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Googletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-6432509667530338998Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:00 +00002013-06-19T06:15:55.632-07:00label gmosfast foodgmo labelinggmoschipotle  By Jacob Kastrenakes Chipotle is letting its customers know a little more about their burritos by opening up about the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) within its ingredients. The Mexican-themed fast food restaurant has begun marking all products that include GMOs on the company website, helping to bolster its focus on organic and local foods.According to NaturalNews, this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/Fw51pCFSg4Q/chipotle-becomes-first-us-fast-food.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Fw51pCFSg4Q:effpDLt49JM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Fw51pCFSg4Q:effpDLt49JM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Fw51pCFSg4Q:effpDLt49JM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=Fw51pCFSg4Q:effpDLt49JM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Fw51pCFSg4Q:effpDLt49JM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=Fw51pCFSg4Q:effpDLt49JM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Fw51pCFSg4Q:effpDLt49JM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Fw51pCFSg4Q:effpDLt49JM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/Fw51pCFSg4Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/chipotle-becomes-first-us-fast-food.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-5395374574011819671Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:27:00 +00002013-06-17T06:27:37.049-07:00greek yogurttoxinsyogurtwheyModern Farmeracid wheyenvironment Greek yogurt is a booming $2 billion a year industry — and it's producing millions of pounds of waste that industry insiders are scrambling to figure out what to do with. By Justin Elliott Neil Rejman, an Upstate New York dairy farmer, stands before a lagoon of manure mixed with acid whey. This slurry has passed through a system called an ‘anaerobic digester,’ which converted some of it intohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/ru2UMoQFFvA/whey-too-much-greek-yogurts-dark-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=ru2UMoQFFvA:C_IK4-w-gjE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=ru2UMoQFFvA:C_IK4-w-gjE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=ru2UMoQFFvA:C_IK4-w-gjE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=ru2UMoQFFvA:C_IK4-w-gjE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=ru2UMoQFFvA:C_IK4-w-gjE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=ru2UMoQFFvA:C_IK4-w-gjE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=ru2UMoQFFvA:C_IK4-w-gjE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=ru2UMoQFFvA:C_IK4-w-gjE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/ru2UMoQFFvA" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/whey-too-much-greek-yogurts-dark-side.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-6977889258850861281Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:45:00 +00002013-06-16T05:45:27.271-07:00medical marijuanacannabisbreast cancermarijuanacannabis cures cancernew england journal of medicinecancer  by  David Downs   In a poll by the well-respected New England Journal of Medicine released today, more than three out of four doctors recommended medical cannabis for a hypothetical late-stage breast cancer patient. photo via www.chicagoreader.com “We were surprised by the outcome of polling and comments, with 76% of all votes in favor of the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes — http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/1exPRl98jJM/three-out-of-four-doctors-recommend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1exPRl98jJM:FCiQKPq3DB0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1exPRl98jJM:FCiQKPq3DB0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1exPRl98jJM:FCiQKPq3DB0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=1exPRl98jJM:FCiQKPq3DB0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1exPRl98jJM:FCiQKPq3DB0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=1exPRl98jJM:FCiQKPq3DB0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1exPRl98jJM:FCiQKPq3DB0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1exPRl98jJM:FCiQKPq3DB0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/1exPRl98jJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/three-out-of-four-doctors-recommend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-1224135762461988151Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:47:00 +00002013-06-13T15:01:58.672-07:00organic farmingorganic farmpermacultureorganic By Lindsay McNamara photo via web.csustan.edu Nestled deep in the sticks of Schoharie County in upstate New York, lays Raven Crest Botanicals, a 250-acre sanctuary of an organic farm. Over 80 herbs are grown at Raven Crest for a variety of teas, tinctures, elixirs and skin care products. Susanna Raeven, owner of Raven Crest Botanicals, strives to bring “non-toxic, safe and effective, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/c84wLCg5eaw/five-permaculture-tips-for-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=c84wLCg5eaw:548K-pXMmBs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=c84wLCg5eaw:548K-pXMmBs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=c84wLCg5eaw:548K-pXMmBs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=c84wLCg5eaw:548K-pXMmBs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=c84wLCg5eaw:548K-pXMmBs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=c84wLCg5eaw:548K-pXMmBs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=c84wLCg5eaw:548K-pXMmBs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=c84wLCg5eaw:548K-pXMmBs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/c84wLCg5eaw" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/five-permaculture-tips-for-more.