“We no longer hunt or gather. We choose.” -Darcy Howard, Regenerative Organic Alliance I heard this in a recent webinar from the Rodale Institute and it stuck with me. Life looks quite different today from the days of our hunter/gatherer ancestors. But our instincts are the same. To teach our children about living well. To
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It began with a garden. It was a vegetable garden, or a series of them rather, tucked into the sunny spots of our small backyard. I wanted to grow my own food, if only for that incredible feeling of picking a ripe tomato off the vine. I was a bit tomato-obsessed in those days. At
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First, follow the Facebook page From The Ground Up. It’s where you will stay up-to-date on news and local events. You will also be able to connect with others who share our concern. I’m looking into options for merchandise that is printed with our message. Wearing the words starts conversations and increases awareness. For now,
It’s just fertilizer. This is what you’ll hear from the companies who want to get rid of this waste product, from the businesses who make money hauling it to farms, and from the farmers who are paid to spread it on their fields. But it’s not. As you’ll see in What is Toxic Sludge? there
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“Sludge is a toxic stew of not only human waste, but everything else that goes down every drain.” – United Sludge-Free Alliance There are two kinds of toxic sludge. One is the food processing waste from food processing plants, or FPRs. Waste removal companies sign contracts with food processing companies such as Tyson Chicken to
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