Showing posts with label Margaret Roach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Margaret Roach. Show all posts

Friday, April 22, 2011

GMOs Linked to Organ Disruption?

Oh boy. Need another reason to plant an organic heirloom vegetable garden as a food source for your family?


Jeffrey Smith reports on the new study that links kidney and liver organ disruption to the consumption of genetically modified food.

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/1340

Here's a link to the actual paper on the study.

Dr. Oz did a recent show on this crucial issue and explained the direct connection of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) to the herbicide RoundUp. Jeffrey Smith was a guest on the show. Take a look:

DR OZ PART 3

Things are just getting out of hand with food manipulation, in my opinion. The rationale is that genetically-engineered food is necessary because we can produce more of it and do it cheaper and faster with less earth and water. The truth is we need better quality food and we need to eat less of it. We need smaller, more energy efficient housing and fewer developments of monster homes sucking up our agricultural land. Maybe we would all eat a little less if the quality of our food was better.

#1 Heirloom Organic Seeds for vegetables, fruits and grains (fed to us and the animals we eat) 
#2 100% Organically grown foods (no herbicides or pesticides)
#3 BPA-free containers to store it all in

Here are some links to Margaret Roach's excellent blog that deals with the GMO seed issue and how it relates to your garden and your seed order.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Glacier Warning

I've seen Deer Crossing warnings, even Moose warnings, but never a Glacier warning. Apparently they do exist. Thanks to blogger Frugal Kiwi, we have a photo. Beware of falling glacier whilst swimming. Frugal Kiwi is one of nine blogs up for a Homie as the Best Green Home Blog of 2011.

A Way To Garden, written by corporate dropout, Margaret Roach, is another. Margaret was a major editorial and publishing player at Martha Stewart Omnimedia when she decided to leave behind a successful career to garden. Her memoir about the experience, "And I Shall Have Some Peace Here," is releasing in a couple of weeks. Check out her blog and the others at the Homie link to see who you'll vote for.

Of special mention: Margaret's January 30th post is a call to action for people to write the White House about the new USDA decision to rubber stamp genetically engineered alfalfa. She even provides links and phone numbers.