The pharmaceutical industry has a vested interest in keeping you sick, not just with cancer, diabetes, or high blood pressure, but with any type of mental illness they can create a category for. If you’re sad, you’ll get some fluorine loaded anti depressant, or if you’re anxious, they’ll throw you a valium or Xanax. And […]

(Homesteading.news) If you love organic fresh fruit but you can’t find it at your local market all year long, no worries – you can grow your own in the comfort of your home, and never be without again. If you’ve got a spacious sunroom, conservatory or a glazed porch, then you’ve got the perfect place to […]

(Homesteading.news) So, you’ve got big plans to feed your family with wholesome, fresh, organic food you produce yourself, but you don’t have a lot of acreage? Not to worry. You don’t need a lot of land to produce a lot of food; in fact, all you really need is some creativity. Take egg production, for […]

(Homesteading.news) (BPT) – As more Americans choose restaurants that take pride in buying from local farms and cooking in season, many families have brought these farm-to-table values home with them. That may feel like the latest trend to emerge from the culinary world, but its roots run deep on family farms; the benefits of growing your […]

Past studies have already shown that raw honey is rich in polyphenols and other phytochemicals from plants and flowers. Many people are also aware that eating raw honey is a great homeopathic remedy for seasonal allergies, especially when you’ve moved to a new area. Aside from these benefits, new research has now shown that raw honey may be an excellent probiotic […]

It must be tough living in Thomasville, Georgia and working at one of the local McDonalds. Hmm, is it the fluoridated water, Prozac or those special flavors inside the mystery meat that caused two blue uniformed women to take it to the parking lot? These ladies had some girth, so it wasn’t easy to pry them […]

America is known for its exceptionalism and that extends all the way down to the type of food we eat. Because of the many cultures and peoples that have come to this nation over the centuries, our food culture is very diverse. However, there are some common foods that are thought of as quintessentially American […]

(Homesteading.news) Basic foods like vegetables and general grocery have become quite expensive. Most people spend a lot of cash on grocery shopping which happens to be one of the highest costs related to almost every family. However, you can now eliminate your family’s grocery bills by growing some of these groceries on your own. The good […]

(March 18, 2016) – One day after Bumble Bee Foods issued a recall for their canned tuna, Chicken of the Sea is recalling more than 107,000 cans of tuna that could lead to life-threatening illness. (Article by Kylee Wierks, republished from http://fox59.com/2016/03/18/chicken-of-the-sea-issues-tuna-recall-one-day-after-bumble-bee-foods-recall/) According to Chicken of the Sea, they are voluntarily recalling five-ounce canned chunk light […]

Not all disgruntled employees urinate onto a conveyor belt. But at a Kellogg’s plant in Memphis, Tennessee, one man did. He decided to add a little extra liquid to the rice that would soon become those famous Rice Krispies Treats, Rice Krispies Treats Cereal and/or Puffed Rice Cake Products. But really, don’t the ingredients in these products already have enough sugar and carbohydrates? And it […]

The extreme desire to eat pure, uncontaminated, healthy food has now been diagnosed as a mental disorder known as orthorexia nervosa, as per a new medical labeling trend. According to The Guardian: “Orthorexics commonly have rigid rules around eating. Refusing to touch sugar, salt, caffeine, alcohol, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, corn and dairy foods is […]

Russia’s consumer protection group, Rospotrebnadzor, said the country has banned all imports of genetically modified (GM) corn, following the results of a French study showing massive tumors in rats after having been fed Monsanto’s GM corn. Monsanto, on the other hand, continues to insist that its crops are no different from regular crops, while criticizing the methodology of the […]

Here we go again with glyphosate, that ubiquitous toxin used as Round Up’s primary ingredient. It’s infamous for the ability to kill weeds, along with all those beneficial micro organisms in the soil and in your gut. Oh, yeah, and without it, we can’t feed the world… Not true. Despite the sales pitches and propaganda that farmers will […]

(Homesteading.news) “Companion planting” can be referred to as the planting of different types of crops in close proximity in order to control pest, pollination, providing better environment for beneficial creatures, making use of the available space and generally increase productivity. This type of planting is also a form of polyculture. It is important for plants […]

Bumble Bee Foods has announced a voluntarily recall of canned Chunk Light tuna. (Article by WFLA, republished from http://news10.com/2016/03/17/bumble-bee-issues-recall-of-canned-tuna-that-could-lead-to-death-if-eaten/) There are a total of 31,579 cases that are included in the recall which were produced in February 2016 and distributed nationally. The recall affects 3 specific UPC codes (8660000020, 8660000021, 8660000736) of canned Chunk Light tuna. […]