michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change, Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture
Global warming, climate change, we can see it happening all around us. Warmer temperatures in some places and colder winters in others. What can each of us do on an individual level and how can we let our leaders know that this matters to us? It is time for action in so many levels. This
michelle victoria 1 Comment Changing Habits, Films to see, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture
“Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food” – Hippocrates. We have been saying and hearing for years, you are what you eat, and this is clearly the truth. What are we eating as a society and what are we becoming as a result of it? We are all becoming increasingly
michelle victoria 2 Comments Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Recipes, Santa Fe, Slow Food, Sustainable Agriculture
Yesterday at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market I was lucky to spot the last bag of blue cornmeal at one of the vendor’s stands and this morning I made this blue corn cornbread. I had not planned to post this here but I had someone Tweet me (my Twitter name is SmartLifeways if you would like to
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Investing, Sustainable Agriculture
Only two days after the Slow Money conference ended here in Santa Fe and the media is talking about it. What is different about Slow Money’s approach? After attending the conference and gaining a deeper understanding of the organization’s goals I would have to say it is its sincere commitment to make a fundamental change
michelle victoria No Comment Farmers Markets, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Businesses
If you want to know more about the food that you are eating, and what you can do to protect our food supplies this is a great web site. It is nice to know that their are a few lobbyists in Washington protecting our interests. This is their Mission Statement: Food & Water Watch protects
michelle victoria 1 Comment Changing Habits, Films to see, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices
Did you know that 90% of all GMOs (genetically modified organisms) come from Monsanto? DId you also know that Monsanto brought us: Agent Orange, PCB’s and rBGH. Is this the company we want to have controlling much of our food supply? 70% of all food in US commercial markets have bio-engineered ingredients. Soybeans are one
michelle victoria 3 Comments Films to see, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Slow Food, Sustainable Businesses
Imagine that Americans who eat a typical, commercially processed American diet are probably eating some form of corn in every meal. The documentary film King Corn http://www.kingcorn.net/ (available at Netflix) shows two friends who decide to grow an acre of corn in Iowa to learn what is involved to grow it and where it
michelle victoria 1 Comment GMO-GE Information, Slow Food
Do you know that unless you are eating organic you are more than likely consuming genetically modified food? This is probably the largest experiment ever conducted on a non-consenting public, and for many a non-aware public. Very little is known about the long term effects of this food but many scientists and doctors are speaking out against it.