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-3253151722974021Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:24:00 +00002013-06-13T14:24:21.684-07:00gmo farming battleorganic farmersgmoOSGTA PRESS RELEASE 6/10/2013 For Immediate ReleaseContact:Jim Gerritsen (207) 429-9765 Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association APPEALS COURT BINDS MONSANTO TO PROMISE NOT TO SUE ORGANIC FARMERS   WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 10, 2013 -  A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled today that a group of organic and otherwise non-GMO farmer and seed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/IQgOZrmysmM/appeals-court-binds-monsanto-to-promise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=IQgOZrmysmM:ZI7zfkZXMhk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=IQgOZrmysmM:ZI7zfkZXMhk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=IQgOZrmysmM:ZI7zfkZXMhk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=IQgOZrmysmM:ZI7zfkZXMhk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=IQgOZrmysmM:ZI7zfkZXMhk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=IQgOZrmysmM:ZI7zfkZXMhk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=IQgOZrmysmM:ZI7zfkZXMhk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=IQgOZrmysmM:ZI7zfkZXMhk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/IQgOZrmysmM" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/appeals-court-binds-monsanto-to-promise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-8036045413594294629Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:07:00 +00002013-06-11T06:49:05.396-07:00Toxicwheat proteingliadinwheattoxic wheathealthDr. William Davis photo via howtobeyourselfnaturally.com (CBS News): Modern wheat is a “perfect, chronic poison,” according to Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist who has published a book all about the world’s most
popular grain. Davis said that the wheat we eat these days isn’t the wheat your grandma had: “It’s an 18-inch tall plant created by genetic research in the ’60s and ’70s,” he said on “CBS. “This thing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/6rsFHYzCYXM/why-is-wheat-toxic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6rsFHYzCYXM:mJ7vFbCyouE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6rsFHYzCYXM:mJ7vFbCyouE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6rsFHYzCYXM:mJ7vFbCyouE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=6rsFHYzCYXM:mJ7vFbCyouE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6rsFHYzCYXM:mJ7vFbCyouE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=6rsFHYzCYXM:mJ7vFbCyouE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6rsFHYzCYXM:mJ7vFbCyouE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6rsFHYzCYXM:mJ7vFbCyouE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/6rsFHYzCYXM" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/why-is-wheat-toxic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-5033709210075168911Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:09:00 +00002013-06-10T11:09:20.589-07:00pesticide exposuremainehome pesticide usePesticides Residents will decide whether to prohibit chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides on all local property. by Beth Quimby Gabe Souza/Staff PhotographerThe Meadowmere Resort in Ogunquit, pictured here Friday, uses environmentally friendly means to tend its gardens and pools. Ogunquit is considering an ordinance that would ban chemical pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides as a way to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/pr46yP4wGIA/maine-community-would-be-first-to-ban.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pr46yP4wGIA:F1cnAIzu64A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pr46yP4wGIA:F1cnAIzu64A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pr46yP4wGIA:F1cnAIzu64A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=pr46yP4wGIA:F1cnAIzu64A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pr46yP4wGIA:F1cnAIzu64A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=pr46yP4wGIA:F1cnAIzu64A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pr46yP4wGIA:F1cnAIzu64A:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pr46yP4wGIA:F1cnAIzu64A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/pr46yP4wGIA" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/maine-community-would-be-first-to-ban.