Heat on Govt to Change Pesticide Laws
In 2011 an article “Heat on govt to change pesticide laws” was published in a farming journal. There was strong reaction from those using and selling chemicals. An alliance of consumer groups, medical officials and environmentalists is calling for an overhaul of Australia’s legal pesticides list.
Let Us Give Thanks for Our Dogs By Amber Keiper
Tonight, when you are sitting down for your dinner giving thanks for all the good things that the day has brought to you, don’t forget to include a little “thank you” for being blessed with a loyal doggie friend.
An Old Chinese Story
Once upon a time a farmer had an old horse for tilling his field. One day the horse escaped into the hills and when all the farmer’s neighbours sympathised with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?”
A tiny songbird weighing just 2 tablespoons of sugar migrates from the Arctic to Africa and back, a distance of up to 29,000 kilometres, scientists have reported
The northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) weighs just 25 g but has been found to fly on average 290 km a day! Biologists who tagged the tawny and white insectivore were stunned at its flight endurance. They attached minute geolocaters to the legs of 46 wheateaters in Alaska and on Baffin Island in the north-eastern Canada
“Milk that’s Not Pasteurized is a Health Hazard” Really?
“Milk that’s not pasteurised is a health hazard” Really? Let’s look at how this myth was spun and how it got poured down the throats of the public. if raw milk is so bad for us, how did the human race ever survive before pasteurization?
Is Low Fat Milk Unhealthy?
For more than two decades we’ve been encouraged to go low fat or even no fat when it comes to milk, but stunning new results may change all that. Sixteen international studies into milk have revealed something that’s stunned the experts – the advice most of us follow every single day has been all wrong.
Modern Wheat is a “Perfect, Chronic Poison”
Modern wheat is a “perfect, chronic poison,” according to Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist who has published a book all about the world’s most popular grain (CBS News September 03, 2012).
5 Reiki Precepts which are Guidelines to Aid Students in their Journey Toward Spiritual Development
Here are the 5 Reiki precepts which are guidelines to aid students in their journey toward spiritual development. Mikao Usui taught them as early as 1915, where they were chanted three times at the end of their regular meetings. The percepts perhaps originally were from the Meiji Emperor’s Imperial Rescript on Education.
Are We All In Too Much Rush To Appreciate Life In General?
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station…
Read your labels — it may one day save your life….. Supermarket shelf poisons are readily available
I think we all somewhere along the line have eaten food that we know is not good for us. I know that I am guilty of this. Only last year I heard Dr Maarten Stapper tell a group of farmers that Tim Tams were so bad that they have been banned in some countries.
Plant a Victory Garden!
During World War II the US government turned to the people to grow their own fruit and vegetables. These were called “Victory Gardens” Nearly 20 million Americans answered the call.
“A Creed to Live By” – Author Unknown
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others, It is because we are a different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important, Only you know what is best for you.
It’s hard to fly like an eagle when you are surrounded by turkeys
When I saw this quote I thought of all of you who are front runners in taking the steps to create healthy soils without the use of synthetic chemicals. Often you may feel alone in your community and sometimes isolated because of it.
Do you really know what is in the food that you buy?
I read recently that more than 10,000 additives are added to the food supply in the United States. In fact, the article claimed that the average American eats about 142 pounds of additives a year. Is Australia very different?
All Creatures are Interdependent
All creatures are interdependent “I’ve come on a special mission on behalf of my constituency, which are the 10-to-the-18th-power — a million trillion — insects and other small creatures, to make a plea for them .” E.O. Wilson
All human life depends on plants. Without them we wouldn’t be here. All plants are under threat
There’s a plan therefore, called The Millennium Seed Bank Project, to save seeds by collecting seeds from 24,000 species of plants by 2010, representing 10% of the worlds dry-land flora.
I’m not talking about losing (agricultural) diversity in the same way that you lose your car keys. I’m talking a bout losing it in the same way that we lost the dinosaurs: actually losing it, never to be seen again.
I’m not talking about losing (agricultural) diversity in the same way that you lose your car keys. I’m talking a bout losing it in the same way that we lost the dinosaurs: actually losing it, never to be seen again.
Can Healthy Eating Affect How Long You Live? Can you add 14 years to your life expectancy by choosing to eat a nutritious diet?
A 2008 study in the “Public Library of Science Medicine” revealed that the foods you eat on a regular basis play a role in not only helping your body to function, but also in promoting longevity by preventing disease. Your risk for health problems declines when you fill your plate with nutritious foods.
Over 35% of the Food Tested in 1998 Contained Pesticide Residues – US FDA
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), over 35% of the food tested in 1998 contained pesticide residues. Fifty-three pesticides classified as “carcinogens” are presently registered for use on major crops, including apples, tomatoes and potatoes.
Is Your Body Alkaline?
Just like your soils functioning better around a pH of 6.5 – 7.5, our bodies also function better with a pH of 7 or more. It is important that our bodies are alkaline as many common problems such as arthritis and cancer thrive in an acidic body.
Is this true? Vegetables aren’t as good for you as they used to be
According to new research, produce in the U.S. not only tastes worse than it did in your grandparents’ days, but also contains fewer nutrients. In fact, the average vegetable found in today’s supermarket is anywhere from 5 percent to 80 percent lower in minerals such as magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc than those harvested just 50 years ago.
Organic Food is Too Expensive or Cheap?
You often hear folks say that organic food is too expensive. What do you think? As far as we are concerned the answer is a resounding “No!!” In fact we always say that going organic is cheaper.
Do you believe that to feed the world we need bigger farms with bigger machinery and with more inputs in order to produce higher yields?
Just the existence of the Russian Permaculture Gardening Movement is proof that the answer is a resounding “No!!” Statistics show that over 70% of food is produced in Russia using under 5% of the arable land.
Are You Mindful When You Eat?
We have made it a habit that when we all sit down to share a meal together to take turns and to say what we are thankful for. Quite often our gratitude is for the food and in turn for the farmer who has grown some of the food on the table and who usually is some-one we have not met.