…it’s very difficult for an independently-owned grocer or a coop trying to sell mostly organic products to compete with, or even survive in the same market as WFM….

…we cannot continue to hand over 88% of our consumer dollars to out-of-control, chemical-intensive, energy-intensive, greenhouse gas polluting corporations and “profit at any cost” retail chains such as Wal-Mart.

The cumulative load of eating a diet full of chemicals toxic enough to kill bugs will certainly adversely affect your body.

When you find out how non-organic cattle are treated, you’ll THINK TWICE before biting into your next steak or burger.

Thanksgiving is probably the biggest splurge holiday of the year. Sure, there’s some foggy details about some historical event, but mostly people take this time to be with friends, families and ridiculous amounts of food. The end result is that within a week afteward, the incidence of cold and flu spikes through the roof. That’s [...]

Certified organic coffee is grown by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality. Grounds for Change Certified Organic Coffee is grown without the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, thereby assuring the health of the soil, the forest and the farmers.

If you go out to a restaurant or even if you eat dinner at home, unless you are fully conscious of what you’re eating, chances are you’re poisoning yourself with GMO “foods.” Big corporations like Monsanto grow genetically modified plants. It’s good for their profit margin, but what is it doing to your health? If [...]

The Problem: Is Walmart Lying and Cheating About Organic Milk?
Horizon Organic and Aurora Organic, sold by Wal-Mart and other retailers, continue to produce “organic” milk under factory-farm conditions that few reasonable people would consider truly organic.
According to the Organic Consumers Association, half of Horizon’s “organic” milk today comes from what can only be considered “factory” [...]

Detox Programs:
Poisons in Our Bodies & Getting Rid of Them
by Vic Shayne, PhD
The notion of “detoxification” was all but unheard of fifty years ago, with the exception of detoxification for drug and alcohol abusers. But the new form of detoxification has to do with the attempt to rid one’s body of toxins that have built [...]

When Should You Buy Organic?
Free Guide Ranks Pesticide Contamination
of Fruits and Vegetables
WASHINGTON — If you’re concerned about food safety, you probably already look for organic produce at the supermarket. But if you can’t always buy organic,