BREAKING: Obama signs Monsanto Protection Act into law!

We regret to inform you, but late last week Congress succeeded in passing Section 735, aka the Monsanto Protection Act, in the Continuing Resolution spending bill – HR 933. Once again, Monsanto and the biotech industry have used their lobbying power to undermine your basic rights.

We need you to sign a petition to President Obama and tell him to veto HR 933 and the Monsanto Protection Act….

http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/stop_the_monsanto_protection_act_seize_congress/

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Moochelle is starting to change the military food menu.

“LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change.

Obama, who has led a healthy eating and fitness program for children for two years, lent her voice on Thursday to the military’s efforts to overhaul the food it serves.

In an event at Little Rock Air Force Base, Obama announced a new Pentagon [...]

S. Korea’s ancient ‘farmer drink’ to hit US

From breitbart:

A centuries-old Korean rice wine is enjoying a renaissance at home and in Japan, and is set to make inroads into a major new market as it gains ground on better known beverages such as soju.

Makgeolli, a smooth milky-white drink famed for its purported health benefits,will be produced overseas for the first time later this year when a brewery opens in Chicago, South Korea’s Baesangmyun Brewery has announced.

Under a deal with an entrepreneur [...]

Keeping Honey Bees for Survival, by Michael J.

by James Wesley, Rawles

Why Keep Honey Bees?

Wandering into the woods and staying lost for months is something I love to do. I have been an Urban Guerrilla Survivalist for 24 years, and have been keeping bees for more than 10 of those years. With these experiences under my belt, I have begun to teach people how to be a survivalist, and one subject I focus on is the art of beekeeping.

Before [...]

Here’s How You Can Make Fresh Raw Yogurt at Home

by jasonw, CM

Making your own yogurt at home requires no fancy equipment, and is quite simple. Starting with fresh, raw goat or cow milk gives you the very best quality and nutritional value, thanks to the live food enzymes and active beneficial bacteria (pro-biotics) preserved in the final raw yogurt. Consuming pro-biotics on a regular basis is one of the best things we can do for our health and immune system.

The benefits of [...]

UPDATE: Argentine lab clones cow to produce human-like milk

An Argentine laboratory announced that it had created the world’s first transgenic cow, using human genes that will allow the animal to produce the equivalent of mothers’ milk.

“The cloned cow, named Rosita ISA, is the first bovine born in the world that incorporates human genes that contain the proteins present in human milk,” Argentina’s National Institute of Agrobusiness Technology said in a statement on [...]