A recent article in the Washington Post highlighted the shocking statistic that 7% of Americans thought that chocolate milk came from brown cows. Unless you think this is a bunch of second graders responding to this question, the statistic comes from an online survey of adults conducted by the ... Read More
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Consumers Crave Animal Welfare Approved and Grassfed Beef
As consumers become more concerned and educated about their food, and what their food eats, producing grassfed beef has become a financial lifesaver for many farms and ranches. While the grassfed beef market has been growing 25-30% in the past several years and brings in a higher price than ... Read More
Sickness from the Soil
Dr. Christine Jones (aka. The Carbon Goddess) provides a compelling case for why our healthcare system is collapsing--our agricultural soils are no longer providing the trace minerals we need to keep our immune systems functioning properly. In this short video, Dr. Jones, who was one of the first ... Read More
U.S. Receives “D” for Food System
The NRDC website posted an article noting that the U.S.wastes 40% of the food grown in the country. Given that we are using precious resources (80% of freshwater is used for growing food) and struggling to make sure all are fed, that's a lot of waste. In fact, that's a D grade if we look at the ... Read More
Healing with Healthy Fats + Pastured Pork Carnitas Tacos Recipe
by guest blogger Chef Kathryn Rogers Low fat diets are a thing of the past. That is, if you want to support long term brain function and optimum nutrient absorption. Is it really true, in a culture obsessed with losing weight, that eating healthy fats could actually boost your health AND support ... Read More
Grassfed Is Great for Memorial Day Barbecues
People in the U.S. eat more beef on Memorial Day than any other day of the year says environmental group Friends of the Earth. So how do you make this celebration and remembrance day more sustainable? Barbecue some grassfed or organic meat. Using meat you know you can trust has been grown to be ... Read More
Trash to Treasure : Benefits of Composting
Schools are doing it. Your neighbors are doing it. No matter how you believe the earth came into existence, composting is a pretty cool way we ALL can help regenerate this beautiful planet! Here's an informative video about composting you shouldn't miss - The Compost Story by Kiss The ... Read More
Calving in Sync With Nature Pays Off
A recent article on the Alberta Farm Express website chronicles the experience of Holistic Management practitioner Jim Bauer and his journey of changing his calving date to later in the year (May to be exact), so that the calves are born when there is fresh green grass for the mother cows to eat and ... Read More
