LONDON – The Sunday Telegraph has discovered documents that reveal Government ministers will argue that because it is not a “requirement” of the Christian faith, employers can ban the wearing of the cross and fire workers who insist on doing ...
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Preparing Your Chickens for Spring
For some homesteaders, preparing chickens for spring is as easy as throwing open the barn doors and letting them run. However, there are a lot of little things that go into getting things ready for your chickens to make the ...
Read More »Ten Year Ban on Genetically Engineered Foods in Peru
LIMA, PERU – In spite of concerted lobbying efforts by numerous multinational agribiz corporations, lawmakers in Peru recently passed a law banning all genetically modified ingredients. The stipulations of the new law are not eligible for review for ten years. ...
Read More »Scientists Urge Seed Companies to Stop Certain Genetic Modifications
Twenty-two of the top scientists on corn pests have drafted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, outlining the dire results of research which indicates that corn rootworms have developed a resistance to the genetic modifications made to hybrid corn ...
Read More »How To Have A Healthy Argument About Preparedness
No one enjoys getting into a fight, especially with someone you love. Yet, many of us find ourselves over and over falling into contentious arguments, with the members of our own family, especially over our survival preparation goals and actions. ...
Read More »Sandra Fluke, Contraceptives and Politics
WASHINGTON – Sandra Fluke and Rush Limbaugh’s response to her is still front and center in the news. But as with many things in Washington, the facts have been overshadowed by politics. The Georgetown Law student testified to the House ...
Read More »7 Million Pounds of “Pink Slime” Beef Headed for School Cafeterias
The so called ‘pink slime’ beef that made headlines in charges against Taco Bell is turning up everywhere, from restaurants to home dinner tables. Leading fast-food chains have promised to stop using the chemically treated meat though evidence points to ...
Read More »Poisonous Plants to Avoid with Animals
Spring is a time of birth around a homestead—baby lambs, calves, foals, kids, chicks and a whole lot more. It is also a time of rebirth of things not so nice: weeds and poisonous plants. There are a lot of ...
Read More »Two Solar Flares Threaten to Impact Earth
On March 6th, around 7PM EST, the Solar Dynamics Observatory captured video footage showing the eruption of one of the largest solar flares in this solar cycle, which triggered a temporary blackout on the the side of Earth facing the ...
Read More »Highway Vote Keeps Keystone Fight Alive in Senate
WASHINGTON – The delayed $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project has new life after Democrats failed to end debate on a major transportation bill. Senate Republicans are pushing for approval of the project in spite of President Obama’s rejection ...
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