GMO Lyme/Autism Group Blasts Foods as Dangerous Lyme/Autism Group Blasts Genetically Modified Foods as Dangerous by Jeffrey M. Smith Stop eating dangerous genetically modified (GM) foods! That’s the upshot of the Lyme Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation’s position paper, released on August 25, 2009. The patient advocacy group is not willing to wait around until research…
Cornmeal Cornmeal has become one of the staple products that I talk about every day as I’m sure you know but it is confusing. The confusion comes in because there is grocery store cornmeal, horticultural cornmeal, whole ground cornmeal and corn gluten meal. The research on cornmeal was done by the Texas A&M Research Station in Stephenville. Dr. Joe…
Cornell University Organic Research Site Organic farming goes on display JENNIE DALEY Journal Staff “Ithaca New York Journal” newspaper —————————————————————————- FREEVILLE, New York — Cornell University’s first local organic research site opened to the public Tuesday for the first time since its groundbreaking last year. The Freeville Organic Research Farm is tucked away in a corner of the Homer C.…
Composting with Worms Let worms eat your organic waste! They will happily turn it into some of the best fertilizer on earth – worm compost, otherwise known as worm castings or vermicompost. This is a fascinating, fun, and easy way to recycle your organic kitchen wastes. Worm composting, or vermiculture, requires very little work, produces no offensive odors, and helps…
Coco Nutgrass Control Control of Coco or Nut Grass on Southern Golf CoursesVinegarUSDA “Vinegar as an Herbicide” Information PageUSDA press release on vinegar USDA greenhouse and field research have been conducted at Beltsville, Maryland, to determine the efficacy of vinegar for controlling weeds. The results indicate that vinegar can kill several important weed species at several growth stages. Vinegar…
Cloned Food Leaves Consumers Unprotected By Wenonah Hauter Food & Water Watch, 12.28.06 Straight to the Source By Wenonah Hauter Food & Water Watch, 12.28.06 Statement of Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to allow the sale of meat and milk from cloned animals is yet…
Cinnamon Oil Kills Mosquitoes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cinnamon oil kills mosquitoes Cinnamon oil shows promise as a great-smelling, environmentally friendly pesticide, with the ability to kill mosquito larvae, according to a new study published in the July 14 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.…
Christmas Tree Pests Laura JesseEntomologistIowa State University Extension11/20/06 Insect Pests on Christmas Trees My favorite part of the holidays has always been the Christmas tree. There is just something magical about bringing a real, live, fresh-cut evergreen tree into my living room and decorating it with pretty colored lights. However, on occasion, a little more “real” world comes in than I…
Cats, Garlic & Onions Cats, Garlic, and Onions People who feed raw garlic to their dogs report great success in keeping fleas away. Garlic also has anti-cancer properties, shown to inhibit canine tumor growth. But is garlic safe for cats? And what about onions? If they’re good for you, shouldn’t they be good for your kitty? Not necessarily. …