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Wait Where’s the Blueberries

Wait, Where’s the Blueberries You look at the box and see a photo of a nice wholesome food item with plump juicy blueberries, looks great right.  Read the ingredients and you will not find blueberries listed at the top but instead see “blueberry bits” made up of  a list of chemicals that include; sugar, artificial […]

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What you’re paying for $1 buys you dogfood

You are getting what you pay for $1 buys you dogfood Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun..  We all know the song and sing it with a smile but do we really know what is really in this sandwich, hidden inside the processing of the meat? 

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BioChar… something old, it in a new form

BioChar… something old, it in a new form One of my monthly magazines had a very interesting article on BioChar, a charcoal made by burning plant material in absence of oxygen, the resulting residue is high in nitrogen.  The article in Ode Magazine detailed how Danny Day “discovered” plants growing wildly in the stacks of

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A great approach to managing farm stock

A great approach to managing farm stock Growing up in a farming environment was a very interesting experience for me.  We had the traditional type farm where the cows and horses were pastured together, all the pigs in a pen and the chickens had their own house with an open air enclosed area for rummaging

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The Story of Stuff and Bottled Water

The Story of Stuff and Bottled Water Watch this short presentation about bottled water and how big business is making you believe you need to purchase this product when they are actually trying to boost their bottom line.  The Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy

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Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac

Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac This post comes from “The Real Fitness Nerd” who kinda cracks me up a times.. This is what he had to say about subsidizing certain industries more than others:   “In case you’re not much of a graphic reader, American produce farmers get less than

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