June 2010

  • 10 Reasons to Ditch Dairy

    By sarajean on 6/30/10 5:40pm
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    June is Alternatives to Dairy Month, and for good reason. Though many of us enjoy dairy, humans are the only mammals that continue drinking milk beyond infancy. We don’t actually need it (like the dairy industry would have us believe) if we eat a diet full of fruits and vegetables, and it can cause more problems than it’s worth. Here are ten reasons to kick the dairy habit.

    10. It’s Full of Hormones

    Most of us are aware of the hormones given to cows, making them produce hundreds of times the amount of dairy they made decades ago due to our demand. These get into our bodies and can cause serious health problems, like mood swings and decreased libido.

    9. It Can Decrease Your Leafy Greens Intake

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  • Vegetarian Enchiladas

    By erika on 6/29/10 5:59pm
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    I loathe canned food as a rule, but enchilada sauce is one of the few exceptions.  Embarrassing as it can be to admit, especially here on a food blog, I honestly think that whoever came up with the idea of putting enchilada sauce in a can deserves some kind of medal!  


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  • Scratch Or Feed?

    By erika on 6/23/10 4:32pm
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    Across the country, people's baby chicks are growing into pullets.  Aww!  They were so cute as chicks, and then they went through that ugly "baby dinosaur" phase, and now they are starting to look like real chickens.  Most people start getting their first egg between now and August (depending on when chicks came out in your area).  


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  • Meat-Eating Environmentalists Must Use Caution

    By erika on 6/15/10 2:03pm
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    Much hubbub lately about the conflict between eating meat and attempting to reduce one's carbon footprint.  One speaker making the rounds recently is Nicolette Hahn Niman, a rancher and environmental lawyer who runs the famous Niman Ranch with her husband Bill.  Hahn Niman argues that you can call yourself an environmentalist and eat meat, but only if you eat the right kind of meat.


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  • Worming Chickens

    By erika on 6/14/10 7:02pm
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    It is an unfortunate truth that chickens, just like every other form of livestock, need to be wormed.  There are a lot of reasons to do this, and different methods available.  

    Why worm?
    Chickens, because they forage off the ground, can easily pick up a worm infestation.  In fact, it's almost inevitable.  The most common source of infestation is ascarid worms, also known as large roundworms.  Threadworms, tapeworms, and gapeworms are all also frequently present.  


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