Is Industrial Ag to Blame for the Swine Flu?

April 27, 2009

...ry farms. The exotic strains of E-coli and swine flu that have emerged in recent years could be the unintended consequence of concentrated animal feeding operations. Time to call the homeowners association and ask them if you can keep a few pigs in that suburban backyard....

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On the Southwest Chief to Chicago

Mr. Homegrown

May 15, 2009

Events

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...ad for our favorite greywater detergent. And folks, please buy some detergent so that we can get a sleeper car next time!...

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Seaching for Seeds

Mr. Homegrown

November 30, 2008

Seeds

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...ly. You can test out this new tool here on the Mother Earth website, or on the right toolbar of Homegrown Evolution. Now it’s time to go plant some oca!...

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Is Our Furniture Killing Us?

Mr. Homegrown

March 24, 2009

Thoughtstylings

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...a bicycle for transportation–it may be more dangerous and often takes more time than driving–but think about the benefits to both body and mental sharpness (dodging all those SUVs). How about running without shoes? I’m convinced that the arch support in the shoes I’ve worn all my life has weakened the muscles in my feet and led directly to a painful case of plantar fasciitis that took a year and a half to heal. How about running barefoot as an alt...

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Los Angeles Chicken Produces World’s Largest Egg

Mr. Homegrown

April 13, 2009

Animals, Chickens

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...red to be egg laying machines. Occasionally an egg will emerge before it’s time and you get an egg without a shell. Conversely some eggs will stay in longer and get big. You also get oddly shaped eggs on occasion. It’s perfectly normal if these freak eggs happen once in a while. If you get a lot of strange eggs it may be a sign of disease or nutritional deficiencies. Hall’s Cornish Cross chicken, incidentally, is a meat chicken that is not meant t...

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