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Believer Meats breaks ground on world’s largest cultivated meat plant
OK, I guess this is really happening... "Cultivated Meat" uh huh, what the heck??? And while they are the first, there are many coming in behind them. oooppphhh. I vaguely remember this from a dystopian novel "Oryx and Crake" (2003 novel) by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
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Food waste & technology
An interesting article. I still prefer homegrown as much as possible. For one, its local and doesnt need fancy inputs and coatings. It may take more work, but it is less reliance on science that only has money in its sights. https://www.farmmarketer.com/fight-to-curb-food-waste-increasingly-turns-to-science
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Hay Sale Scams
This article addresses this problem in Western Canada, but it can happen to anyone with any type of thing that is advertised for sale. As far as our hay, we know our supplier on a first name basis. I've known him since my teen years. Very good hay, good service, very upfront & honest, and a fair price...and local. It pays…
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FDA Declares Homeopathy Illegal
This is terrible!! The article says they probably won't get rid of all homeopathy right away because people would notice. It says they'll probably do it slowly like they did compound medicines. After you read the article if you want at the bottom send your thoughts to your elected officials in the US.
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Netherlands to *force* compulsory buyout of 3000 farms
You do get different perspectives of this depending on who's worldview you read from. Sure, a reduction in harmful practices is good, but strong threats from govt. given instead of assisting in better, less harmful practices, in my opinion, is totally wrong and very cruel & short-sighted. If the farmers don't accept the…
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Interview with Bix Weir fascinating Citizen Journalist / Researcher
I have been following Bix for a few years now. His findings are really fascinating. He has an amazing depth into financial machinations (his background is in the banking system) and political insights. This interview I did with Bix is an introduction of his research. Now I love me a good conspiracy theory - although these…
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Midwest Artisan Grain Collaborative, a network of independent grain growers
I wish this could be done in my area. What a fantastic idea and it sounds like one of those "lost ways" that has been revived with neighbors looking out for each other, cutting out the bureaucratic leeches and putting more money in the pockets that do the work. Neighbors helping neighbors & keeping it local.
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Inflation, shortages, and coping with economic challenges
@LaurieLovesLearning recommends we close the 13-page thread on shortages that we kept running through the previous phase of the COVID-19 emergency. I am starting a new thread that is broader, including price increases as well as shortages, and other ways we are handling our disrupted economy. We just purchased 2 cords of…
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California joins the Green Burial movement with composting human remains
In some ways it is bizarre how much work (legally, scientifically, emotionally) it takes to get back to what was historically common. But composting of human remains is becoming more of a thing now. It sure is a lot better than cremation (takes a huge amount of energy) or traditional burial (lead lined coffins anyone?).…
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NWT, Canada: Not allowed to sell food from farm to public
This is very disturbing & concerning. If this bullying spreads, it would be very bad for all. Apparently now, the power hungry are going after farms & farmers in more ways than one and adding to food supply shortages. This is organic eggs, veggies & bread. It doesn't sound like meat & milk were factors (which they heavily…
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Apple butter?
Does anyone have a good recipe for apple butter. I just came upon a bunch of apples and would like to make some!
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Queen Elizabeth Passed Away, Sept 8, 2022
A bit more details here:
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CapriSun recall: Aug. 16, 2022
Everyone please read asap...regarding capri sun drink possibly contains cleaning solution. read here:
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Dr. Jessie Hawkins Speaking on the Latest Health Scare, Wednesday, August 10
I was listening to the latest White House briefing when the email for this webinar popped into my inbox. Trying hard to avoid words that catch attention. Interested in her info. Register Now! (franklinhealth.org)
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Living with ongoing shortages
At first when I read this article, I thought--well, he's basically just stating the obvious. But then I began to wonder what else there is to say about it. He presents a pretty good summary of the problem and the main strategies for dealing with the shortages that keep popping up around us. Things are obviously going to be…
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Dandelion tires
I wonder how this will turn out? Farmers already grow the altered & stinky weed known as canola, but I know of few who praise the dandelion. I've often joked with my husband about planting dandelions as a crop. It is easy to grow because it geows like a weed, 😁 and is moisture & drought hardy. I'm sure the grain & cattle…
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US Govt. Cheese Caves
I did not know about this and found it interesting. I wish I had a cave to store my dairy, etc. in. That could be quite handy.
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The Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022
This is very worisome to me and I hope we can stop it, so very important information.
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Announcing my new show on Prepper Broadcasting!
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Bloomberg: The World Will Pay More For Meat As Food Inflation Deepens
Yikes!!! It's happening... the price of corn and soy translates to higher meat prices... THey forgot to mention eggs too. Bloomberg Feb. 16th There are signs that the food inflation that’s gripped the world over the past year, raising prices of everything from shredded cheese to peanut butter, is about to get worse. The…
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Anybody seeing new shortages?
I noticed the last two weeks that the fresh veggies at our Trader Joe's seemed of poor quality and picked over. Also, they were running low on several packaged items. Never seen that before. My visit to our Fred Meyer Monday afternoon revealed not only several fresh veggies absent or in short supply - because of the…
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Huge Spring Snowstorm coming, April 12-15, 2022
So, Manitoba, North Dakota, Minnesota...we could get from 40-60 cm of snow, mixed with rain, sleet, very high winds and all that fun stuff, starting Wednesday and going into Good Friday. The track could still change & accumulations could still increase. It certainly won't be a great time to travel. We were wondering if the…
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How would I find indigenous, heirloom seeds that were native to my location for gardening?
Hi! I'm interested in finding heirloom seeds that the indigenous people used to farm with in my area. I'm in the southwest/central part of Wisconsin. After a little research (hopefully, it is correct) I found that the people of this area were the Western Dakota and Ho-Chunk tribes. I am wondering where I could find…
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Soaring food prices push more Cargill family members on to world’s richest 500 list
Well, well... Cargill is the worlds largest privately held company and has it's tendrils into pretty much every aspect of food on this planet. Hey, I've loved to say "growing your own food is like printing your own money". Here is proof! Fortunes of siblings James Cargill, Austen Cargill and Marianne Liebmann up a fifth…
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Is it safe to use treated wood for raised bed gardens?
The answer to that question used to be a solid "no", but I recently came across this post by The Natural Handyman who says the old chemicals used before are not in use now. And it's safe to use pressure treated lumber. The Natural Handyman says: until 2003, the most common preservative used for pressure treated wood was…
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Inflation Caught In the Act
A friend send me this picture of a shocking price jump on her salad dressing. It got me thinking, what other price increases are people seeing?
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PFAS, Forever Chemicals in your water/on your land
This has been a huge problem in Maine and is being recognized as an issue in 50 states. I wish big industry would quit contaminating everything.
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FDA Approves GMO Meat for Eating
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Gas Prices
This was part of another discussion and I thought it could use its own thread. New record highs this morning. $2.16.9/litre at a couple of stations on Vancouver Island. I was talking to a friend who lives in a remote part of Vancouver Island yesterday and he says fuel is $2.50/litre in his community. Alberta's premier has…
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TransCanada (#1) repeatedly shut down in Western Manitoba
The RCMP have closed it for 3 consecutive times due to both ice & poor driving decisions of the public. This is a highly unusual occurrence here. We heard of a few incidents on a secondary highway north of Virden (pronounced "Vr-den"), so west of where we are. That had quite a few single vehicle accidents involving a wide…
