Posts Tagged ‘herbicides’
Can Human Urine Replace Chemical Fertilizers?
The Rich Earth Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont, is likely the only organization measuring success in gallons of urine. In 2012, Kim Nace, Rich Earth’s administrative director and partner Abe Noe-Hays collected 600 gallons of urine from friends and neighbors. The next year, the organization brought in about 3,000 gallons from 170 human volunteers. Rebecca Rueter,…
Read MoreHealth Risks of Eating Conventionally-Grown Potatoes
Did you know all conventionally grown potatoes are now genetically modified? That’s not the only issues with conventionally growth potatoes. In this article you’ll learn everything you need to know to protect yourself. Growing potatoes in the modern world of agribusiness implies a clockwork schedule of pesticide application. Before the crop is even planted, the…
Read More10 Homemade Organic Pesticides for Your Farm or Garden
For your own health, as well as health of the environment, it’s essential that we move away from the use of chemical pesticides in farming and home gardening. There are several homemade pesticides that are safe for the environment and they can be equally as effective at fending off pests. Mild soap and water. One…
Read MoreMonsanto’s Roundup Found in 75% of Air and Rain Samples
In recent years, Roundup was found to be even more toxic than it was when first approved for agricultural use, though that discovery has not led to any changes in regulation of the pesticide. A new U.S. Geological Survey has concluded that pesticides can be found in, well, just about anything. Roundup herbicide, Monsanto’s flagship weed killer, was…
Read MoreStudies Show Crops Enhanced with Ocean Minerals Superior in Every Way
Twentieth-century Scientist and medical doctor Maynard Murray was perplexed that although Americans were living longer than ever before, chronic illness, degenerative diseases and physiological suffering were steadily increasing. On his quest for the key to improve human health, Dr. Murray began by studying animal species that do not get cancer. Dr. Murray discovered that sea…
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