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Family Farm Fights Monsanto Robbery, And Wins!

Reed — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:07:08 +0000

It takes guts to stand up against a global corporate Leviathan worth billions, that is trying to destroy you and the rights of all farmers and consumers to grow and eat non-GMO contaminated foods. In this VIDEO you’ll see the brave ones fighting usurpation of rights, and outright theft by a collusion of rapacious corporations, government enablers, and lackey courts. –photo from Journeyman Pictures

This moving saga is truly a David and Goliath tale, and is giving renewed hope and courage to many under attack. And each one of us can help stop the attempt to turn independent farmers into serfs, with all of us hostage to an elite in control of food production. We can bring down this toxic giant if we say NO to all Monsanto products and support independent, producers who are the first line of defense for us, the environment, and the economy.

FDA Fail. Again. How You Can Be Safe

Reed — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:01 +0000

All mass food poisonings are from the big producers favored by the FDA. It’s only the small fry producers that FDA agents raid and try to put out of business — you know, the ones who produce natural, healthful food. HERE is a handy guide to buying eggs that are both safe and more nutritious than big egg producers who curry favor with the FDA.

Finding solutions to the “dark web of anonymous hate speech”

Reed — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:12:27 +0000

Access to the rich diversity of the internet often is clogged by annoying muck and drivel. Spontaneous solutions will evolve over time, and this article suggests positive ideas to inspire tech-savvy entrepreneurs and open-source innovators toward new directions and paradigms.

Underground Farmer’s Market

Reed — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:52:57 +0000

Americans are finding creative ways around crippling regulations that set a high bar to small business start ups, raise prices by limiting suppliers, and intrude on personal freedom — even kids’ lemonade stands are being regulated! Public “safety,” regulations are mostly excuses for fat bureaucratic budgets and mega-monopoly cronyism (as in the recent egg, meat, produce, GMO debacles from corporate producers favored by the FDA.) Freedom of choice by consumers and independent producers is under siege. Here is how one group of consumers is taking direct action to regain marketplace choices and opportunities; this needs to happen in cities all across America. Then the big job: firing politicians and bureaucrats whose regulations criminalize productive, innovative solutions that can rebuild jobs, better nutrition, opportunities, and freedom.

War on Milk and You

Reed — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:17:38 +0000

For years, the FDA has increasingly taken upon itself to outlaw your right to choose healthy foods, herbs, and nutritional supplements. Despite the FDA’s record of corporate cronyism, lobbyist influence, lax safety checks, and nearly zero scientific testing (it relies on manufacturer data,) these bureaucrat tyrants think you and I lack the intelligence to run our own lives, and presume to force us to abide by their failures. The war on sellers of raw milk is escalating, despite measurable health benefits for raw milk consumers compared to consumers of pasteurized, factory-produced dairy products. Dr. Mercola is one of the leading advocates of consumer choice in foods and health care, and his article here gives you information you need to restore your right to choose the healthiest products for your family.

When All Else Fails

Reed — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:46:49 +0000

Our best personal resources — of mind, will, attitude, philosophy of life, and personal skills — help us face a multitude of challenges through life. Today as many nations today face cultural and economic breakdown, personal spiritual resources are critical. Almost no matter what life throws at us, we can stay calm, appreciative of the abundance of good in the world, and make our own actions count, for personal survival and for all of those we care about. This article by Laurence Gonzales is so inspiring, you may want to read his book, Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why.

Local, Efficient, Fresh Food –State of the Art

Reed — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:57:30 +0000

In Wisconsin these city farmers are growing organic food 365 days of the year. Yield: a million pounds per year, on 3 acres. The first video shows the farm today; the 2nd video shows how Will Allen started it, and how you could start growing sustainable food in your city too:

Downsizing America

Reed — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:20:47 +0000

From the bloated government bureaucracy we cannot afford, to Americans looking for more affordable personal lifestyles, downsizing is a trend that offers big benefits: efficiency, less waste, less maintenance of “stuff.” That leaves more time, energy and money for the parts of life that make us truly happy. Edible gardens, backyard chickens, localism, small can be beautiful. Jay Shafer shows us his way in this video featuring the tiny, jewel-like houses he’s been building for ten years, helping others achieve the happiness Jay himself has found.

Schooling for Serfdom

Reed — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:30:33 +0000

The US public school system has failed its ostensible mission. Only in early grade levels do American students score on a par with students in countries with smaller bureaucracies, more parental control, more focused goals. American students fall far behind their global peers as they rise in grade levels. High school valedictorian Erica Goldson sums up the dilemma of students trapped in the US educational morass in her very perceptive graduation speech. Photo and graduation speech are from Erica’s blog, americaviaerica.blogspot.com

Note her reference to John Taylor Gatto, an educational expert, past winner of the New York City Teacher of the Year award. In books, articles, videos and speeches, Gattos’s research and views are illuminating; click the arrow below the video to see him in action.

Many parents, educators, and autodidacts are blazing a path toward independent schools, internet courses, and homeschooling; and the results far surpass the public school system. If there are young people in your life, help them by opening doors to the many options in education other than third-rate public schooling that perpetuates generations of illiteracy, minimal learning, and training for obedience to authority rather than fostering critical thinking, creativity, and independence.

People Who Have Nothing Improvise

Reed — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:10:15 +0000

This is a bit of good news from the Palestinian region. No, sorry, peace and freedom are not yet in sight . But these

people who are denied the freedom to trade for even many basic necessities still manage to live. Here is a story of Palestinian students who have built a full-size solar car from scratch. It won’t sweep the car world, but it could provide needed basic transportation in the region and, who knows, maybe the students will one day found a flourishing industryof low cost, ingenious low-tech items.