The following petition is now posted on The Center for Food Safety. I would greatly encourage each of you to read the petition, visit their site and sign it.
In 2001, Hershey’s, M&M Mars, and American Crystal Sugar told consumers they would not use genetically engineered sugar. But now that sugar beets are close to [...]
If you’re looking for a way to get your children interested in literature, you should check out Literary Child. This magazine has been highly recommended by M0thering Magazine. Each month’s magazine contains activities and ideas for that month’s novel. The magazine is written by a single homeschooling Mom of three children under [...]
Carbon monoxide can kill you. That’s the message the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is again emphasizing since recent power outages caused by bad weather have prompted people to turn to generators and other alternative sources of power, heat and light. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced when any fuel is burned.
EPA’s [...]
INDEPENDENT AMERICA: THE TWO-LANE SEARCH FOR MOM & POP
Filmmakers Take to the Road to Uncover Growing Insurgency Against Big Box Retail
These days, you have to go out of your way if you want to do business with Mom & Pop. One couple has taken that notion a little bit farther, 13,000 miles farther to be [...]
It’s so tempting to just let the baby sleep when you bring them in from the car in their car seat, and they’re asleep. But a recent study shows that this may cause breathing problems in some children, especially those who might be predisposed to breathing difficulties. The study recommends that children not [...]
Many of you may have seen the recent article about Kati Kim who was lost in the Oregon snow for 9 days with her 7 month old and 4 year old. What you may not have read was that Mrs. Kim kept her children alive by breastfeeding them after food ran out. She [...]
A recent study shows that it’s better to lean back than to sit up straight. Apparently, it puts less stress on the back. However, that doesn’t mean that you can slouch— that’s even worse than sitting up straight. I guess this will change the whole field of ergonomics. New chairs will [...]
Those of you who know me or regularly read this blog, must know how this pains me. I have to (gasp) write something positive about Wal-Mart. I’d love it if Wal-Mart on a regular basis used its immense size and purchasing powers to encourage environmental friendliness, ethical business habits and global peace and [...]
I don’t know if this is really news, but this Google video about the flu vaccine is hysterical! The next time someone asks you when you’re getting your flu vaccine, just send them this video.
In general, I’m not always a big fan of the U.N., but their environmental group has recently joined Kenyan Nobel prize winner Wangari Maathai urging the planting of 1 billion new trees and encouraing people to make sure that their plantings survive. Certainly, planting trees seems like an incredibly common sense way to fight [...]
I know we’ve been pretty short on posting recently. I hope to change that in the next few weeks. One reason is that we’ve been working on a new project. So, head on over and check out our new Natural Product Review blog. Let us know what you think. If [...]
Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 30, 2006—Knowhomeschooling.com is a new community-based website. As part of its grand opening, the owners held a drawing in mid-August for $500. Knowhomeschooling.com is pleased to announce Katherine Loop as the winner of their $500 prize.
Knowhomeschooling.com (www.knowhomeschooling.com) was created by husband and wife homeschooling parents of five, George and Jill Manty. [...]
Let’s face it. Gas prices are unreal. So, short of trading in your vehicle for a hybrid, what can you do to save gas money?
There are many very common sense steps that you can easily take.
1. Make sure your car is tuned up. A car in need of an oil change, [...]
Am I the only one who thinks this is a bad idea? Let’s see. To combat bacteria, such as listeria, in foods such as cold cuts, sausages and hot dogs, the FDA has approved the addition of viruses to these foods. So, theoretically, these viruses attack only bacteria, not plant or human [...]
There was an article a few weeks ago in the Boston Globe written by pediatrician Dr. Darshak Sanghavi. In it, he explores the reasons why women refuse to have medication during birth. His ultimate conclusion is that it’s because we’re too stupid to do otherwise. Fellow blogger Camille Lizarríbar has a very [...]
So, do we give vaccines to keep us healthy? If they’re so important, then why does the CDC routinely change vaccine recommendations based on what’s available? And what is the real financial cost of vaccines? It looks like it costs a couple thousand dollars per child to fully vaccinate them. Insurance [...]
Okay, I didn’t officially announce we were going on break, but it seems that we did. I can’t believe it’s been over 6 months since our most recent post. Laura is busy getting ready to have her fourth baby later this summer, and I’ve had a new baby, of sorts, to care for, [...]
I know. I sound like a broken record. Evil Wal-Mart. Blah. Blah. Blah. But really some social scientists did a study, and it appears Wal-Mart really does make people more poor. “After controlling for other factors determining changes in the poverty rate over time, we find that both counties with [...]
Then you need to read the Cornucopia Institute’s complaint against Horizon dairies. In their grievance filed with the USDA, they allege that Horizon is essentially not pasturing their animals and, in essence, is raising them in a factory setting.
The main difference between Horizon and any other non-organic dairy, they claim, is that they are [...]
As you may know, the USDA has proposed changes to their National Organic Program. The Organic Consumers Association is asking you to send a message to the USDA that organic consumers expect organic dairy cattle to be pasture raised, not raised in feedlots. To find out more and to send a message to [...]
A recent article in Journal of Reproductive Medicine found that women who consume milk are five times more likely than vegans to conceive twins. The suspected culprit is insulin-like growth factor (IGF), which is released from animals’ livers in response to growth hormone and finds its way into their milk. Levels of the hormone [...]
In a soon-to-be-published book by Margot Sunderland, director of education at the Centre for Child Mental Health in London, cosleeping is recommended for children up to age 5. In an article published in the Times Online she cites various physiological and neurodevelopmental benefits for the practice and encourages parents to abandon the idea of putting [...]
