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How to Make a Tincture

February 1, 2009 by Bryan Shillington
Last updated on: August 24, 2018

It does not matter what size jar you use as long as the top one quarter is liquid. Dry herbs lose their potency within a year. Fresh herbs rot soon after harvest. Tinctures preserve and extract the medicinal properties of… [read]

My Journey into Organic Farming

February 1, 2009 by Brian Bueckert
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

As a brand new farmer, I farmed conventionally for two years and broke even both years on one quarter section. Not so good. No profit. Farming has to make money or there is no point in doing it, right? I… [read]

How to Start an Organic Garden

February 1, 2009 by K. Rashid Nuri
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

The first step in creating your organic garden is to determine its best placement. The closer it is to your house, the more attention it will receive. Make sure water is readily available, and it is in an area that… [read]

Eggs – Free Range, Cage Free, Organic, What’s the difference?

February 1, 2009 by Stephanie Dickison
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

According to Everyday Food, eggs are one of the earliest known food sources, and yet the question of whether the chicken or the egg came first continues to perplex and befuddle the masses. Today an even more complicated issue has… [read]

Meet K. Rashid Nuri

December 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

K. Rashid Nuri is a farmer. If this statement conjures an image of a white two-story farmhouse situated at the top of a rise, overlooking acre upon acre of planted fields that have been handed down through six generations, put… [read]

Interview with The Health Ranger Mike Adams

October 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

At age 30, Mike Adams was fifty pounds overweight. He suffered from chronic back pain, depression, high cholesterol, and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The son of a Pfizer contractor and a clinical trial tester for some of America’s… [read]

10 Ideas for a More Organic Halloween

October 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

1. Stock Up On Alternative Healthier Choices For Sweets Refined sugar wreaks havoc on your immune system and acidifies your body. The less refined the sugar is, the less damage you will do to your body. See our sugar alternative… [read]