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Study of Amish Children Proves Raw Milk Promotes Health, Boosts Immunity

JaneSmile — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:24:20 +0000

An international team of researchers recently confirmed that children who drink fresh milk–-unprocessed and unpasteurized-–have a better immune response to allergens and are far less likely to develop asthma.
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First Trout Lake Farmers Market of 2012

hellaD — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:50:16 +0000

Our first all local Saturday night dinner from Vancouver's Trout Lake Farmer's market. Salmon, salad and mushrooms tantalise the tastebuds and satisfy the belly.
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India: Women’s Control of Forests Through Community Forest Rights

zzzeroX — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:49:15 +0000

Today natural resources – land, forests, air, mineral and water – are under major attack from neo-liberalism, wherein a few are usurping the rights and access of a significant proportion of the disempowered.
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Roman Bacon: Part 1

An Offal Experiment — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:27:46 +0000

I first heard about guanciale on Chopped. It was a secret ingredient and for some reason I decided to look it up. Oh my goodness! Luscious pig jowl washed with wine and scented with black pepper and thyme. This was something I had to try.
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Why Our World Is So Electropolluted

JaneSmile — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:29:37 +0000

If something is invented by and for the military, it is certain to be effective and lethal. And industrial capitalists invariably view such military gizmos as having great profit potential – particularly if they’re re-packaged and promoted as beneficial to the public. Hence, the science behind atom bombs dropped on Japan in World War II led soon after to cancer radiation therapy and mammography – two of the most lucrative practices in modern medicine. Similarly, biological warfare weapons such as DDT and chemotherapy proved to be enormously lucrative in their peace-time applications – their deadly properties being undiminished despite re-packaging. Originally, the military objected to the declassification of both, but industry interests prevailed.
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6 Secret Multinational Giants (Infographic)

zzzeroX — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:43:03 +0000

The global economy is a highly complex network of interactions, and often the work of many companies goes into a single product or service. Here are six giant companies you may not know about who are making billions off of your everyday purchases.
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Fostering Foodways, Community, and a Sense of Place: An Interview with Enrique Salmón

JaneSmile — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:41:46 +0000

Eating is a political act and eating is also a cultural act that reaffirms identity. We all choose to eat and to not eat certain foods.
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Fukushima: Still on the Brink of Disaster

zzzeroX — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:14:35 +0000

Robert Alvarez on Reactor 4: "If an earthquake or other event were to cause this pool to drain it could result in a catastrophic radiological fire involving nearly 10 times the amount of Cs-137 released by the Chernobyl accident."
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Cedar Cottage Garden Spring Fling

hellaD — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:41:21 +0000

Please join us May 19th at noon for the fourth annual Cedar Cottage Garden Spring Fling in Vancouver, BC
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Canadian Fracking Industry Behind Global Rise in Earthquakes

hellaD — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:40:08 +0000

Canadian fracking company TAG oil (based in downtown Vancouver) is aggressively expanding fracking in New Zealand, one of the most geologically unstable countries in the world which already has frequent and devastating earthquakes.
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