Worms are Caffeine Junkies: Using Coffee Grounds in Worm Farms

For those of us who are trying to do what we can to live in as sustainable a manner as possible, limiting the amount of waste we generate is one of the biggest challenges. This is especially true as, so often we are able to generate huge amounts of waste without even thinking about it. To try and combat this tendency, I took one small step that ended up being incredibly effective. I wrote ‘landfill’ on my bin. (more…)

4 Best Herbs to Plant in a Backyard

If you are planting your first garden or just looking for a few ways to spice up your backyard, consider including a few herbs. Herbs are incredibly functional, especially for the home cook. Being able to pick herbs from your garden to use in a recipe will give you a new meaning for “locavore” and will save you a pretty penny at the grocery store. Herbs are also beneficial to other plants’ growth. If you can only choose a few, here are some great options. (more…)

Can Too Much Sugar Make You Stupid?

Dentists have long warned that too much sugar can rot a person’s teeth, but scientists at UCLA have discovered evidence that too much soda and candy could also rot a person’s brain. (more…)

GMO ‘Agent Orange Corn’ Close to Approval by the USDA

By Nathan

A new GMO corn that is immune to 2,4-D, one of the main ingredients in Agent Orange, is close to being approved for use in agriculture by the USDA.

If Dow AgroSciences’ new GMO corn is approved, it will allow for widespread spraying of 2,4-D without damaging crops. (more…)

Research Firm Blames Monsanto for Bee Deaths So…Monsanto Buys It

By Occupy Monsanto
by Kevin Mathews

Monsanto, the genetically modified food giant, has recently purchased Beeologics, a leading bee research firm. Borrowing a move from the tobacco companies’ playbook, Monsanto appears to have decided that if you do not like the scientific reports coming out about you, then you should just buy the labs. (more…)

Lyme Disease Prevention: Six Tips From Mosquito Squad to Know to Eliminate Ticks in Your Own Backyard

RICHMOND, Va., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — For more than 250,000 Americans, the bite of a deer tick meant the start of a life changing disease.  Record warm temperatures and a decrease in the food supply for the deer ticks that carry the disease mean a surge in Lyme disease cases this year, according to Lyme experts. (more…)