Gardening

phasing out nicotinoids

Big Box Retailers are Phasing out Neonicontinoids

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I’ve written several times over the years about these bee-killing chemicals: https://kathleenbarnes.com/neonicotinoids-update/ https://kathleenbarnes.com/epa-issues-moratorium-on-new-neonicotinoid-products/ https://kathleenbarnes.com/monsanto-free-bee-healthy-gardens/ https://kathleenbarnes.com/bayer-monsanto-marriage-made-hell/ https://kathleenbarnes.com/roundup-more-proof-of-poison/ https://kathleenbarnes.com/bee-killing-pesticide-found-in-lowes-home-depot-plants/ Finally, there’s some movement in the right direction. There’s great news on the garden front this spring, especially if you buy plants for your garden or patio: This spring nearly 140 Big Box retailers are phasing out or … Read more

Hydroponic Organics

Hydroponic Organics approved by USDA

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If you think organic vegetables and berries should be wholesome, pure and grown in rich black earth, you wouldn’t be alone. But the US Department of Agriculture just destroyed that myth yesterday by allowing hydroponically grown vegetables to be certified organic. Hydroponic vegetables and berries have inexplicably slid under the organic regulations for several years. … Read more

migraines

Food Is Medicine: Prescriptions from the Garden for Migraines

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HEADACHE, MIGRAINE Your Garden RX: garlic, spinach, sunflower seeds, feverfew, mint, valerian Migraines are debilitating forms of headache that affect about 10 percent of us and are more common in women than in men. It has long been suggested there is a hormonal component to migraines, although the headache pattern is highly individual. Known migraine … Read more

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The myth of organic food

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Organic food is good for you and good for the planet. Most of my readers would agree on that point. In the U.S., organic foods are subject to federal regulations that govern how the foods can be grown, raised and processed. Definition of organic foods In general, organic foods and livestock must be grown without … Read more

Joint Pain

Foods That Ease Joint Pain

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Excerpt from from Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden By Kathleen Barnes JOINT PAIN Your Garden Rx: chili peppers, oregano, spinach, cantaloupe, broccoli Joint pain is almost always caused by some sort of inflammation of the joints, usually due to wear and tear over the years that causes deterioration of the cartilage, a soft … Read more

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Comfrey For Healing

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Last Updated: June 28, 2019 From The Healing Power of Trauma Comfrey by Holly Lucille, ND, RN It’s that time of year—for bumps, bruises, sprains and all of the not–so-fun adjuncts to an active outdoor life. If you’ve ever had a sprained ankle, a black-and-blue bruise or an aching back – and who hasn’t? — … Read more

Monsanto kills

RoundUp: More Proof of Poison

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RoundUp is everywhere. It’s on your shoes, in your drinking water and in your food. This insidious poison is part of a greedy and misguided effort to completely control our food, engineered by Monsanto, to promote the sales of its GMO and RoundUp Ready seeds. The evidence is mounting. There’s no longer any question that … Read more