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You might think a little global warming is good for farming. Longer, warmer growing seasons and more carbon dioxide (CO2)-what plant wouldn't love that? The agricultural industry basically takes that stance. But global warming's effects on...
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Grassroots International and Food and Water Watch teamed up to issue an informative and compelling report that shows how food sovereignty will not only benefit small farmers all over the world, but will also give environmentalists and consumers...
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It's becoming apparent that climate change is negatively affecting farmers around the world. Erratic weather patterns force farmers to find new ways of growing crops, but sometimes people who work the land are helpless in the face of droughts or...
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My introductory post on organic farming (Organic Agriculture: Its Origins, and Evolution Over Time) highlighted Sir Albert Howard's role in describing its fundamental practices and principles. Seeing Nature as the most efficient and enduring of...
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'Split Estate' is an eye-opening examination of the consequences and conflicts that can arise between surface land owners in the western United States, and those who own and extract the energy and mineral rights below. This film is of value to...
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What comes to mind when you see food labeled "organic" at the grocery store or farmers market? I asked one audience that question years ago, and a gentleman replied emphatically, "Nuts!" Being in North Carolina at the time, I asked if he meant...
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Why Mackey's libertarian blast against health reform has touched a sensitive nerve with many health-conscious, reform-minded Americans.
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Dr. Meinig brings a most curious perspective to an expose of the latent dangers of root canal therapy. As one of the original founders of the American Association of Endodontists (root canal specialists) he's filled his share of root canals. And...
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Story and resources on flouride contamination of soy beans that had been fumigated with hydrogen fluoride gas. "In 1962, when Anita Knight's son, slightly over a year old, was diagnosed with a lactose intolerance, the doctor prescribed soy-based ...
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For fifteen years, the low-income neighborhood she represents on the Binghamton City Council went without a grocery store - impacting seniors, veterans, and families the hardest - and forcing residents to rely on gas stations and long bus rides...
