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Marianne Smith's Blog – March 2012 Archive (4)

FDA Delete 1 Million Signatures for GMO Labeling

http://naturalsociety.com/fda-deletes-1-million-signatures-for-gmo-labeling-campaign/

Added by Marianne Smith on March 30, 2012 at 8:11am — 3 Comments

Using Seaweed in the Garden (part2)

Part 1 of Using Seaweed in the Garden was posted back in July 2011. I thought it would be nice to go into more detail about the Why and the How of using seaweed as a natural fertilizer (and more).

Seaweed has many uses but I'm going to talk about using seaweed for Fertilizer, Mulch, Pest Control and Compost Activator.…

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Added by Marianne Smith on March 30, 2012 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

Healthy Rice Pudding (vegan)

I was looking for a "healthy" version of rice pudding. Initially all I found were recipes that substituted skim milk for whole milk or heavy cream. Since my hubby and I completed our 21 day detox we have decided to severely limit our milk consumption. The recipe I finally settled on is vegan so no milk and no eggs (and LOW fat).…

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Added by Marianne Smith on March 27, 2012 at 3:43pm — 3 Comments

Another Theory about Honeybee Deaths

I found another article this morning about Bee Deaths titled "Honeybee Death Linked to Corn Insecticide." Today I will re-post the entire article. There are many theories surrounding the major die-off of honeybee colonies or Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). I think researchers are on the right path. However, the article DOES NOT mention the statistics of GMO corn grown in the…

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Added by Marianne Smith on March 17, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments