We eat blueberries in December and drink pumpkin spice lattes in the summer. We eat tropical fruit with Midwestern grains. Without the transportation system, there would be absolutely no rhyme or reason to our “normal” diets.
News and Commentary
The FDA Does Not Have to Ban Antibiotic Use in Livestock, Court Rules
Despite evidence that antibiotic use in animals that are used for food can be harmful to public health, a court has ruled that the FDA does not have to ban their use.
Michigan Dept of Agri Forces Farmer to Dump 248 Gallons of Organic Milk and Break 1200 Free Range Eggs
While Americans in the nearby city of Detroit face life in third world conditions, unable to even afford running water, the state of Michigan decided to direct its resources towards cracking down on a small food co-op in Standish for having the utter audacity to provide milk, butter, cream and eggs to people who bought shares in the organic dairy.
Grow your own painkillers
Planting your painkillers close to regular oriental poppies will most likely keep them un-noticed.
Brain-Eating Amoebas: What You Need to Know
It sounds like the stuff of horror films, nightmares, or scary bedtime stories. Unfortunately, Naegleria fowleri – more commonly known as “brain-eating amoeba” – is very real.
Foraging For Mayapples
Mayapple fruits are ripe when they are as yellow as a lemon, and are soft and slightly wrinkled. Their ripening time usually occurs somewhere between mid-July and September
The Austerity Diaries: How Long Can You Go Without Spending Money?
Can you go for an entire week without spending money?
The Statin Controversy Continues…for Good Reason!
The research does not support the use of statins in people for the primary prevention of heart attack…period.