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- The History of Soy
The soybean has a long history and a very long journey through out the world. This journey, lasting almost 27 centuries, changed the world that we know today. Soy products feed a large part of nearly every country's inhabitants, as well as various non-edible uses. The soybean was first cultivated by the Chinese. It then spread further throughout China and to other countries around it. Some time after the domestication of the soy plant, Europeans too learned about the uses of the soybean and they started to grow it. Much later, with a hand from Benjamin Franklin, the soybean made it's journey to America. The soybean has had a lengthy journey, and one that has effected the whole world.
The History of Soy
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:00:00 -0500 - Sorting through the Issues of Organic Milk
In 1993 the US dairy industry changed dramatically. That year the FDA approved the use of a genetically-engineered form of bST, sparking a controversy that has persisted over the last thirteen years, leading to law suits and disputes over public health and safety. Many organically-minded consumers switched over to “hormone-free milk,” only to later learn that there was no such thing. What is rbST anyway, and how does it affect cows? The intent of this article is to sort through the issues concerning rbST, so that you can make an informed decision about the milk you buy.
Sorting through the Issues of Organic Milk
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Organic Directory
Recipes to create organic products for cleaners, and fertilizers.
Organic Recipe Directory
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Hemp's Legal Implications
Even though the U.S. government encouraged American farmers to grow hemp for WWII and had even accepted it as payment of taxes in Colonial America, it is now prohibited to grow hemp in the United States.
Hemp's Legal Implications
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Hemp Paper and Wood
Hemp is a highly evolved plant species and is not genetically engineered. Hemp is heat, mildew, pest, light, and rot resistant. Hemp's long, smooth, hollow fibers make hemp very strong, durable and mold and mildew resistant.
Hemp Paper and Wood
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Hemp Uses
There are more than 25,000 known uses for hemp. Almost any product that can be made from wood, cotton, or petroleum (including plastics) can be made from hemp. Hemp is the world's most versatile fiber.
Hemp Uses
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Learn About The Rain Forest
One and one-half acres of rain forest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries. Rainforests are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is perceived as only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments, multi-national logging companies, and land owners. Nearly half of the world's species of plants, animals and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next quarter century due to rain forest deforestation.
There were an estimated ten million Indians living in the Amazonian Rain Forest. Today there are less than 200,000.
In Brazil alone, European colonists have destroyed more than 90 indigenous tribes since the 1900's. With them have gone centuries of accumulated knowledge of the medicinal value of rainforest species. As their homelands continue to be destroyed by deforestation, rainforest peoples are also disappearing.
More on the Rain Forest
Tue, 8 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Pure Essential Oils
Over the years, researchers have discovered that there are certain scents in the plant world that produce a relaxed state of mind and body. These scents are contained within the plants essential oils.
Essential oils are chemical compounds found within aromatic plants, which the plants use to fight off infections. Essential oils are referred to as the "life force" of plants. Essential Oils are derived directly from leaves, flowers, fruits, stems, wood, mosses, and roots of very specific and special plants. These pure plant essences are extracted from the flowers, leaves, stems, bark or roots by cold pressing or steam distillation.
Pure Essential Oils
Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Healthier Alternatives
In response to a growing demand on the part of consumers, more and more organic foods are flooding the market. However, many shoppers only seem to have an abstract understanding of the benefits of organic foods on the environment and their health. Organic food are not only better for your health, but it is also better for the environment.
Healthier Alternatives
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Organic Research and Harmful Pesticides
Throughout this history, the focus of agricultural research, and the majority of publicized scientific findings, has been on chemical, not organic farming. Surprisingly, few empirical analyses studies have addressed the question of pesticide residue on produce. Many believe that eating organic foods does help children ingest fewer pesticides, since logically organic foods would have significantly less pesticide residue than nonorganics, but no actionable studies have been conducted. Although this is obviously very important.
Organic Research and Harmful Pesticides
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Laws Governing Organic Products
The potential of modern organic farming is thus largely unrealised, but organic and local food markets are reaching a tipping point. The rise of organic farming was driven by small, independent producers, and by consumers. The organic movement has develped in response to this growing demand.
In the 1980s, around the world, various farming and consumer groups began seriously pressuring for government regulation of organic production. The federal government began taking the first steps toward regulating organic, and so-called natural, foods.
Laws Governing Organic Products
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Learn More About Organic Products
Many shoppers only seem to have an abstract understanding of the benefits of organic foods and products on the environment and their health.
Organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Many people believe that genetic engineering is dangerous, unpredictable, and can reduce the nutritional value of food. But the FDA has said that the amount of hormones used in commercial livestock isn't enough to harm humans. As a result to be deemed organic, meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products must come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Typically organic fruits and vegetables, milk, eggs and meat products are produced within a 50-mile radius of their place of their final sale.
Learn More About Organic Products
Tue, 4 Jul 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - What is Building Green?
Green building is an alternative approach to building construction and remodeling by using fewer raw materials and reducing unnecessary waste while, at the same time, managing to construct energy efficient and durable buildings. The term green is used so often that it is difficult to determine what may be considered "green." The criterion that follows will attempt to clarify this ambiguous term.
What is Building Green?
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - Dispelling Myths About Organic Foods
A look at the top 5 organic food myths.
1. No nutritional difference between organic and conventional produce.
According to the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics the demand for organic foods are increasing due to consumers believing they are safer and healthier than conventional foods. Even though there are still gaps and limits in scientific knowledge, what we do know is that fewer chemicals are used in small organic farming than conventionally grown alternatives. It is well documented that residues remain on our conventional foods and consumed by us over decades, aids heavily to accumulating fatty tissue. Organic food regulations prohibit hydrogenated fat, phosphoric acid, preservatives, colourings, hormones, antibiotics, GMOs and 7000 other artificial flavourings that are permitted in conventional food.
Dispelling Myths About Organic Foods
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:00:00 -0400 - The Basics of Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is not a new phenomenon. In India, the "Basil" plant or tulsi is revered as holy and its roots are made into sacred beads and rosaries. In the middle ages, cloves of garlic still hung around the neck of a newborn as protection agaist dark forces.
It is very easy to get started with Aromatherapy, but there are safety issues that you need to be aware of. Most people interested in aromatherapy start with base essential oils creating blends. While its invigorating to experiment, care and caution must be taken at all times.
The Basics of Aromatherapy
Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:00:00 -0400
