Countries Go Vegetarian

In a clear message to the rest of the world - Belgium heeds government and UN calls to go Veg to the save the world. "Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day" ""This is pretty special,...

The Real 'Inconvenient Truth'

Al gore produced some startling statisics in an Inconvenient truth. We are really witnessing an amazing trnasfomration in our planet. We can see it when we look out side, we can feel it in the air we breath. Though...

Are You Getting Antibiotics In Your Lettuce? Probably

Disturbing news has been released by Environmental Health News that cites research done at the University of Minnesota that shows that plants grown on soil containing antibiotics will take up and contain...

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...

Where Does Your Food Come From? Farm or Factory

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, CanadaIt's peak farming time here on Vancouver Island.  We have the vegetable garden well underway and with a few clear, sunny days it's time, not for the beach, but for haying.  It's a good time to reflect on where we seem to be going...

Squirrelburgers!

It would seem that a new food craze is afoot in Britain: squirrel meat. To what extent, though, is this a marketing thing? I don't know anyone in the UK who has tasted squirrel. At any rate, squirrels aren't...

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