tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:04:22 +0000C&#39;MON IN...LET&#39;S HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WATER, AIR &amp; FOOD...WHAT&#39;S BEING DONE TO IT, AND WHAT WE CAN DO...FOR US &amp; OUR CHILDRENhttp://www.ogcafe.net/noreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)Blogger89125OrganicGrandmamasCafehttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-6739574954522831187Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:04:00 +00002010-03-08T23:04:22.049ZOne of the absolute best talks on Food and Obesity from one of the best - and most fun-to-watch Chefs in Existence!Everything - everything Jamie Oliver talks about is totally spot on! It's 21 minutes long - and please, watch the whole thingbecause you'll benefit from it. It ends as passionately and challenging as it begins.http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/spa/jamie_oliver.htmlGet on Jamie! http://www.ogcafe.net/2010/03/httpwwwtedcomtalkslangspajamieoliverhtm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-8319356708159390185Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:12:00 +00002010-03-07T14:12:38.817ZIt's so time to begin talking about gardens - flowers and veggies; herbs and talk about fruit trees; growing medicinal herbs; getting and saving seeds.I live in the southeast and would love to hear any and all advice, tips, questions, comments. I'll throw in a few of my own.Wherever you live, would you put that location in CAPS, somewhere easily seen in your note? Thanks!This is from a fellow http://www.ogcafe.net/2010/03/tips-for-flower-gardening-that-attracts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-2536732892546643944Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:39:00 +00002010-02-28T19:39:33.222Z75% of the world's food is grown by small farmers. Why are they not participating...? Why were they not invited to participate...share their wisdom (and make no mistake - it is the small farmers who best know the cycles of Nature...the Seasons - not the Frankenfood Monster Fake Food Makers like Monsanto, BigAgri (read: ConAgra, Cargill, and others.)Farmers Not Invited to Food Summit?http://www.ogcafe.net/2010/02/farmers-not-invited-to-food-summit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-4979710806149297933Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:34:00 +00002010-02-28T19:34:25.575ZAre we really not going to contact our elected officials, the White House, the USDA, the FDA...share this on our pages and ask other people to do so? This is all a process...Kill Organic Farming (which will drive many committed, wise, small farmers out of business. Do these AgriMonsters give a flip? Nope. It's about Profit over We the People, at any cost. Understand We the People are Expendables.http://www.ogcafe.net/2010/02/hr-875-agricultural-giants-try-to-kill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-7611236135688841297Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:13:00 +00002010-02-09T15:13:38.312ZUnderstand that Monsanto has a connection with virtually everything non-organic at some point. Makers of PCBs (ask the folks in Anniston, Alabama how they were done unto - still - with no regard for their lives; "We can't afford to los a penny of Profit"), Agent Orange, RoundUp, Genetically modified everything (91% of the world's GM crops), and Asapartame - in everything 'die-t' you http://www.ogcafe.net/2010/02/monsanto-evil-corporation-in-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-6033795030521605751Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:16:00 +00002010-02-07T17:16:34.987ZProcessed Meats Declared Too Dangerous for Human ConsumptionPosted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2010/02/processed-meats-declared-too-dangerous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-6384226370948148140Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:36:00 +00002010-01-21T17:36:17.628Zlittle guys who are family members...please just take 1.5 minutes and watch this. I know you will see someone in these few lines. Thank you. Please pass it on, yes?One minute - that's all. Blessings!http://www.ogcafe.net/2010/01/vote-today-for-more-tomorrows-if-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-4120724470483366570Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:26:00 +00002010-01-19T00:26:07.380ZThe Declaration of Human RightsPosted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2010/01/declaration-of-human-rights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-4347837812479607285Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:44:00 +00002010-01-16T15:44:42.941ZWe are all One - and practicing. Here it is, the same words - danced and sung in the video from Amnesty International.In every act, we experience a moment of Self-Definition. Who are we being in this Moment?http://www.ogcafe.net/2010/01/price-of-silence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-3519230538217928539Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:49:00 +00002009-12-09T18:49:59.409ZScientific Tests Show Monsanto's GE Corn is a Health HazardIsn't time we really started waking up and paying attention to what they're doing to our food? You know, the stuff that keeps us alive and well and without disease?It's time.http://www.ogcafe.net/2009/12/scientific-tests-show-monsantos-ge-corn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-5883363226450453649Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:33:00 +00002009-11-08T01:33:07.433ZIreland to Ban Genetically Modified Crops -- Signs of the Times NewsPosted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/11/ireland-to-ban-genetically-modified.