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Aug 9, 2011
The Secrets to Successful Organic Gardening
Did you know that a lot of people see organic gardening as an entirely new lifestyle where they can use the laws of nature to grow their vegetables, ...
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Aug 9, 2011
Growing the Organic Garden - For Beginners
How to Prepare and Grow Your Organic Garden
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Aug 8, 2011
I'm an ambassador for Prince Charles and his interest in sustainable evening ...
For decades now, indeed for most of his life, Prince Charles has been banging on about the need to take care of our planet through sustainable ways of living and good gardening practice. He was an early pioneer of composting, organic gardening and the ...
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Aug 8, 2011
Atrazine review is a much needed 'do-over' 
Seventy-six million. U.S. farms are doused with that many pounds of the herbicide atrazine every year. That's a lot of any chemical — and scientists link this one to birth defects, infertility and the "chemical castration" of frogs.Next week, EPA's science advisors will wrap up a 2-year process of rethinking atrazine, based on the latest studies of its health and environmental harms. People across the country will be watching closely to see just what happens next. So, without a doubt, will the Syngenta corporation.Read more »
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Jun 1, 2011
Make Healthier Meat Choices
Is your meat made of scraps stuck together with "meat glue"?
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May 27, 2011
Advantages of Raw Organic Food Your Body Will Thank You For
There are many advantages to eating raw organic food, including good health, growth repair and mainenance.
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May 26, 2011
Cell phone towers may be ultimate cause of honeybee population collapse
It's one of the signs of the approaching food collapse our world will soon be facing: Honeybees are disappearing at a truly alarming rate all around the world. Up to 30 percent of the honeybee population is collapsing in North America every year, and there's no end in sight to "the silence of the bees."
Honeybees, of course, pollinate about a third of all the food consumed by first-world nations.
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May 20, 2011
Why are Non-Organic Watermelons Exploding in China?
Watermelon fields in eastern China are covered in exploded fruit. Farmers used growth chemicals to make their crops bigger, but ended up destroying them instead. The farmers used the growth accelerator forchlorfenuron. Even the melons that survived tended...
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May 20, 2011
Kids' cancer rates still climbing
Last week a friend of Kristin Schafor, (PAN) posted a slideshow of her niece on facebook. The girl's father had written a song to accompany the photos of his daughter's battle with leukemia. It made me cry.The fact that a 5-year-old girl should have to summon such courage takes me quickly from tears to anger. Children should not be battling cancer, yet more and more are forced to do exactly that. A report released last week confirmed that childhood cancer rates (PDF) are higher than ever before, and continue to climb---
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Apr 27, 2011
Canadian Organic Standards Workshops Scheduled
Technical workshops on new Canadian organic standards are scheduled.
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Apr 27, 2011
Organic Lifestyle Choices is a Fast Growing Trend.
Make some Organic Lifestyle Choices for an easy, healthy, and environmentally friendly lifestyle. Get tips and advice for organic living and organic gardening here.
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Apr 23, 2011
Some Landscape Chemicals Banned Including across Canada
Canadian Provinces are Making Progress with Chemicals Banned for Landscapers
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Apr 23, 2011
Organic Garden Tips Getting The Most Out of Your Organic Garden
Organic Garden Tips to help you grow a successful organic garden.
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Apr 21, 2011
News About Pesticides, Your Health and Your Wellness
News from Pesticide Action Network North America
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Apr 19, 2011
Organic Garden Soil is Key to Organic Vegetable Gardening
Healthy organic garden soil is essential to successful organic vegetable gardening.
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Apr 19, 2011
Organic Vegetable Gardening is Good for the Environment & Your Health
Organic Vegetable Gardening - introducing you to the benefits of organic gardening.
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Apr 18, 2011
Surprising Health Benefits of an Organic Diet
If your organic diet makes you feel better you are probably right,say scientists
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Apr 16, 2011
Living Organic and Loving it Means you Have Made an Organic Lifestyle Choice
If your living organic you must be loving it!
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Apr 16, 2011
Health-Issues: Fruits and Vegetables Shown to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
Health-Issues: Fruits and Vegetables can help to reduce the risk of breast cancer
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Apr 16, 2011
Nutrition and Beauty and the many benefits of Organic
Nutrition and beauty
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Apr 15, 2011
Organic Gardening Means Working with Nature
Getting Into Organic Gardening is really about how you use nature as your gardening guide.
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Apr 11, 2011
Benefits of Organic Food and Organic Lifestyle
Benefits of Organic Food outlines some of the many benefits of leading an organic lifestyle.
