America is a great superpower of the world. In its short history, America has taken one of the greatest, if not the greatest, positions in the world as the establisher of modern culture and policy. The United States is a worldwide symbol of opportunity, education, and progress. The mighty American media has unquestionably molded the...
This is the first of a series of posts from my graduating thesis from Goddard College where I received a B.A. in Health Arts and Sciences. I’m really proud of the work I completed here and now, almost 2 years later, I’ve decided to share it in pieces on my blog. I hope you enjoy...
Have you visited Starbucks lately? I’m there a lot, mainly because I have super slow satellite internet on the farm, so the high speed when I’m in town is nice. My weakness for a plain-whole milk-latte-with-whip is also a reason, but that’s another blog post. And…another post should be on the fact that I get...
On the way home from a little Disneyland trip today I happened to turn on news radio right when they were talking about the Pink Slime issue. The good news is that people are listening and things are happening. According to the info on the “Stop Pink Slime” campaign from change.org, many organizations got behind...
Nowadays the word “milk” refers to a myriad of different products. Many of you know that RAW milk from grassfed cows or goats is one of the most nourishing natural foods you can consume. That is, after human breastmilk. I’ve heard every argument there is against drinking milk, but I’m still proclaiming that clean, fresh...
**Real Food Family is looking for families to share their story on this video gallery! Sometimes I think I shouldn’t publicly get involved in the “vaccine debate”. What if our nation eventually mandates all vaccinations, without exemption, and my family becomes a targeted enemy of the state? My online postings will be documented proof that...
Over the Hedge – Humans Live To Eat Get More: Over the Hedge – Humans Live To Eat This scene from “Over the Hedge” is amazing every time I see it. One of the most important issues in learning about and teaching “Real Food” is sustainability. For most of history, we ate to live…to survive....
Not everyone cares about the “raw milk debate”. You asume that because you don’t drink it, it doesn’t affect you. Well, there always seems to be some exciting event surrounding this food- be it a raid featuring armed federal agents seizing the milk and covertly arresting a food coop manager, or a judge saying that...
”If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as a sorry state as the souls who live under tyranny.” — Thomas Jefferson On August 3, 2011, I enjoyed a lovely breakfast including organic eggs with raw cheddar cheese and fresh raw milk....
Book Review/Annotation of In Defense of Food; An eater’s Manifesto By Michael Pollan I love this book! Michael Pollan has a home-run book again. In Pollan’s book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”, he exposed the many faces of the American food system and has dramatically influenced the whole foods revolution in America with his contagious phrase, Vote...