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-6750771973349636881Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:02:00 +00002013-06-10T07:02:16.160-07:00neoncotinoidspesticide exposurebee deathscolony collapse disorderPesticideshoney bee die off  by Sami Grover Even as Europe enacts a 2-year precautionary ban on neonicotinoid pesticide use on crops attractive to bees, the pesticide makers are crying foul—claiming that there is insufficient evidence for such supposedly drastic measures. photo via wakeup-world.com With each new study, however, such claims are being increasingly tested. Whether it's evidence that exposure to seed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/S3jCITll-l0/how-new-class-of-pesticides-transformed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=S3jCITll-l0:0m--_lXtwyg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=S3jCITll-l0:0m--_lXtwyg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=S3jCITll-l0:0m--_lXtwyg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=S3jCITll-l0:0m--_lXtwyg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=S3jCITll-l0:0m--_lXtwyg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=S3jCITll-l0:0m--_lXtwyg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=S3jCITll-l0:0m--_lXtwyg:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=S3jCITll-l0:0m--_lXtwyg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/S3jCITll-l0" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-new-class-of-pesticides-transformed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-143074887683655735Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:49:00 +00002013-06-09T05:49:08.206-07:00organic foodhealthorganic farmingenvironmentorganic Producers take advantage of demand for local, fresh food By Carson GerberTribune staff writer photo via indianapublicmedia.org — Carol Roberts’ father was a traditional industrial farmer in Howard County for 39 years. Like most row-crop operations, he sprayed pesticides, herbicides and other high-potency chemicals on his fields to kill bugs and keep weeds at bay.Then he was diagnosed with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/Um6ibZ485FQ/organic-farming-grows-in-midwest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Um6ibZ485FQ:M5VZnp2s1pc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Um6ibZ485FQ:M5VZnp2s1pc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Um6ibZ485FQ:M5VZnp2s1pc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=Um6ibZ485FQ:M5VZnp2s1pc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Um6ibZ485FQ:M5VZnp2s1pc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=Um6ibZ485FQ:M5VZnp2s1pc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Um6ibZ485FQ:M5VZnp2s1pc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=Um6ibZ485FQ:M5VZnp2s1pc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/Um6ibZ485FQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/organic-farming-grows-in-midwest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-1606042935218844559Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:24:00 +00002013-06-07T06:24:14.533-07:00connecticutgmo labeling initiativesgmo labelinghealthenvironmentgenetically modified foods —By Maggie Caldwell Not ashamed to admit it. Wikipedia/Maggie Caldwell photo illustration On June 3, the Connecticut legislature passed a bipartisan GMO labeling bill, making it the first state to require food manufacturers to reveal whether their products include genetically engineered ingredients. The bill passed both chambers by a landslide, and right-to-know activists have declared it ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/uAZ0hwgghtM/will-connecticut-lead-way-on-gmo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=uAZ0hwgghtM:lCsscjNip_I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=uAZ0hwgghtM:lCsscjNip_I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=uAZ0hwgghtM:lCsscjNip_I:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=uAZ0hwgghtM:lCsscjNip_I:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=uAZ0hwgghtM:lCsscjNip_I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=uAZ0hwgghtM:lCsscjNip_I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=uAZ0hwgghtM:lCsscjNip_I:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=uAZ0hwgghtM:lCsscjNip_I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/uAZ0hwgghtM" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/will-connecticut-lead-way-on-gmo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-4633120399094200023Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:16:00 +00002013-06-06T10:16:23.978-07:00pesticide exposuremale sex drivehealthpesitcides  By Rizky Amelia photo via www.environmentalhealthnews.org According to a recent study conducted at the Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB), men who consume pesticide-tainted fruits and vegetables may lose their sex drive over time. Ahmad Sulaeman, a nutritionist at the IPB, told the Jakarta Globe that eating fruits and vegetables that have been treated with certain pesticides may lead to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/2mtGxx4Ha08/study-claims-pesticides-decrease-male.