Healthier Homes
…asked about toxic metals in the bodies of young women, Belliveau said that about 20% of Maine women who may become pregnant are consuming enough mercury to harm developing children,…
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Agroforestry
…he advised. Naresh Thevathasan of the University of Guelph noted that agroforestry projects in Ghana, Chile and Nepal quadrupled the income of women who participated, and increased food security. Thevathasan…
Blue Cohosh
…in September, you can dig the roots for medicine. Medicinal Uses Native American women used blue cohosh root and generously passed their knowledge to the Europeans. Blue cohosh warms and…
The Benefits of Raising Animals on Pasture
…far less cancer-promoting linoleic (vs. CLA) acid. (Cancer Letters, 1997; 116:121-130). A Finnish study comparing serum concentrations of CLA in women with and without breast cancer showed that women with…
Estrogen Rich Dishes
…the other two stronger forms of estrogen promote cancer. Soy and flax are excellent sources of plant estrogen for menopausal women. Relief from menopausal symptoms can be attained with a…
Timing CSA Plantings
…ok but doesn’t live up to its name.” ‘Sweet Valentine’ is not bolt resistant at all. This year Griffin is trying ‘Fireball,’ ‘Envy’ and ‘Tropicana’—partly because he couldn’t find seed…
Poem
…meandered up the walk the hems of those long dresses skimming the edge of the flower garden, whatever my father had planted there. Their laughter. Sunday night I dream of…
Local Food Wedding
Andy and Julia McLeod at their wedding. Photo courtesy of Sarah Moore. By Julia McLeod I can imagine some future brides poring over wedding magazines – delighting in dresses, shoes…
Kingdom Farmer
…ways I can figure to keep my own money, the better I like it.” Butler is a large, burly man who dresses in a farmer’s uniform of plaid flannel shirt,…
Raising Sheep
…comes from a nearby farm and from Kennedy’s own fields; each farm dresses its hayland only with manure. The sheep can come into a shed or barn whenever they want,…