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