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=2mtGxx4Ha08:caGy3TGhmZg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=2mtGxx4Ha08:caGy3TGhmZg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=2mtGxx4Ha08:caGy3TGhmZg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=2mtGxx4Ha08:caGy3TGhmZg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=2mtGxx4Ha08:caGy3TGhmZg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=2mtGxx4Ha08:caGy3TGhmZg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=2mtGxx4Ha08:caGy3TGhmZg:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=2mtGxx4Ha08:caGy3TGhmZg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/2mtGxx4Ha08" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/study-claims-pesticides-decrease-male.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-8187279202205442891Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:08:00 +00002013-06-05T06:11:39.973-07:00wheat pricesGE Cropsgmo wheatUS wheat exportswheatkansas farmer sues monsantousdagmo A Kansas farmer accuses seed producer Monsanto Co. for gross negligence after the discovery of a stand of Roundup Ready genetically engineered wheat drove down prices for US crops. After officials at the USDA confirmed the wheat had come from Monsanto seed, Japan and South Korea abruptly suspended US imports. By David Knowles / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A Kansas wheat farmer is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/m9BWEJvLCUA/monsanto-sued-by-kansas-farmer-over-gmo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=m9BWEJvLCUA:Ile4xs9No88:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=m9BWEJvLCUA:Ile4xs9No88:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=m9BWEJvLCUA:Ile4xs9No88:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=m9BWEJvLCUA:Ile4xs9No88:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=m9BWEJvLCUA:Ile4xs9No88:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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recent meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry show the Russian leaders “extreme outrage” over the Obama administration continuing its protection of global seed and plant bio-genetic giants Syngenta NYSE:SYT, and Monsanto NYSE:MON in the face of a growing “bee apocalypse” that the Kremlin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/yISTxMVEFTk/urgent-need-for-organic-farming-in-usa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=yISTxMVEFTk:WkL2aAigy7g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=yISTxMVEFTk:WkL2aAigy7g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=yISTxMVEFTk:WkL2aAigy7g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img 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+00002013-06-02T07:16:39.157-07:00organic productionsoil qualitysustainable agricultureorganic farmingenvironmentsoilorganicorganic agriculture A study conducted by Iowa State compared organic agricultural practices to those of conventional agriculture in regards to soil-building benefits, yield, time management and more. via Mother Earth News Organic agriculture also promotes practices such as extended crop rotations and soil amendments including animal manure and compost.Photo by Fotolia/Julija Sapic Producers making the switch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/wbuULix6TKU/iowa-state-studies-shows-soil-building.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=wbuULix6TKU:ndi6A6lihDg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=wbuULix6TKU:ndi6A6lihDg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/06/iowa-state-studies-shows-soil-building.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-1260967319568378054Fri, 31 May 2013 12:06:00 +00002013-05-31T05:06:27.505-07:00hemp legalizationindustrial hempWar on Hemphemp horticultureenvironmenthempeconomy  Logan Yonavjak (@Loganyon) makes a case for allowing farmers in the United States to grow hemp.  Industrial hemp farming. Photo via Hemp.com Industrial hemp was once a dominant crop on the American landscape. This hardy and renewable resource (one of the earliest domesticated plants known, with roots dating back to the Neolothic Age in China) was refined for various industrial applicationshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/zc9aIyLlti4/industrial-hemp-win-win-for-economy-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=zc9aIyLlti4:fH3dxwnzl58:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=zc9aIyLlti4:fH3dxwnzl58:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=zc9aIyLlti4:fH3dxwnzl58:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=zc9aIyLlti4:fH3dxwnzl58:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=zc9aIyLlti4:fH3dxwnzl58:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=zc9aIyLlti4:fH3dxwnzl58:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=zc9aIyLlti4:fH3dxwnzl58:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=zc9aIyLlti4:fH3dxwnzl58:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/zc9aIyLlti4" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/industrial-hemp-win-win-for-economy-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-1212435414437174495Thu, 30 May 2013 12:01:00 +00002013-05-30T07:56:07.952-07:00GE Cropsgmo wheatwheatroundupusdagmooregon via RT.com A genetically modified strain of wheat that was never approved by the United States Department of Agriculture as been discovered growing in Oregon, triggering a federal probe that is now spanning several states. Investigators with the USDA want to know why the GMO crop, made by biotech company. Monsanto