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Nick's Organic Farm Fundraiser

Blog: Miolea Organic Farm   -   Wednesday August 24, 2011   -   By Brian

There was a fundraiser, this past Sunday, to raise money to help an organic farmer defray costs to battle a local government's plan to turn the oldest running organic farm field, in the county, into a chemically laden soccer field. Nick...

Chemical communication - lessons from lobsters

Blog: At Home in Nature   -   Saturday June 04, 2011   -   By Mary

In their examination of communication within lobster populations (Chemical Communication in Crustaceans 2011, Part 3, 239-256), Doctors Juan Aggio and Charles D. Derby found that chemical communication through both urine and blood emissions plays a large role...

No Chemical Wormers Used Here

Blog: Spring Hill Farms   -   Friday December 10, 2010   -   By David

Chemical Wormer At Spring Hill Farms we try to do things as close to natural as we can. To us that means no chemical wormers. I realize many farms do use chemical wormers. I also know small farms or organically oriented farms many times use chemical,...

Atrazine and other Endocrine Disruptors

Blog: Miolea Organic Farm   -   Friday March 05, 2010   -   By Brian

There was a study recently linking Atrazine to the castration and feminization of frogs in test labs.  Atrazine is used primarially in weed control applications by industrial farms and other large operations.  The San Fransico Chronicle wrote about...

Personally, I don't have a problem with it.

Blog: Miolea Organic Farm   -   Wednesday November 11, 2009   -   By Brian

"Organic food is too expensive, there is no difference in the vitamins and minerals when compared to conventionally grown food and conventionally grown food looks better than its organic counter-part.  Conventional food is...

Eighth Blog From the Sheep Farmer

Blog: Shady Hill Farms, Ltd.   -   Wednesday October 14, 2009   -   By Ben

This is the Eighth Blog From the Sheep Farmer at Shady Hill Farms, Ltd., of Newbury, Ohio. Better farming: better lamb! That is the motto\ tagline of our affiliated meat and woolen goods business, GreatAmericanLambCompany.com Check them out, and...

Global Warming Solutions - More of the Same?

Blog: F.A. Farm   -   Wednesday February 04, 2009   -   By Walter

This morning on NPR, scientist and policy consultant Dan Sarewitz from Arizona State University addressed the political costs of global warming. He made a valid point that our use of energy is “the metabolism of modern industrial society.” Clearly, making...


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