Issue-7

Intentional Chocolate Product Review

February 1, 2009 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Intentional Chocolate sent us a box of their “Love Truffles” and hot cocoa to review. They say their chocolates are embedded with this intention: “Whoever consumes this chocolate will manifest optimal health and functioning at physical, emotional and mental levels,… [read]

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]

Foot Bath Detox Review

February 1, 2009 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

If you Google foot detox, foot bath, Ionic Detoxification, Aqua Chi, or Bionic Hydrotherapy, you will find a lot of information about a new detoxifying treatment, the ionic foot bath. You will also find a lot of websites that emphatically… [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]

Household Toxins

February 1, 2009 by Raymond Francis
Last updated on: March 13, 2016

The problem of bioaccumulated toxins is reaching crisis proportions. Residues of more than 400 toxic chemicals have been found in human blood and tissues, many of them at levels that cause disease in animals. Recent medical and scientific studies show… [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]