Advertising is slick. You really have to pay very close attention to EXACTLY what is said. For example, the companies that produce baby food say that they “screen” for nitrates. They don’t say that there are no nitrates in the baby food, though. I have no doubt that they “screen” for nitrates, but that isn’t […]
Read More...According to the statistics issued by the government of the United States, the levels of trace MINERALS in fruits and vegetables started falling in 1940 and have declined steadily since. There is also evidence that there are more of these trace minerals in organically grown produce than in produce grown with the “aid” of toxic […]
Read More...I really don’t understand why there would be any argument in the first place about organic food being better and better for the human body than conventionally produced food. Every indicator says that organic food is better. There isn’t even a very convincing argument that conventionally produced food is better for anybody other than the […]
Read More...The question, “Is organic food safer than non-organically grown food?” has been asked for many years. The fact is that organic food does cost more – a lot more. The only reason that anyone would pay double or triple the price for organically grown food is that they feel that it is safer for them […]
Read More...Most people who buy organic food say they do so because they want to avoid ingesting the harmful chemicals and drugs used to produce food by conventional methods. They also say that they buy organic food in order to help protect the earth and the air on our fragile planet. Then there are those who, […]
Read More...Who would have thought that you could avoid cancer by drinking coffee? Prostate cancer, endometrial cancer, and colon cancer may all occur less often in long term coffee drinkers. To avoid cancer by drinking coffee it appears as though one needs to drink as much as four cups a day although some research studies show […]
Read More...Guess what? You can grow your own organic vegetables in your own yard, or on your own patio, or even in your own garden – in pots! It’s a lot easier than you might think, too. Go to your local garden store and purchase pots, first. It’s better to buy environmentally friendly pots like clay […]
Read More...More and more people today are insisting that the food that they eat be produced using organic methods. They don’t want their fruits and vegetables to be grown with the aid of toxic pesticides and toxic fertilizers. They don’t want the meat that they consume to come from animals that have been loaded down with […]
Read More...Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a program in which many farms offer subscriptions. Under this program, subscribers receive a weekly or monthly basket of locally grown, in-season fruits, vegetables, flowers, eggs, and milk; sometimes other products like coffee or tea are included as well. Most of the products in the baskets are products that are […]
Read More...Price (whether the market likes to admit it or not) really is controlled by consumer demand for products and services. When demand falls, price also falls. When demand increases, price also increases. It’s a simple formula that isn’t very easily manipulated (although the oil companies are doing a pretty good job of manipulating it at […]
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