It is always a bit of a shock when someone asks me if something -- apples, pigs, turkeys, you-name-it -- can be grown organically. I've heard the questions so many times over the years that it really should not be a surprise to me, but optimist that I am, I always think that I will never hear the question again. Why? Because every type of food can be grown organically. Prior … [Read more...]
Cooking Oil: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
After growing all of your wonderful meat and vegetables, you don't want to make it unhealthy by using the wrong kind of cooking oil. It wasn't that long ago that they were telling us that all fats were the enemy, and we should all be consuming as little of it as possible. In fact, a few people are still saying that. However, we now know that not all fats are created equal. Some … [Read more...]
Are GMOs really safe?
Many people are concerned about genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in our food supply, and most people want GMO foods labeled. You've been unknowingly eating GMOs since the 1990s when the first genetically-modified tomato hit supermarkets. Today, about 90 percent of the corn and soybean in this country is GM, which means almost everyone is eating GMOs every day. Corn syrup, … [Read more...]