Do you see this effect at your house? Taking reusable bags to the supermarket can help identify the environmentally friendly shopper but a new study has now discovered the products they are more likely to buy. New research in the Read More …
Author: Ken
ConAgra: Bad Food, Bad Policies
ConAgra is one of the most irresponsible companies that one can find on Wall St. From fighting GMO labeling to abusing labor and the environment they have done it all. But now ConAgra is on the ropes. They have stretched Read More …
Can organic crops compete with industrial agriculture?
A systematic overview of more than 100 studies comparing organic and conventional farming finds that the crop yields of organic agriculture are higher than previously thought. The study, conducted by UC Berkeley researchers, also found that certain practices could further Read More …
6 Green Living Principles Every Household Should Learn (The Basics)
By: Guest Contributor, Jonathan James More Sometimes, you are presented with too many ideas on how to maintain sustainability in your living space and are unsure which ones are the most effective. The challenge is to put those concepts together Read More …
Azospirillum Brasilense Bacteria (Azos) And Why Every Gardner Needs It.
Once again this is an example of how one must feed the SOIL not the plant. Nature has already thought of everything you need and provided it somehow, all you have to do is learn to restore what has been Read More …
Top 5 Reasons To Use Mycorrhizae, Friendly Fungi And Fabulous Friends For Gardeners
Do you want way to naturally and organically produce more food from your garden or farm. Well, nature provides. Mycorrhizae is a fungi that will rock the roots of most plants and show a HUGE gain in size and yield. In Read More …
Using Wood Ash Instead Of Lime.
Fireplace ash can be used as a substitute for lime in very acidic soils. It also provides many trace elements that plants need and the trees and fungi you are burning had already mined and stored. You may want to Read More …
Your Local Average Last Day Of Frost
In many areas crops are predicated on the average last day of frost, also sometimes called ALDF. So what is the average last day of frost in your area? Use this handy Farmers Almanac ALDF calculator to let you know Read More …
Monsanto Exec. Wins World Food Prize For Creating GMO's
In a seemingly crazy decision, a Monsanto executive is winning this year’s “Nobel Prize of agriculture” the formerly prestigious World Food Prize, and he is getting it basically for creating GMOs. Awarding it for this harmful science legitimizes the sort Read More …
March Against Monsanto Planned Worldwide 10/12/13
March Against Monsanto. Today I talked to Jenn a co-organizer of March Against Monsanto, a grassroots action group based in St. Louis Missouri, but with chapters and solidarity marches in cities from Boston to LA, Minneapolis to Miami and all Read More …