This article is a piece written by my “local” farmer, Cody Holmes. It is a piece about the importance of how we raise the meat we eat. Enjoy! Today almost all livestock have been bred to perform on high starch diets and confinement feeding for the last 50 years or...
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A Very Green Month of March
St. Patty’s Day and visions of those luscious green gardens are hitting many of us right now and rightfully so as we grow weary of anymore of the cold. Don’t wait for St. Pat’s Day though to interject some of those vitally important nutrient packed foods /...
Feeding Livestock Today Part 2
This is a continuation of last week’s article written by our “local” farmer, Cody Holmes. Enjoy! Someone outside of agriculture might ask why farmers continue to do something that is obviously a very poor business practice. The only answer I have is the same...
Hidden Hazard Part 1
From breathing problems to nervous agitation, many children in the US suffer from ailments for which there are no easily discernible causes. The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology reports that 8.3 million children suffer from respiratory...
Green Tea Detox
In honor of the holiday we’re going to continue the green theme. This week we’re going to share some great information about the use of green tea to help your body detox. As many of you realize that toxicity can come in many ways from foods we eat or the...
Mom & Iron
With Mother’s Day coming up fast, today we are going to talk about what can help mom out. Most of us are spread rather thin with so much to do but so little time, although cliché, often times reality. However, many times that can merely be a feeling instead of...
Why Turmeric?
Quickly becoming known throughout the country as a pain reliever, today I hope to shed some light on the other advantages to one of nature’s “miracle” herbs. Primarily native to India, the turmeric root has been a staple in many foods in that region of the...
Hidden Hazard Part 2
Continuing on the subject from last week, the effects of low magnesium in kids. What’s worse, about a third of all youngsters are overweight. This has been associated with low magnesium; in turn, such deficiency has been linked to insulin resistance, a diabetes...
A Better B Part 1
The B family of vitamins is a big, busy crew that plays dozens of roles within the body. Among them is vitamin B12, which is as active as any of its nutritional siblings when it comes to supporting health and well-being. Another name for vitamin B12 is...
Herbs for Allergies
Perhaps now more noticeably than ever do we see the need for allergy relief. Rubbing eyes, ticklish throat, and runny noses seem to be more and more common. However, instead of just talking about the problems let’s talk solutions. Today we’re going to focus on...