LindsayMH's blog

Locavore, locally sourced, local, we've heard it all....now here's 10 reasons going local is the way to go, or eat rather:

1. Food tastes better! It's newer and fresher!

2. Science says it's better for you, nutrients are lost over time, so the quicker it gets from farm to table the more nutrients are retained
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Since October is Fair Trade Awareness month I thought I'd make sure everyone knows what Fair Trade means and where to support!
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I'm currently reading Animal Factories by Jim Mason and Peter Singer. Together they also wrote The Ethics of What We Eat and Peter Singer wrote Animal Liberation. Peter Singer is a philosopher who as written extensively on the subject of animal ethics, Jim Mason is an environmentalist, lecturer, journalist and attorney who specializes in human/animal concerns.
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Brad Pitt, no stranger to good deeds has partnered with Kiehl's to create a 100% biodegradable Aloe Vera Liquid Body Cleanser that benefits the environmental initiative Make It Right, which you may know as Brad Pitt's New Orleans re-building efforts to help Hurricane Katrina victims Read more...

I just finished reading Obama's Rural Plan for America and I was impressed. Barak Obama understands the need to raise up our small farms to be a larger part of the overall marketplace. He realizes the importance of supporting their continued interest in cleaner and more environmentally sustainable agriculture. Small and family operated farms are where it's at! Read more...