Category Archives: Food Safety

No food freedom in Texas! Texas raw milk farmer’s license suspended for delivering milk!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

[Update February 12, 2013:  Wow! I've already got an update.  I just found a video of the farmer being forced to dump 700 gallons of raw milk ($5,000), just because he was delivering.  There was nothing wrong with the milk.  … Continue reading →

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Say yes to food freedom! Let’s improve access to raw milk in Texas!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

During the 2011 session of the Texas legislature, a bill to allow delivery of raw milk by the farmer to the customer was defeated–it never even got out of committee!  Why was it defeated?  There are probably many reasons, including … Continue reading →

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Why you should support the Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance!

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Do you care about the quality of your food?  Do you care about the sustainability of farming and the health of our planet earth?  Do you want the freedom to choose your own foods?  Do you want our small family … Continue reading →

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The USDA ban on raw almonds is a food freedom issue, not a food safety issue!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

[Update:  On February 22, 2013: the DC Court of Appeals "held that California almond producers don’t currently have the right to even argue that the USDA overstepped the bounds of its authority with the Almond Rule."   The Almond Rule had actually extended … Continue reading →

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Do we take better care of CAFO pigs than we do people?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

No, we certainly don’t take better care of CAFO animals, including pigs, than we do people; however, sometimes it almost seems that way.  Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered that fermented soybean meal (FSBM) allows pigs to better … Continue reading →

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Genetic Roulette – an absolutely must see movie – free online through Sept 22!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Do you, or someone you know, have allergies, digestive problems, unexplained aches and pains, skin rashes, or other conditions the doctor can’t diagnose or that don’t seem to get better?  The cause of any or all of these just might … Continue reading →

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Eating genetically engineered corn causes obesity

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

A Cornucopia article about a possible cause of obesity caught my attention recently. Although I’ve read about many other problems with genetically engineered (GE) foods, this was the first I’d heard that they were associated with causing obesity. When I … Continue reading →

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Who’s against proposition 37, the California GMO labeling issue?

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Over one million Californians signed a petition that put a genetically engineered food labeling law on the California ballot for the November election.  California has named the issue Proposition 37.  As I mentioned in a previous post, Money Bomb Monsanto, … Continue reading →

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Real Food Summit – FREE online series

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

            In case you haven’t heard about it, there’s an excellent FREE seminar series now on the Internet—Real Food Summit.  There are three seminars available each day through July 16.  The Summit began July 8, … Continue reading →

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Money Bomb Monsanto

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Almost 1 million signatures from registered voters have been collected in California to place on the November 6 ballot an initiative that will require labeling of genetically engineered foods, the Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act.  To support the California … Continue reading →

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