Now is the perfect time to plant pumpkins......
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Robert Williams spends a substantial amount of time in Ecuador’s Amazon Basin...
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I've recently come across two organizations who are helping veterans from the US military experience the healing that comes from growing food...
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The world may be on the brink of biological disaster after news that a third of US bee colonies did not survive the winter. Honey bees are vital insect pollinators, responsible for the healthy development of many of the world’s major food crops. P Disturbing evidence that honeybees are in terminal decline has emerged from the United States where, for the fourth year in a row, more than a third of colonies have failed to survive the winter. The decline of the country's estimated 2.4 million beehives began in 2006, when a phenomenon dubbed colony collapse disorder (CCD) led to the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of colonies...
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The European Commission has just approved growing genetically modified crops for the first time in 12 years, putting the GM lobby's profits over public concerns - 60% of Europeans feel we need more information before growing foods that could threaten our health and environment. A new initiative allows 1 million EU citizens a unique chance to make official requests of the European Commission...
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"We shouldn't be a part of a system that will destroy traditional seeds and crops and allow multinational corporations to infringe on the agriculture sector.” Indian Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan, saying Genetically Modified food would lead to the ‘colonization’ of the food sector. The Guardian UK, 9 February 2010.
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Lisa Josefsberg bakes banana bread so delicious you'd never guess it's wheat-free, sugar-free and dairy-free...
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If you have grapevines in your garden, it's time to learn how to make dolmades...
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Sauerkraut is the easiest thing in the world to make, last forever, is much healthier for you than the ingredients it's made from, and is super-good when served on the side with sausages and mashed potatoes! All you need is a big glass mason jar with a rubber seal lid, a potato masher, a big plastic bowl, a knife and board, one organic cabbage, and a tablespoon of salt. Firstly, boil your mason jar to sterilize it, then set aside. Remove any outer leaves that you don't like the look of and rinse the cabbage...
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Question: "When a grocery store advertises "hot house" red or yellow peppers, are they considered organic?" from, Susan Dillard Answer: The only way you can be sure something is grown organically is if it is labeled "Organic" "Hot-house" means they have been grown indoors, perhaps under a plastic polytunnel, or perhaps under glass...
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Hi there, Just like to say, great website. I am now a full convert to organic fruit and veg etc. I'm addicted to the stuff. I actually have an organic box delivered each week, sort of boycotting the supermarkets these days, hardly any organic produce there these days, strange. Keep up the great work, David Tait
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I live in north East Fife, in Scotland and was brought up on raw "green top" unpasteurised milk, as it was, as nature intended. When this was banned in Scotland, I turned to ordinary pasteurised milk, but now, all milk, even organic, seems to be homogenised - but I read that in Australia, this type of milk treatment has raised health issues, mostly do with heart health...
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