Tag: pesticides

Eat Local, Buy Local, Support Local, Help the World

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With so many issues around food safety and nutrition, knowing where our food comes from is paramount to health. Shopping close to home not...

Is a Mini-Fukushima Happening in Florida?

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Many of us have heard of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, which is currently leaking radioactive water into the ground, as well as into the...

Arsenic in Apple juice: 3 Ways to Play it Smart

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Arsenic is a byproduct of modern day farming practices and a reliance on pesticides and herbicides. Although it exists as a naturally occurring mineral,...

Designed to Kill: Pesticides Take 23 Lives in India

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From 37 million bees to 23 precious school children in India, the poisoning continues. Every day we are faced with a constant barrage of...

Beware City Dwellers: Ticks Moving In

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Tick season is fully upon us, and it is not just people living in the woody areas of the country that should take precautions...

GMO Crops Leading to Drastic Increases in Pesticide and Herbicide Use

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The nasty effects of pest and weed resistant GMO crops on human health and the environment are beginning to show - the insects and...

Genetically Modified Franken-Crops Invading Organic Crops

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The GM giants just won't back down. As if the problems with genetically modified crops are not scary enough, reports now indicate that healthy...

Pesticides Banned by European Union are Approved by the EPA

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, shortly after the European Union (EU) decided to ban them...

85% Of Earth’s Food Relies On Bees; And It’s In Danger

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As you put your honey into your tea or on your toast this morning, did it cross your mind that the beneficial insects that...

8 Reasons to Drink Organic Red Wine

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Many of us appreciate the fact that we can enjoy that occasional glass of red wine as a great way to unwind and de-stress....