The title to this blog represents a debate that has raged for quite some time now. People understand that organic farming is more expensive because the process requires more manual labor and prohibits the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides, GMOs, etc. In...
I got to meet Alice Waters! We got our picture taken together, AND I told her all about my farm! In the world of local, organic farm food, this is like getting a personal moment with your rock star idol. I learned about Alice Waters in nutrition school. As part of the...
One of the largest egg producers in the country is “Eggland’s Best” located in Saranac, Michigan. The President is Greg Herbruck. Eggland’s Best houses almost 2 million birds in nine buildings. Each building has three hens per square foot. Draw a square foot on a...
It seems like every day I encounter more people who are on gluten-free diets, and see more gluten-free products on the grocery store shelves. The way people used to say, “I don’t eat red meat,” they now say, “I’m gluten-free, and I feel so much better. I was getting...
This blog is not based on my own research but rather a New York Times article written by Anahad O’Connor in October of 2016 based on the findings published in an article in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine which was written by Michael Siegel, a professor at...
