Vaccinating young children against the flu appeared to have no impact on flu-related hospitalizations or doctor visits during two recent flu seasons, a new study shows. That’s not to mention that flu shots are the last early childhood vaccines to continue to contain the preservative thimerosal, a form of mercury. It seems that the vaccine […]
Category: Living naturally
School Lunch Menus: The Coming Revolution
US Agriculture uses 1.2 billion pounds of pesticides annually. That’s about a 5-lb. bag of pesticide that we each — including children — ingest and consume every year. Isn’t that scary? It’s approved by the USDA. This is just one of the things I learned from this fascinating video of Ann Cooper, the head of […]
Campbell’s Soup Sales Up
The Campbell Soup Company said sales of its condensed soups were up by 6 percent and its ready-to-serve products were up 5 percent. The statement, issued in September, 2008, noted that the company’s sales rose 13 percent to $1.72 billion during the quarter from $1.52 billion a year ago. Domestic soup sales were also strong […]
Solar Home Tour in Denver Saturday, October 4, 2008
Come see the latest in Solar Homes this weekend! The Colorado Renewable Energy Society is hosting its annual solar home tour on Saturday, Oct. 4. The Denver Tour of Solar Homes will feature “Real Places for Real People” that showcase the latest and greatest in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable building technologies in action […]
Honeycrisp apples
As a child I preferred just about any other fruit to the old standby of the apple. It wasn’t until recently, with the emergence of new apple varietals on the market, that I realized that it wasn’t that I didn’t like apples, it’s that I didn’t like Red Delicious apples. And besides Granny Smiths, those […]