agriculture

Book Review – Cancer: Cause and Cure

Book Review of Cancer: Cause and Cure by Dr. Matsen of Northshore Naturopathic Clinic

Cancer: Cause and Cure—A 20th Century Perspective was written by Percy Weston who was a third generation farmer in Australia. Although his grandfather and father were both very successful farmers, Percy had his sights set on a career in medicine. He won a scholarship to Xavier College and excelled for five years in premed sciences. His dream of becoming a doctor vanished in 1922 when rustlers stole 300 of his relative’s cattle and money ran out.

Should We Trust Industrial Dairies?

Should We Trust Industrial Dairies?

Are the huge dairy corporations saving or destroying our world? Providing good affordable food for all or breaking up local communities and livelihoods? How nieve are we exactly? A simple google search of industrial dairies around the world reveals all sorts of dairy industry abuses, some of the ...

Canada Raw Milk Farmer’s Call To Arms

Canada Raw Milk Farmer’s Call To Arms

"The centralisation of our food system is currently the greatest danger to the food security of our nation." Since I am on the topic of raw milk this week I have to post this very important statement from Michael Schmidt. It was presented at a news conference on the steps of the Alberta Legislatu ...

Mens Sana In Corpore Sano

Mens Sana In Corpore Sano

A Healthy Mind in A Healthy Body Quotes in this post are from Nutrition: A Holistic Approach by Rudolf Hauschka. "We have made use of our thoughts to develop techniques which aim to build a civilization based on comfort. Those who notice how narrow and egotistical this self-serving use of ...

Food Security – Canada

Food Security – Canada

FOOD FIGHT was the message we got in our mailboxes as an invitation from Libby Davies and NDP Agriculture Critic, MP Alex Atamanenko to attend the Food Security Forum on July 9th, 2009 at St. Patrick Parish Hall, 2881 Main Street, Vancouver BC. I was very glad to go and hear about this issue, I r ...

Mankind’s Old Friend Fenugreek

Mankind’s Old Friend Fenugreek

Refreshing recipe for Fenugreek and Fennel Salad Fenugreek: (Trigonella foenum-graecum) called methi in the Ayurvedic tradition, has been a trusted friend of mankind for a long time, perhaps even before crops were cultivated. It is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine and cooking, which dates back a ...

Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture

Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture

FOODDECLARATION.ORG You know that passionate feeling that wells up inside you? The sort of feeling of pride and hope and love and excitement and connection all melted and molten together? This is the feeling that has often been used by dictators by calling it patriotism and is a feeling I a ...

Movie Review — GOOD FOOD

Movie Review — GOOD FOOD

GOOD FOOD: Film by Moving Images "I hope the film will help generate grass-roots solutions." -Producer Melissa Young As the world breaks into rioting from hunger, Moving Images appears with the film, GOOD FOOD and puts the spotlight on the tip of a different kind of iceberg. Producers M ...

Codex Alimentarius:  Homegrow or Harmonize

Codex Alimentarius: Homegrow or Harmonize

The Great Harmonization This article was originally published in Far West Almanac July 2008. Crazier and wilder information continues to come to light charting the depths that greed and power can take. We hear about HAARP: the weather-control project in Alaska, about the Farm Bill 2008 which ...

The Heart of Maizeland

The Heart of Maizeland

Article published in the Far West Almanac May 2008. Inspired by the book SELU: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom by Marilou Awiakta Ginitsi Selu (Grandmother Corn) Harmony, Respect, Community, Healing Lately when I find myself thinking about roots, it isn't long until I start thinking ...