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Parents and opponents of the use of genetically modified ingredients (GMO) in food have won a huge victory. General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) announced Thursday in...

Grinding your own grains provides a lot of health benefits. Primarily, you can be absolutely certain that the only processing your flour or cornmeal has been...

Products containing genetically modified (GMO) ingredients would be labelled “natural” under a plan proposed by a food and beverage industry trade association. The Grocery Manufacturers Association...

A corporate website has advised McDonald’s employees that cheeseburgers and fries are an unhealthy meal choice – a significant admission from the world's largest hamburger chain...

So you’ve decided you want to get chickens? You may be wondering what exactly you are getting yourself into and what you need to have before...

Seasons are still a marvel to me. I lived in South Florida for more than 16 years, the land of two seasons -- the hot-and-rainy season...

More than 90 percent of chicken breasts purchased from major retailers in the United States tested positive for potentially dangerous bacteria in a recent round of...

Image source: Jacksonville.com In a former life, before moving to the Ozarks to embark upon an unanticipated homesteading lifestyle, I studied to be and worked as...

A Danish pig farmer is blaming genetically-modified (GMO) ingredients in feed for terrible deformities in his hogs and piglets. Ib Pedersen, the farmer, is also convinced...

Image source: Telegraph.co.uk Everyone wants to stay healthy. So walking around with antibacterial soaps, sprays and sanitizers often seems like a safeguard against disease-causing microbes. But...