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Apr 1, 2011
Beneficial Insects are the Gardeners Best Friend
Encourage beneficial insects in your organic garden and they will become lifelong friends
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Mar 29, 2011
About Organic Lifestyle Choices
About this website, Organic Lifestyle Choices
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Nov 24, 2010
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Nov 20, 2010
Better Planet Project Launch.
The University of Guelph recently announced the launch of The BetterPlanet Project - an ambitious plan to accelerate research that will help people around the world improve the quality of their food, their environment, their health and their communities. The BetterPlanet Project is more than a fundraising campaign; it is a call to action. The University invites you to stand with and support them — as they develop the essentials for a better quality of life for everyone. The University of Guelph is located in Ontario, Canada
Oct 14, 2010
This Supermarket "Health Food" Killed These Baby Rats in Three Weeks
What is Genetically Modified and is it a health hazzard?
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Oct 10, 2010
GE Salmon a Step Closer to Approval
The FDA Gives the Green Light to Genetically Engineered Salmon.
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Apr 27, 2010
Your Organic-Garden-Pest-Control Protects Honey Bees from Harmful Pesticides
The Bees will come if you use Organic-Garden-Pest-Control
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Apr 23, 2010
Your systems pH level is critical to successful hydroponics
To maintain your hydroponics system pH is easy but critical for your success.
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Apr 23, 2010
The Organic Flower Garden is Good for the Environment
Grow an Organic Flower Garden
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Apr 23, 2010
The Organic Balcony Gardening Might be a Solution for Urban Growers
Organic balcony gardening can produce good results in an urban setting.
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Apr 23, 2010
Simple Organic Lawn Care Will Green up Your Grass
Organic Lawn Care a simple way to go green
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Apr 23, 2010
Scientists Agree That Organic Farming Delivers Healthier, Richer Soil and Nutrit
Organic Farming Delivers Healthier Richer Soil, and Nutritionally Enhanced Food.
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Apr 23, 2010
Organic-Food-Recipe That Might Control Health Problems
This organic-food-recipe might help control some heart diseasesk factor
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Apr 23, 2010
Organic Pesticides for an Environment-Friendly Garden
Organic Pesticides helps keep your your organic garden pest free.
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Apr 23, 2010
New Tool Reveals Avoided Impacts Linked to Organic Milk Production
New calculator estimates the quantity of pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals absent from organic dairy farming
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Apr 23, 2010
Low Allergy Garden Tips to Help You Enjoy Your Yard
These low allergy garden tips will help you enjoy yor organic garden
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Apr 23, 2010
If you Garden with Kids, It can be Fun and Educational
If you can garden with kids you will find the experience fun and educational
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Apr 23, 2010
Enzymes are the Secret of Good Health and Longevity
Enzymes affect the living biological processes that maintain our health
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Apr 23, 2010
Energize your body with the help of this living organic juice recipe
Cleansing your digestive tract and energizing your cellular energy with the help of organic juice.
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Apr 23, 2010
Hydroponic-nutrition and Feeding Guidlines
Hydroponic-nutrition and how you are in control of feeding your plsnts
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Feb 27, 2010
Hydroponic-kits come in all sizes and prices
Buy your hydroponic-kits and your halfway to year round veggies.
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Feb 23, 2010
A Hydroponic Greenhouse can Turn Winter into Summer
The Hydroponic greenhouse extends the growing season where ever you live
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Feb 7, 2010
Hydroponics and Really Simple Plant-Biology
The Practical Application of Plant-Biology to convert solar energy to chemical energy.
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Feb 7, 2010
Hydroponic-preparation means Getting Organized.
Start Your Hydroponic-preparation by starting with a plan
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Feb 5, 2010
Hydroponic-lighting is necessary for good growing results.
Your hydroponic-lighting prodces better growth and better results
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Jan 23, 2010
Atrazine linked to host of problems for wildlife
According to new analysis of existing research, a host of problems for freshwater fish and amphibians have bee linked to the pesticide atrazine. Low doses of this chemical have been linked to significant developmental abnormalities in wildlife. Exposure to atrazine reduced immune function, sex organ development and function and the production of steroid hormones in the two groups of----
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Jan 23, 2010
Scientists confirm pollutants threaten Arctic polar bears
A new scientific review from Denmark confirms that pollution from human sources reaching the Arctic is endangering the long term survival of polar bears. While chemicals have been found in the tissues of bears for many years, the overall health----
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