but never approved for use, sprouted up in a field in the Pacific http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/qkC5ksyOWB0/unapproved-monsanto-crop-found-growing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=qkC5ksyOWB0:t4X6mdVMzBQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=qkC5ksyOWB0:t4X6mdVMzBQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=qkC5ksyOWB0:t4X6mdVMzBQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=qkC5ksyOWB0:t4X6mdVMzBQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=qkC5ksyOWB0:t4X6mdVMzBQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=qkC5ksyOWB0:t4X6mdVMzBQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=qkC5ksyOWB0:t4X6mdVMzBQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=qkC5ksyOWB0:t4X6mdVMzBQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/qkC5ksyOWB0" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/unapproved-monsanto-crop-found-growing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-4111929264610024358Wed, 29 May 2013 13:05:00 +00002013-05-30T07:57:55.701-07:00hemp legalizationindustrial hemphemp productshemp Legalization slowly gains momentum By Emily Patti Hemp Farming on 1914 Federal Reserve Note. photo via www.fourwinds10.net For centuries, hemp was grown on American soil. The viable, adaptable crop was essential to the growth of industry. Thomas Jefferson endorsed it, declaring, “Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country.” During World War II, the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/1rkhR7CIV2A/celebrating-hemp-history-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1rkhR7CIV2A:m_R5kZmVEEs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1rkhR7CIV2A:m_R5kZmVEEs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1rkhR7CIV2A:m_R5kZmVEEs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=1rkhR7CIV2A:m_R5kZmVEEs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1rkhR7CIV2A:m_R5kZmVEEs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=1rkhR7CIV2A:m_R5kZmVEEs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1rkhR7CIV2A:m_R5kZmVEEs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=1rkhR7CIV2A:m_R5kZmVEEs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/1rkhR7CIV2A" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/celebrating-hemp-history-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-8926501612852424444Tue, 28 May 2013 12:25:00 +00002013-05-28T05:25:19.910-07:00GE Cropsrootwormgmo cornhealthGE cornenvironmentPesticides BY DAN FLYNN | MAY 28, 2013 photo via organicconnectmag.com The $1 billion pest has done it before. It beat crop rotation during the 1990s when a new strain of the western corn rootworm began breeding opposite fields so they’d be ready for corn planting in the following year. “Up until then rotation of corn and soybeans was a pretty good control strategy,” University of Illinois entomologisthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/6lb1exwiZ_4/corn-growers-turn-to-pesticides-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6lb1exwiZ_4:2AGvJPodNUI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6lb1exwiZ_4:2AGvJPodNUI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6lb1exwiZ_4:2AGvJPodNUI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=6lb1exwiZ_4:2AGvJPodNUI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6lb1exwiZ_4:2AGvJPodNUI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=6lb1exwiZ_4:2AGvJPodNUI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6lb1exwiZ_4:2AGvJPodNUI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=6lb1exwiZ_4:2AGvJPodNUI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/6lb1exwiZ_4" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/corn-growers-turn-to-pesticides-after.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-7150127018429299141Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:00 +00002013-05-30T18:28:01.787-07:00medical marijuanapesticide exposurecannabisLegalizing MarijuanaPesticides by Lynne Peeples    lynne.peeples@huffingtonpost.com Medical Marijuana Testing. photo via theamericancultivator.com BELFAIR, Wash. -- Other than a skunky aroma, the waiting room at the Cannabis Care Foundation in Belfair, Wash., resembles your typical pharmacy. Chairs line walls next to stacks of magazines -- in this case, issues of Rolling Stone -- and a steady stream of patients stephttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/pmAT-yzpc6k/marijuana-pesticide-contamination.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pmAT-yzpc6k:qA3HqzyoTlw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pmAT-yzpc6k:qA3HqzyoTlw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pmAT-yzpc6k:qA3HqzyoTlw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=pmAT-yzpc6k:qA3HqzyoTlw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pmAT-yzpc6k:qA3HqzyoTlw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=pmAT-yzpc6k:qA3HqzyoTlw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pmAT-yzpc6k:qA3HqzyoTlw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=pmAT-yzpc6k:qA3HqzyoTlw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/pmAT-yzpc6k" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/marijuana-pesticide-contamination.