“Is contemporary American agriculture a system for nourishing people and providing a livelihood for farmers? Or is it one for denuding the nation’s topsoil while poisoning land, water, workers and consumers and enriching corporations? Our collective actions would indicate that our principles favor the latter; that has to change.”...
In the event you or someone you know has not been outside in say the last few years, we’d like to direct your attention to the recent study completed by President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush National Science Board appointee, James Lawrence Powell that analyzed 13,950 peer...
“I’m 99 years old. Everything from my neck down is sh^* but everything from my neck up is just as good as everyone else’s. How lucky is that?” “It seems that a lot of people my age try to be interesting by having problems or starting conflict. I’d rather...
In 1996, Monarch butterflies borrowed 44 acres of trees following their century old 3400 mile migration to their Mexican Woodlands winter home. 2014 saw a horrific drop to 1.66 acres. Following a joint effort between Mexico, Canada, and the US to re-introduce milkweed making up for damage caused by...
As corporations continue to consolidate power chasing the dollar led most often by a previous generation, the next generation is re-creating the American dream by moving back to the city from the suburbs to be together, to work together, and to live together. Cooperation, creativity, and even tribal principles...
“The Produce Manager is more important to my children’s health than their Pediatrician.” – Meryl Streep “Humans are always in trouble. But beyond the great sweeps of war and power, there arise people of great artistry, intelligence, and sweetness. The trouble we are in now is a gift that...
Ever wonder what kind of people create this stuff! Are they our neighbors? How do they think it’s ok to create a personal care product additive called microbeads? These super small plastic beads are now being found building up in wastewater treatment facilities as well as watersheds at an...
Tribes! It’s the new buzz word! As if enough hasn’t been done to native cultures, we are again segregating and flocking together while ostracizing others. I wonder what will happen if we as a society fragment into a bunch of tribes? Though America may have been discovered by a...
We enjoy American Organic as well as French wines because they all share quality, integrity and best of all purity. I wonder what will happen as the climate warms to the point when it’s too warm in say Bordeaux to grow the merlot grape? Major wine research institutes have...