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AN URBAN PLOT: Scientist warns of dire consequences
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Scientist warns of dire consequences. Ignoring potential non-target detrimental side effects of any chemical, especially used as heavily as glyphosate (Monsanto's RoundUp herbicide), may have dire consequences for agriculture such as rendering soils infertile, crops non-productive, and plants less nutritious. To do so might well compromise not only agricultural sustainability, but also the health and well-being of animals and humans.". Read more on this warning here. Chronicles on...
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AN URBAN PLOT: Change the World: Go Organic
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Monday, June 14, 2010. Change the World: Go Organic. If you do just one thing to change the world, go organic.". Going organic is the single most critical (and most DOABLE) action we can take right now to stop our climate crisis. Every acre of ground that's farmed organically has the potential to pull thousands of pounds of warming greenhouse gases out of our air.". Organic farming is a real, attainable solution to our current global climate crisis! Gloria, Dakota Garden. June 14, 2010 at 7:03 PM. Incide...
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AN URBAN PLOT: HazMat on the Farm
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Sunday, March 28, 2010. HazMat on the Farm. I found this image along with an article called How to Protect Yourself from 7 Food-System Threats. At Rodale.com. It is a piece that obviously talks about what you can do. It is a great article and I urge you to read it, ask questions and implement their suggestions wherever you can. I guess what struck me the most, was this image! I just had to share it with you. Look at those hazardous materials suits. At first look, does it say farming to you? Thats why Im ...
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AN URBAN PLOT: December 2010
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Friday, December 10, 2010. I wanted to share with you a blog that I enjoy. Feed Your Roots. Is written by Penina Bareket, of Asheville, NC. It is filled with great recipes to help you change the way you eat. You can follow Penina on Twitter. @PBareket. Links to this post. Thursday, December 9, 2010. Read the article: http:/ www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1082559/The-GM-genocide-Thousands-Indian-farmers-committing-suicide-using-genetically-modified-crops.html#ixzz17e5PXqrR. The Prince of Wales...
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AN URBAN PLOT: February 2010
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Friday, February 19, 2010. No one Can Really Know the Price We Will Pay. Over the last few posts, I have focused on reasons to avoid genetically modified food. The reasons are many and I for one am convinced that the path we are on with GMOs in our food supply and environment is the wrong path. I believe that they are harmful in more ways than we can ever imagine. I encourage you to continue to inform yourself and to speak out and take action. Check out the website for GM Watch. Links to this post. 8220;...
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AN URBAN PLOT: April 2011
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Friday, April 15, 2011. The CHICKENS are coming! The Chickens are coming! I did it. Today I purchased six 7 week old Rhode Island Reds for our Urban Plot. Let the next phase of "grow your own". We now have until Tuesday to get the coop built and the run put up! You know, sometimes you just have to paint yourself into a corner to make the things happen that you want to have happen. otherwise it is easy to keep putting it off. It is the getting started that can be hard to get to! Here is an image of the co...
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AN URBAN PLOT: The Seven to Avoid
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Thursday, April 8, 2010. The Seven to Avoid. Did you know that there are foods that even the farmers who grow them will not eat! I have been reading a great piece about these foods. 7 Foods So Unsafe Even Farmers Won't Eat Them. The following foods are outlined in the article. Check out the article for the details. 4 Conventionally Grown (Not Organic) Potatoes. 6 Milk Produced with Artificial Hormones. April 17, 2010 at 11:42 PM. April 23, 2010 at 5:53 PM. June 9, 2010 at 6:40 PM. June 11, 2010 at 8:58 PM.
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AN URBAN PLOT: Good Food = Good Health
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Good Food = Good Health. I originally posted this on my other blog, http:/ spiralway.blogspot.com. Thought those of you who follow me here might enjoy the article. Sorry it has been so long since I posted here. Perhaps this winter I will get back to writing about my Urban Plot. Enjoy! 8220;Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.". To suit your taste and diet requirements. Makes a thick dense snack bar that is filling and satisfying. Enjoy! Power Packed Snack Bars.
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AN URBAN PLOT: Sow True Seeds
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Thursday, April 7, 2011. We are SO lucky to have the Sow True Seed Company in our town! I wanted to share this piece with you that was published in their most recent mailing. This local seed company ships around the country.so if you are not able to come visit them in Asheville, you can still have their wonderful seeds and support a business that has as their goal the best interests of our planet and our health! We Step Up to Say NO to GMO. Promote and foster sustainable regional agriculture by helping t...
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AN URBAN PLOT: March 2011
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Friday, March 11, 2011. Organic Ag Can Double Food Production in 10 Years. I just had to share this quote that I got from the latest Organic Consumers Association Newsletter. Read the whole article. Eco-Farming Can Double Food Output by Poor. Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food and author of the report "Agro-ecology and the right to food," published March 8, 2011. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Back to the land. Out of the rat race.