5 Reasons to avoid CAFO cows! Click Here to View the list of Reasons! ANIMAL ADVOCACY MARCH 27, 2013 BY: JULIE CERRATO Subscribe Customers frequenting the meat and dairy sections of local grocers will inevitably encounter products from concentrated animal feeding operations known as CAFOs. Since 1976, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defined large-scale industrial agricultural facilities…
Month: March 2013
20 Amazing Ways To Use Coconut Oil!
http://www.honeycolony.com/article/20-amazing-ways-to-use-coconut-oil/ PHOTO BY ReeBeckiSupergirl By Aylin Erman, EcoSalon Have you added coconut oil into your daily healthy and beauty routines, yet? Coconut oil is an incredibly versatile item to stock in your pantry and among your toiletries. Its healthy fats bring with them a host of health benefits. Incorporate the following 20 uses into your lifestyle and you’ll know…
The Locavore’s Dilemma!
This video speaks to one of the most narrow-minded views of self sustainability. Understandably, the authors discuss some of the economical benefits of food globalization and the extended reach of mass food production to those in inclement weather and of lower socioeconomic means. However, they fail to acknowledge the practicality of the vision for an achievable local, organic and…
Biological Evidence May Support Idea That Women Talk More Than Men!
Interesting thought for relationships.. .:) Posted: 02/21/2013 6:30 pm EST | Updated: 02/22/2013 10:06 am EST http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/21/women-talk-more-than-men-study_n_2734215.html Do you think your female friends tend to talk more than your male ones? According to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, there may be biological evidence to support the idea that women are more…
The Benefits of Soaking Nuts & Seeds!
http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/the-benefits-of-soaking-nuts-and-seeds By: Delicia Beaty and Sharon FoutchSoaking nuts, grains, seeds, and legumes Nature has set it up so that the nut, grain and seed may survive until proper growing conditions are present. Nature’s defense mechanism includes nutritional inhibitors and toxic substances that can be removed naturally when there is enough precipitation to sustain a new…
How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit for the Home!
Clean Green Living Care2 Offers this Great Worksheet for How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit for the Home! http://www.care2.com/greenliving/make-your-own-non-toxic-cleaning-kit.html Enjoy!
Conventional Farmers Won’t Eat Their Meat or Veggies!
http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/conventional-farmers-wont-eat-their-own-produce-video This is an INTERESTING, quick video from a Farmer in Texas speaking out about the conditions of Conventional Chicken, Turkey, Meat and Produce Farming. It is an anecdotal account of how Conventional Farmers no longer trust the conditions of the animals, feed and produce that they farm or raise. An even more fascinating thing about this…