Conventional farming uses a lot of toxic pesticides every year. It’s not just farmers, either. Toxic pesticides are used by groundskeepers for all of our nation’s city and municipal parks, and just the average city-dwelling home owner contributes to the problem by using pesticides on his lawn. There’s a LOT of toxic pesticides out there. […]
Read More...An alternative to organic coffee certification is for a grower to be Rainforest Alliance certified. The Rainforest Alliance is a non-governmental organization that works to conserve biodiversity. It does so for agricultural products by influencing consumers to buy what is good for the environment and good for small farmers. Rainforest Alliance certified means that the […]
Read More...In order to be “certified organic,” products must be grown and manufactured in a way that abides by the standards set by the country they are sold in and those “standards” do vary from country to country. When you see a label that says “certified organic,” that means that the way in which the food […]
Read More...It’s an accepted fact that organic food costs more than food raised using conventional farming techniques. I’m not sure, however, that this additional cost is actually warranted. That doesn’t mean, though, that we won’t continue to pay more for food that is “certified organic.” We will. The reason given for the higher price of organic […]
Read More...Expect to see the price of your cup of coffee raise dramatically if it freezes in Brazil where a third of the world’s coffee is produced. As cold weather raises coffee prices, North Americans may be surprised at the thought of a South American nation having genuine cold spells. But remember that if you go […]
Read More...It’s been a long time coming, but this year more organic food will be produced than any year to date! It isn’t difficult to see why we are beginning to win this war. It all comes down to money – the almighty dollar. It’s simply becoming more profitable to farm and ranch using organic methods […]
Read More...A recent study reports that a group of overweight volunteers lost a significant amount of weight by taking a gram of green coffee bean extract daily for five months. Without any change to their diets or exercise regimen the volunteers were able to lose weight with green coffee beans as the only addition to their […]
Read More...How would you like to be healthier tomorrow than you are today and do nothing more dramatic than change where and from whom you purchase the food you eat? The obvious answer is, “tell me how.” Changing eating habits, whether the objective is to lose weight or for other health advantages, is usually a painful […]
Read More...Should children eat organic? That really seems to be a silly question if you have even a few of the facts concerning the toxins that are in nonorganically produced food. The first area of concern is that the “safe” level of certain chemicals in our food supply is based entirely upon what is considered “safe” […]
Read More...Many choose to drink decaf coffee in order to avoid the stimulus of caffeine. Many may still be concerned about high blood pressure, although it has been shown than regular coffee and healthy organic coffee of the regular kind do not raise blood pressure in the long run. The concern today with a decaf coffee […]
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