Diagnosis Cancer: One Woman’s Journey Back To Health
Jana Tompkins “This can’t possibly be happening!” thought Jana Tompkins when she first felt the lump in her breast. I live a healthy lifestyle, I eat a vegetarian diet and exercise an hour every day. No one in my family has ever had breast cancer. What did I do wrong? These feelings are similar to the [...]
Is ‘Pink Slime’ In Your Beef? Who Does the FDA & USDA Really Protect?
“Pink Slime” is the industry name for a product that comes from scraps of meat, often filled with pathogens, that previously was only used for dog food. Then a clever company came up with a great idea to take these meat by-products, render off the fat and then use ammonia gas (Yep, I said ammonia!) [...]
New “Ag Gag” Laws Hide Atrocities Committed on Factory Farms
Recently in Iowa and soon in Utah, laws have been passed that criminalize whistleblowers in the agriculture industry. In this week’s podcast, we talk to Matt Rice of Mercy for Animals about the recent “Ag Gag’ legislation and the atrocities that it will further enable. The new laws are called “Ag Gag” legislation. If an [...]
Pam Cureton on Gluten: What is it? How is it Labeled? – E70
Eating wheat, especially organic whole wheat, can be beneficial to your health. But for some, the gluten contained in wheat can be harmful. “Gluten-Free” products seem to be everywhere these days. But just what is gluten, where does it come from and what can it do to the body? What other foods contain gluten? How do [...]
Inside Grant Family Farms Plus a Warning on Farmer’s Markets – E68
Grant Family Farms is a 2200 acre organic farm located in Wellington, Colorado. Our guest, Rachel Reiter – their Northern Colorado Rep, gives us an insider’s view into organic farming, what they grow and how they sell it. She shares a new strategy between farmers and consumers called Community Supported Agriculture that creates a direct [...]
Scott and Mary Smith of GM Know, Leading Boulder County’s Fight Against GMOs – E63
Scott and Mary Smith, founders of GM Know, are actively and passionately working to create change in Boulder County’s GMO policy on public lands. Currently over 25,000 acres of open space are used to grow GMO corn by a small group of about 70 farmers. Scott, Mary and the several hundred members of GM Know [...]
