Recently, a study was released that said that organic foods had no health benefits over non organics. The study was done by the UK’s Food Standards Agency, their equivalent of the US’s FDA. The FSA said that organics have “no nutritional superiority” over traditionally produced food and that “it shows that there is little, if [...]
Dear EarthTalk: What effects do fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides used on residential lawns or on farms have on nearby water bodies like rivers, streams—or even the ocean for those of us who live near the shore?
With the advent of the so-called Green Revolution in the second half of the 20th century—when farmers began to [...]
A few weeks ago, the people over at EcoSMART contacted me to see if I would be interested in trying out their safe, organic pesticides for around my house. And while we try to avoid using any pesticides at all, we have been having an issue lately with ants and spiders because of the change [...]
