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How are farm families stressed by food bullying?
In this episode, we approach farming from a different perspective and take a look at the impact of food bullying on mental health. Lesley Kelly, a farmer and mental health advocate, shines some insight into the pressures, decisions, and the unique calling of the farming lifestyle. She also discusses the rewarding, but difficult, role mothers…
Read MoreShould you eat food you can’t pronounce?
Would you eat an egg with ‘amino acids, phenylalanine, octadecenoic acid, sugars, colors E160c & E306, flavors phenylacetaldehyde & acetone – also contains benzene & sulfur’ on the ingredient label? What about blueberries labeled with the following ingredients: sugars made up of 48 percent fructose, fatty acids like linoleic acid, flavors ethyl ethanoate &…
Read MoreHealthy soil grows healthy plants for better baking
Do you know what stores 10 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide? Soil. Soil is a carbon sink that stores more carbon dioxide than the terrestrial vegetation and the atmosphere combined. When soil is disturbed, carbon dioxide is released into the environment and contributes to global warming. Soil is the foundation of food. It…
Read MoreIs organic or conventional food better? What about farming?
As a mother, I am particularly protective of my choice on how to feed my family. Aren’t you? I’ve made nutritional choices for my daughter since the day she was conceived and slowly turned those over to her as she learned the value of nutrition. I don’t need any government agency, farmer or media limiting…
Read MoreWhen beliefs and behaviors differ
“Seth Pecksniff, a character with a holier-than-thou attitude in Charles Dickens’s 1844 novel Martin Chuzzlewit, was no angel, though he certainly tried to pass himself off as one. Pecksniff liked to preach morality and brag about his own virtue, but in reality he was a deceptive rascal who would use any means to advance…
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