What would you do if someone tried to give you a poisonous gift?

Manifest Haiti: Monsanto's Destiny

"Like any benevolent disaster capitalist corporation, Monsanto extended a hand in a time of crisis to the 65 percent of the population that survives off of subsistence agriculture. But not just any hand was extended in this time of great need, rather: a fistful of seeds. The extended fist was full of corn seeds, one of Haiti's staple crops, treated with the fungicide Maxim XO. With similar benevolence, not just any tomato seeds were donated to the agrarian peasants, but tomato seeds treated with Thiram, a chemical so toxic the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled it too toxic to sell for home garden use, further mandating that any agricultural worker planting these seeds must wear special protective clothing."

This is a most shameful manipulation and exploitation of a country that is suffering some of its worst natural disasters in history! Shameful!

Food, Inc. - Part 1/7 In German!

Egg-cellent Nutrition From Pastured Hens!

Egg testing found that, compared to official U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrient data for commercial eggs, eggs from hens raised on pasture contain:

• 1/3 less cholesterol   
• 1/4 less saturated fat
   • 2/3 more vitamin A  
 • 2 times more omega- 3 fatty acids  
 • 3 times more vitamin E
   • 7 times more beta carotene

These amazing results come from egg samples collected from 14 flocks around the country that range freely on pasture

Original article: http://handcraftedcoops.com/home-raised-eggs-offer-superior-nutrition

Who Taught You Turkey Wrangling? :)

No, no, I don't mean real wrangling! Our daughter frequently "chats" with our birds through the windows, and this day she went outside to record part of the conversation she was having with Taloa, our Beltsville Small White Turkey. "Taloa" means "sing" in the Choctaw language. :)

Something to think about

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The only way to implement change is to stop buying these kinds of products.