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Chris Martenson- Daily Digest 4/4 - Cholera Spreading In Mozambique, Unhealthy Diets Kill More People Than Tobacco April 4, 2019House committee passes bill to upgrade 401(k) plans amid 'retirement income crisis' At our current pace it'll take 80 years to repair all the structurally deficient bridges in the US, a report finds Cholera is spreading in Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Idai Unhealthy diets now kill more people than tobacco and high blood […]
- Daily Digest 4/4 - Cholera Spreading In Mozambique, Unhealthy Diets Kill More People Than Tobacco April 4, 2019
Tag Archives: corn
Corn
Hard to believe corn was developed from a grass, but that’s the story. Teosinte, corn’s ancestor, didn’t look much like our tall stalks with plump ears; amazing what a few thousand years of careful selection can lead to. We may … Continue reading
Posted in Farms, Food, Uncategorized
Tagged corn, corn on the cob, field corn, Golden Bantam, teosinte
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Agroterrorism Prevention
I was recently reviewing a document created in 2006 on the subject of agroterrorism. Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, it details the potential for terrorists to introduce diseases into plants or animals “with the goal of generating fear, causing … Continue reading
Posted in Farms, Food, Health
Tagged agroterrorism, CAFOs, chickens, corn, gardens, heritage breeds, monocropped, seeds, terrorists
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Feeding the World
“US Farmers Feed the World!” As a slogan, it’s catchy. From the standpoint of soil, environmental and ecological health, it’s pretty darned stupid. Ask yourself a few basic questions: First, why should any country be considered responsible for feeding another … Continue reading
Posted in Farms, Food, Freedom, Health, Money Matters
Tagged aquifer, climate, corn, Farming, Food, food independence, fossil fuels, local, soybeans, wheat, world
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