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The Battle to Save the Polish Countryside

From the Winter edition of Wise Traditions the Journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Pig Business is a real money maker for industrial ag corporations. Please read the whole article here. Article is by Sir Julian Rose.

Poland is a country that is accustomed to fighting rearguard actions to free itself from unwelcome invaders. Throughout what is known as “the partitions,” an 18th and 19th century period of occupation by Russia, Prussia, and Austria, Poles kept in their hearts a longing for a day when they could be freed from the yoke of repression and find genuine independence. After finally succeeding, in 1918, to rid themselves of the unloved invaders, they were soon engulfed in conflict again—this time by invading Nazi Germany—and responded by courageously establishing the renowned 1939-45 resistance movement, which sprouted up in the fields, small towns and main cities, producing much heroic action. As many will know, Poles fought alongside the British throughout the Second World War—a time when Poland’s government in exile had its headquarters in London. I remember quite well, when I was a boy, a Polish exile who lived in our village (Whitchurchon- Thames) coming regularly to my family home and diligently cleaning the chimneys. He spoke little, but did a very thorough job.

Outdoor Market Malaysia

Outdoor Market Malaysia

A friend of the helladelicious communtiy, Uli Zumsande, recently embarked on a world tour. She sent us these amazing photos of a Malaysian outdoor market: ...

She’s on a Mission to Get You to Dance!

She’s on a Mission to Get You to Dance!

"If more people danced everyday, the world would be a much happier place!" So says Mary on her website thefreebox.wordpress.com and I couldn't agree more. She has taken it upon herself to perform (and document) a daily dance ritual, and she's real fun to watch. Her dances are improvised and ...

The Food Commandments: “Home-Grown is Best!”

The Food Commandments: “Home-Grown is Best!”

The sight of this poster was common around America during World War Two. You can say it's propaganda. That was the original intention, but I can't think of a better set of food principles, beautiful in their simplicity. . . The Food Commandments Food: 1- Buy it with Thought 2- Cook i ...

Raw Milk: It’s Milk Without the Confusion

Raw Milk: It’s Milk Without the Confusion

Almost every summer, when I was a kid, I spent on the farm where my Grandmother was born, some kilometers outside Warsaw, Poland. Coming from Long Island New York, it was like stepping back in a time machine. If you wanted to make a call you had to phone a central switchboard and they would ...

How to Get a Meal for A Dollar

How to Get a Meal for A Dollar

The Internet Celebrities bring you the amazing Bronx bodega and how to get a full three to four course meal for $1.25! One of them even keeps within the 'yellow food group' and they release a whole new food pyramid for bodega shoppers (by the way you can buy a t-shirt with this food pyramid on it he ...

Win a Free Brew Now Kombucha Kit! (twitter contest)

Win a Free Brew Now Kombucha Kit! (twitter contest)

Hannah Crum (otherwise known as LA's Kombucha Mamma) on the occassion of the wonderful article she wrote for helladelicious - Kombucha Recall Madness - The Real Story - has generously offered to provide the Star Prize (a Brew Now Kombucha Kit valued at $35) for our first ever Twitter contest - ...