Environment

EPA Approves Pesticide Highly Toxic to Bees

May 15, 2013 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Recently the EPA stated their intention to protect our honeybees. Their declaration to find solutions to the honeybee population decline is now proven to be an empty promise with the approval of the new pesticide called sulfoxaflor. Though the EPA… [read]

BikeRiding – Life without a Car

May 2, 2013 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

My dad is blind, I love my bicycle, and I am happy. I really do love the bicycling life. I’ve always loved bikes, but I have also always loved driving. I have in the past fantasized about giving up the… [read]

Pick Your Poison

February 14, 2013 by Jacqueline Zradicka
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

From foreign objects to bacterial contamination, the growing rates of hazards in processed foods are motivation to eat fresh! When millions of pounds of food are processed each day, it is not surprising when a contaminant or two finds its… [read]

God Made a Farmer…

February 14, 2013 by Jacqueline Zradicka
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

The Super Bowl airing of a Dodge Ram commercial in which Paul Harvey described the noble qualities of a farmer is a glamorization of today’s typical agro-industrial production. It is not a true representation of the majority of today’s farmers.… [read]

Pasture Fed Lamb

January 10, 2013 by Rebecca Fletcher
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Why Mary’s Little Lamb Shouldn’t be at School We live in a country where fried chicken tenders and grilled cheese sandwiches are typical children’s meals. It’s not surprising that many people pay little attention to where their meats come from… [read]

What’s in Your Water?

December 6, 2012 by Tom White
Last updated on: February 9, 2017

Chemicals and Other Contaminants You Really Shouldn’t Be Drinking If you’re like most people, you use tap water for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and drinking. Also like a lot of people, you may not have given a thought to what could… [read]

Why Organic Food Is More Expensive

July 27, 2012 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Grocery Shopping Makes Me Angry I used to love to shop—especially at the farmers market. All those rows of beautiful, colorful, fruit and veggies. You could find anything—everything! It was paradise. But the last few times I went shopping, I… [read]