“Home-grown tomatoes, home-grown tomatoes, what would life be without home-grown tomatoes? Only two things that money can’t buy, that’s true love and home-grown tomatoes…” I hummed this favorite John Denver song to myself throughout the spring when I planted my seeds indoors, tenderly transplanted those little plants into my garden in May after the danger … Read more
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
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
If you could grow just one herb on your windowsill or in your garden, what would it be? Lavender is hands down my personal choice. It offers the biggest health return for my investment of time, energy and real estate in my garden and the essential oil is inexpensive and even enhances the benefits. So … Read more
It’s gardening time again—and I am so ready for it! I imagine you are, too. My lettuce, spinach and broccoli are in and thriving in the cool spring weather. Since it’s that time of year, I’m giving you a primer on how to have a healthy, non-GMO garden free of the seed patents that Monsanto … Read more
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
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
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
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
For some reason, we and our modern medical practitioners have forgotten the value of food, not only in creating our general health, but in actually correcting health problem. Yes, my friends, food is medicine. And yes, you can find healing in ordinary foods you can grow in your garden or buy at your local farmers … Read more