Corruption

Natural Food Certifiers says No More Kosher GMOs

May 28, 2013 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 28, 2015

Times are changing, and many organizations and people are denouncing genetically modified foods and demanding real, untainted foods to be available to all consumers. Natural Food Certifiers, a certification company that does vegan, organic, kosher, and gluten free certifications, is… [read]

Natural, Safe Sunscreen Options with Homemade Sunscreen Recipe

May 28, 2013 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: December 14, 2017

We at OLM are not fans of sunscreen or sunblock. The problem is that we have not found a totally safe and benign topical way to protect the skin from sun damage besides coverage with clothing and hats. Sunlight has… [read]

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]

Mystery Fish

March 2, 2013 by Jacqueline Zradicka
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Mislabeling cheaper fish to substitute for a more expensive variety Some guessing games can be fun to play. But not when it comes to identifying the food we eat. Oceana, a nonprofit marine advocacy group, released the results of its… [read]

Bowman v. Monsanto Co.

February 24, 2013 by Jacqueline Zradicka
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Sowing Seeds in the Supreme Court Monsanto , the company we just cannot seem to stop talking about, finds itself inside a courtroom once again. This time, the case has made it to the Supreme Court. Vernon Bowman, a 75-year-old… [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]

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]