The Power of the Sun… Flower
Fuel your car with Sunflowers? Not that far fetched, we already use them in the production of biodeisel, and now scientists are looking into using this fast growing iconic flower to make Ethanol....
View ArticleThe Buzzzznesss of Bees
By now, you've probably heard about the horror of colony collapse disorder. Bees around the world are disappearing, dying off, dropping like flies, and no one knows 100% why. But what we do know is...
View ArticleFood, Inc: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter & Poorer
"How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families?" For most, the answer is very little. Of all the social and environmental issues we face today,...
View ArticleNew Diet Makes Cows Less Offensive to the Environment
Cows in Vermont are on a new diet that is aimed at making people and the planet more healthy. In a move to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions Stonyfield Farms has launched the Greener Cow pilot...
View ArticleMonsanto’s Food, Inc. “Facts”
Monsanto should patent their modification of the word "Fact" While I was working on my review of the movie Food, Inc. I happened upon Monsanto's "Fact Site" about the movie and thought I'd address some...
View ArticleEat Real, Eat Local
This illustrative video was produced for the Canadian "Eat Real, Eat Local" campaign, targeted at getting Canadian's to support local agriculture, but the message is universal: Eating locally grown...
View ArticleThe Truth about Genetically Modified Crops and Herbicides
Companies like Monsanto claim that genetically engineered (GE) crops help farmers produce higher yields with fewer chemical herbicides, but how legitimate is that claim? Monsanto says that its GE...
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