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When I have time after assisting clients, taking care of a working farm, and raising two boys -- I'll post some great stories here, with my comments in bold.

Factory Farmed Beef explained

Great article on Factory Farmed Beef and how it's hopefully coming to and end.  Raising beef the proper way is starting to pay off.


Here are the things, though. First, the underpinning of “King Corn” are probably buckling anyway, and that was cheap…

Syndrome D

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Stress over debt taking toll on health

By Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press


WASHINGTON — The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck — and the back and the head and the stomach — for millions of Americans.


When…

That New Car Smell

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Children in Katrina trailers may face lifelong ailments

By JOHN MORENO GONZALES

Associated Press

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i0obdVKtwUqMG6gEUqc6mnjat9hAD90U9A900


...The girl, diagnosed with severe asthma, must inhale…

Horrid Factory Farmed Eggs

Hidden camera video recorded in early 2008 at Gemperle Enterprises in Merced County, California, a supplier to NuCal Foods Inc. - the largest distributor of shell eggs in the Western US - reveals:


1. Rotting carcasses in cages with live hens still…

Department of Lowered Expectations

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Govt Wants Less Mad Cow Testing

Friday, May. 09, 2008 By AP/SAM HANANEL


(WASHINGTON) — The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease...

"They want…

Samuel's Formula (Part 2) on NBC 24 Toledo

Snapshot 2008-05-11 09-09-17

Samuel's Formula: Part II

In Part Two of Samuel's Formula, NBC24 shows you how to make this organic supplement


By Kylie Conway

Posted: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 6:50 p.m.


WAUSEON, OH -- Six-year-old Samuel Bowman of Wauseon, OH has been on a feeding…

Samuel's Formula (Part 1) on NBC 24 Toledo

Samuel's Formula: Part 1samkylie

By Kylie Conway

NBC 24 Toledo

Reporter/Anchor

Posted: Monday, May 05, 2008 at 6:04 p.m.


WAUSEON, OH -- Six-year-old Samuel Bowman of Wauseon, Ohio suffers from multiple congenital heart defects.  But, he's staying strong…

Your commute could be killing you

Your commute could be killing you

03:48 PM PDT on Sunday, May 4, 2008

By JEAN ENERSEN / KING 5 News

Your risk on the road may not come from a crash.


"The air coming into your car is the worst air in the whole city," said Scott Fruin, Assistant…

Liar, Liar

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'Secretive' Chemicals Being Hidden in Food Under 'Artificial Flavors' Label

Thursday, April 10, 2008 by: Jennifer McKinley


Senomyx has contracted with Kraft, Nestle, Coca Cola, Campbell Soup to put a chemical in foods that masks…

High levels of household chemicals found in pets

High levels of household chemicals found in pets

Study results serve as warning for small children, researchers say

By SUSANNE RUST

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

April 17, 2008


We bred them to protect us and warn us of impending trouble.


According…

Drug Research Fraud

April 16, 2008

Merck Wrote Drug Studies for Doctors

New York Times

By STEPHANIE SAUL


The drug maker Merck drafted dozens of research studies for a best-selling drug, then lined up prestigious doctors to put their names on the reports before…

Local Organic Tastes Better

"Because industrial farming usually requires extensive transport of food, growers often pick fruits and vegetables long before they hit ripeness. This stunts the ripening process, considerably inhibiting the item's potential for quality flavor."
 

Cheap food comes at a high price.

What they didn't tell you about recent meat recall
By Stephen J. Hedges
Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON — The largest meat recall in U.S. history was bound to reverberate throughout the food-manufacturing world. So far, four major food manufacturers —…

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