Posts Tagged ‘ government ’

Death of the Lakes: The Spreading of Toxic and Infectious Wastes and Disease

August 27, 2010
By Raine Saunders
Death of the Lakes: The Spreading of Toxic and Infectious Wastes and Disease

Today I am sharing an important story of toxic waste spreading through our water from factory farming from The Journal of Food and Natural Healing, a site managed by my good friend, David (Augie) Augenstein. David Michael has posted this expose on the appalling situation at Ohio’s largest inland lake, Grand Lake-St. Mary’s. David...
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The Time To Act Is Now – Oppose Bill S.510 – The Food Safety Modernization Act

August 13, 2010
By Raine Saunders
The Time To Act Is Now – Oppose Bill S.510 – The Food Safety Modernization Act

Please take a few moments to read the information below regarding S.510 Food Safety Modernization Act. I received this bulletin in my Inbox today, and the time to act is definitely now. Congress is in recess until September 10th, 2010 and it is urgent that you contact your local representatives and senators to keep...
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Fortified and Processed Foods: Are Label Claims About Nutrition True?

May 3, 2010
By Raine Saunders
Fortified and Processed Foods: Are Label Claims About Nutrition True?

Pick up a box of cereal or a loaf of bread from the grocery store, and you are likely to read a number of claims on the label about the nutritional content of the product. In theory, these nutrients may be present in these foods. But are those nutrients naturally-occurring and are they something...
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Can The Government Be Trusted To Fix The Safety Of Our Food?

April 21, 2010
By Raine Saunders
Can The Government Be Trusted To Fix The Safety Of Our Food?

The safety infrastructure for food in this country is failing. It’s regulated by about a dozen federal agencies implementing about 35 laws. You would think that with that much oversight and checking, something would be working right. The public is most certainly aware of the problem, as is evident by regular media coverage of...
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Support Max Kane – Raw Milk Issues and Our Rights To Clean Food!

April 19, 2010
By Raine Saunders
Support Max Kane – Raw Milk Issues and Our Rights To Clean Food!

Please take a moment and watch the following video (from December of 2009), detailing the deposition of Max Kane in Wisconsin, and then read the information regarding the Max Kane case in Viroqua, WI. The state government has requested he surrender information about the identities of the farmers selling the raw milk in the...
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Big Pharma Wants To Outlaw Natural Food Supplements

February 17, 2010
By Raine Saunders
Big Pharma Wants To Outlaw Natural Food Supplements

Here is an action item that arrived in my mailbox yesterday from one of the lists I subscribe to. I feel really strongly about this, and I know a lot of people who visit this web site do as well. Even if you are not a person who takes “vitamin supplements”, please read this...
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Raw Milk Trial in Wisconsin Could Set a Precedent for the Future

December 20, 2009
By Raine Saunders
Raw Milk Trial in Wisconsin Could Set a Precedent for the Future

Are we going to continue to allow our government to dictate what we can and cannot put into our own bodies? Say it ain’t so! Raw milk is once again come under the radar, this time in America’s Dairyland – The state of Wisconsin.  On Monday, December 21 2009, Max Kane will face prosecution...
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Want Health Care Reform? Start with the Food System!

December 9, 2009
By Raine Saunders
Want Health Care Reform? Start with the Food System!

I’m growing weary of all the talk about health care reform. Much of what I hear is still centered around old ways of thinking about health – reactive medicine and doctoring. It’s becoming more and more evident that the  two things which will bring about real change to our broken health care world are...
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Support the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund – And Buy A T-Shirt!

December 8, 2009
By Raine Saunders
Support the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund – And Buy A T-Shirt!

If you care about important issues such as addressing food safety and the right of consumers to purchase clean farm food, here’s something you can do to take action. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization comprised of farmers and consumers pooling their resources together to accomplish the following: protect the constitutional...
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Should Our Right To Purchase Real Food Be Taken Away?

August 7, 2009
By Raine Saunders
Should Our Right To Purchase Real Food Be Taken Away?

The tension about our ability to be able to obtain real, untainted food is growing stronger every day. No doubt, all we need do is look in the news for a barrage of reports about the government attempting to put regulatory laws on the manufacturing, production, and sale of food. It’s certainly true that...
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