Breaking: Food Safety Victory Over Monsanto and GE Beets

Sugar Beets.

In a major victory for sustainable farmers everywhere, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a summary order upholding the previous decision in a long-running lawsuit over the impacts of genetically engineered (GE) “Roundup Ready” sugar beets.

Love Grown Foods: Granola Review

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Love Grown Foods is a Denver based company that creates spectacular granola. I have had the great opportunity to review this granola, and have been fully satisfied since opening my first bag. Check it out!

The Container Garden Expansion Continues!

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Even more additions to this food growing experiment: more herbs and a lovely lemon tree!

Our Solar System: 2100

Our Solar System: 2100

If the weed infestation keeps growing apace the approximately 37 billion acres of Earth’s land will be infested in about 15 years and the 9 trillion acres of ocean would take another 25. I just rounded my projection in the cartoon’s title up to the year 2100 because, hey, I’m an optimist.

Drought Continues and Grows in Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas — Wheat Suffering

Wheat in Texas affected by "exceptional" drought

The tremendous drought in Texas and the Southwest that I wrote about in early April continues on (almost 50% of Texas is experience “exceptional” drought now, the highest level of drought — “unprecedented” according to experts). Furthermore, it has expanded and is affecting even more important U.S. farming areas.

Lunch Line: A Documentary Shines a Light on the National School Lunch Program

Lunch Line Tables

Lunch Line takes a look at the National School Lunch Program. The documentary examines the past, current, and future of this program.

Build an Herb Spiral: Container Garden Update

container garden herb spiral

The plants out front have been doing so well that we’ve expanded our food-growing adventures to the back! Here’s how you can build your very own spiral herb garden.