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-5863371630164086617Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:07:00 +00002009-11-08T01:07:11.682ZIreland Adopts a GM-Free Policy - for everything!!!Posted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/11/ireland-adopts-gm-free-policy-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-9116941595527821764Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:26:00 +00002009-10-13T12:26:13.980ZRemember '1984'? Read the headlines listed in this article and really think about what's happening to our food, our vitamins and mineral supplements...and the control exercised over what we eat, drink, and think. Pay attention. Blessings.Orwellian Healthhttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/10/orwellian-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-1263040105864340867Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:21:00 +00002009-08-28T16:21:39.409ZDel Monte plots to mislead mothers & minorities about dangers of BPA | Environmental Working GroupPosted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/08/del-monte-plots-to-mislead-mothers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-6502932651451671035Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:38:00 +00002009-08-20T14:38:50.642ZFederal Study Shows Mercury In Fish Widespread, InescapablePosted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/08/federal-study-shows-mercury-in-fish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-95735136888650777Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:29:00 +00002009-08-10T16:29:31.750ZLimit palm oil development to lands that store less than 40 tons of carbon/ha - studyPosted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/08/limit-palm-oil-development-to-lands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-506167233511919207Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:58:00 +00002009-08-10T02:58:02.876ZMayor Gavin Newsom is an amazing fellow. He's a get-out-there-roll-up-your-sleeves kind of guy - and he's has more great ideas that he's sharing - and they're working - than any 100 politicians I can think of off-hand. Check out this link about how he's using land that isn't productive and turning into land that is. Bravo! (and if I were a Californian, I'd work to help elect him governor - http://www.ogcafe.net/2009/08/san-francisco-sustainable-farming-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-8507614371726201449Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:58:00 +00002009-08-09T20:58:40.927Z“We’re showing that the state doesn’t have to provide everything, it can facilitate. It can create channels for people to find solutions themselves.”Please, take a moment and read this fantastic article! Then, I'd love to hear your reasoned thoughts on it - We're all One - and we are, indeed, practicing!The City that Ended Hunger :: Belo Horizonte, BrazilShared via AddThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/08/city-that-ended-hunger-belo-horizonte.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-7385525051470581591Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:42:00 +00002009-08-08T23:42:38.112ZA word about meetings - any in your neck of the woods?Posted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/08/word-about-meetings-any-in-your-neck-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-4467506744535280773Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:19:00 +00002009-07-25T22:19:20.076ZZachary Adam Cohen: Where are the Conservatives in the Local, Sustainable Movement?Posted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/07/zachary-adam-cohen-where-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-7861791419538003972Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:44:00 +00002009-07-25T21:46:40.332ZReading Organic Labels<!-- Reading Organic Labels --> Any product labeled as organic in the US must contain a minimum of 95% organic ingredients produced to the US National Organic Standards and be verified, inspected, and certified by independent state or private organizations that have been accredited by the USDA. 100% Organic — Foods bearing this label are made with 100% organic http://www.ogcafe.net/2009/07/from-site-i-buy-organic-juices-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-9216704537033643203Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:50:00 +00002009-07-25T17:50:12.737ZNo longer Organic...now they're "natural" Guess I'll have to look elsewhere for my organic soymilk. Eden still does it! And they don't mind being looked into - unlike White Wave/Silk. What a pity...WhiteWave Shifts from Organic to Natural SoybeansShared via AddThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/07/whitewave-shifts-from-organic-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-8590202306952931055Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:23:00 +00002009-06-17T16:23:51.737ZFirst CropPosted using ShareThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/06/first-crop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-4494647763435207782Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:10:00 +00002009-06-14T21:10:19.642ZSometimes I wonder who is NOT in the pocket of Monsanto and the Big AgriCorporateIndustrialThievesProfiteers-at-any cost!Judge's Ruling Fuels Meltdown in Organic Dairy IndustryShared via AddThishttp://www.ogcafe.net/2009/06/judge-ruling-fuels-meltdown-in-organic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11582254.post-6525132401365824750Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:36:00 +00002009-06-13T00:36:59.842Z I don't know how many of you recall that I spoke about Aspartame - in connection with Monsanto - and how it has been linked now to brain cancer...well, speak about collusion and one greedy hand washing the other. The very folks you think have your health in their minds actually have money from Monsanto and others most likely in their pockets. Not only has the American Dietetic Association put http://www.ogcafe.net/2009/06/oca-take-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Organic Grandmamá)0