Organic, Grass-Fed Beef in Trouble

The USDA has listened to the people before, they can do it again! Read on to see how you can help make your voice heard. The following comes from the Organic Valley Co-op of Family Farmers. Please take a moment to read and support the cause for Organic, Grass-Fed Milk and Beef:
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Kudos to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack!

Backyard chicken farmers and small-scale livestock farmers across the world are breathing a sigh of relief now thanks to the courageous demonstration of true leadership by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
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Today Only Special on Beyond-Organic Mandarins!

A few days ago I received this box of mandarin oranges from the generous folks at Chaffin Family Orchards.  Besides being amazingly pure and beyond organically grown, they are the most delicious mandarins I’ve ever tasted! We have been enjoying these simple treats as a healthy dessert, topped on a delicious salad, and cooked into [...]

Halloween: There’s a Monster at the End of this Month (and a few tips for how to survive it)

Seriously. I feel like Grover in the book “There’s a Monster at the End of This Book”.  I feverishly want to scream at every parent; “Don’t turn the page! Don’t come to the end of the month! Don’t add an hour to your clock! Put your kids to bed at 5 pm, tell them that [...]

Kellogg’s Propaganda on Children’s Nutrition

Look at all those happy, healty kids.  The Kellogg Corporation wants you to believe that by eating a processed carb and sugar-laden breakfast, these kids will be more “alert” in school and that their products build optimal nutrition.  This is marketing genius at its height, folks.  I know my readers will have enough saavy not [...]

Food Roots: Resources for Planning a Winter Garden

This week it has been over 100 degrees for the past several days and it’s been too hot to even have my hot laptop on my lap, so I’ve retreated into “paper blogging” and have been doing lots of reading.  Thank goodness for our public library; I’ve been putting all kinds of gardening books on [...]

Food Roots: Teaching our Children

Kids and corn grow fast.  Thankfully, the corn grows faster.  I snapped this pick of my dear daughter standing next to the corn she planted with her own hands about 6 weeks ago.  She’s so proud of her corn, and so excited that it’s getting taller than she is!
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Suburban Backyard Farming

What could be more Organic & Thrifty than growing your own food??!?!? It doesn’t get much fresher than stepping outside and harvesting dinner! Gardening has so many levels of fulfillment, and anyone can do it! From roof gardens to containers to community plots, the opportunities abound for local, organic food to grow.
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Perrenial Vegetable Gardens

Over the years I’ve been increasingly interested in not only growing my own food, but looking at the perrenial edible plants that grow naturally in the Northwest.  No doubt I love my my home-grown basil and tomatoes, but let’s get real: Portland ain’t the Mediterranean. Over the years all this talk about local and sustainable [...]

Fight Back with Local Food for the Hungry

 
I think it’s safe to say that many of us have heard about the dangers of mass, industrial agriculture. From swine flu to peanut butter and spinach-induced e-coli, to salmonilla, the finger always points back to crowded, unnatural, inhumane agricultural conditions.
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