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-5626896043841940925Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:00 +00002013-05-23T05:13:21.206-07:00pesticide exposurepregnancybrain cancerPesticidescancer A study released this month on termite pesticide applications reveals that women exposed within a year of pregnancy are almost twice as likely to have a child that develops a brain tumor.   By Beyond Pesticides Research was led by Professor Elizabeth Milne, PhD., head of the cancer epidemiology group at the Telethon Institute for Child Research. Published in Cancer Causes and Control, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/CmSG22q39kk/a-study-this-month-on-termite-pesticide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=CmSG22q39kk:8t4CsKGzrYc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=CmSG22q39kk:8t4CsKGzrYc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=CmSG22q39kk:8t4CsKGzrYc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=CmSG22q39kk:8t4CsKGzrYc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=CmSG22q39kk:8t4CsKGzrYc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=CmSG22q39kk:8t4CsKGzrYc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=CmSG22q39kk:8t4CsKGzrYc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=CmSG22q39kk:8t4CsKGzrYc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/CmSG22q39kk" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-study-this-month-on-termite-pesticide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-6820079509843507261Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:00 +00002013-05-17T10:39:42.928-07:00gmo farming battlegmo food battlegm cropsgmo by Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent Review of more than 900 cables reveals campaign to break down resistance to GM products in Europe and other countries American diplomats lobbied aggressively overseas to promote genetically modified (GM) food crops such as soy beans, an analysis of official cable traffic revealed on Tuesday. The review of more than 900 diplomatic cableshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/xCJelz20s78/diplomatic-cables-reveal-aggressive-gm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xCJelz20s78:fnUx2fIkEQU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xCJelz20s78:fnUx2fIkEQU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xCJelz20s78:fnUx2fIkEQU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=xCJelz20s78:fnUx2fIkEQU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xCJelz20s78:fnUx2fIkEQU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=xCJelz20s78:fnUx2fIkEQU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xCJelz20s78:fnUx2fIkEQU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xCJelz20s78:fnUx2fIkEQU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/xCJelz20s78" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/diplomatic-cables-reveal-aggressive-gm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-2463726735534826737Tue, 14 May 2013 06:16:00 +00002013-05-18T08:45:10.031-07:00neoncotinoidsbee deathsBeesccdBigAgPesticidesgrowing plantshoney bee die offAgricultureeconomybeekeeping via CTV London Local beekeepers' worst fears appear to be coming true. Bee deaths across the region appear to have coincided with the start of corn-planting in the past week or so and many are trying to find out why. That includes Alfred Dick who moved to the country to enjoy semi-retirement but he soon found a love for beekeeping. Now, this sweet pastime is leaving a bitter taste in his http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/xqaPhGIS4U0/canadian-beekeepers-concerned-hives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xqaPhGIS4U0:8RfMeQL7IAU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xqaPhGIS4U0:8RfMeQL7IAU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xqaPhGIS4U0:8RfMeQL7IAU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=xqaPhGIS4U0:8RfMeQL7IAU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xqaPhGIS4U0:8RfMeQL7IAU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=xqaPhGIS4U0:8RfMeQL7IAU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xqaPhGIS4U0:8RfMeQL7IAU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=xqaPhGIS4U0:8RfMeQL7IAU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/xqaPhGIS4U0" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/canadian-beekeepers-concerned-hives.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-4821967782840381295Tue, 14 May 2013 05:55:00 +00002013-05-18T08:45:52.691-07:00smoking marijuanamedical marijuanacannabisbladder cancerhealthmarijuanacannabis cures cancercancer The Huffington Post  |  By Kathleen Miles People who smoke marijuana may be less likely to get bladder cancer than those who smoke cigarettes, a new study says. Kaiser Permanente researchers compared the risk of bladder cancer in more than 83,000 men who smoked cigarettes only, marijuana only or both substances, USA Today reports. The men were aged 45 to 69, and they were examined over 11 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/vFteOeICQVI/marijuana-linked-to-lower-bladder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=vFteOeICQVI:lEUciw62hD8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=vFteOeICQVI:lEUciw62hD8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=vFteOeICQVI:lEUciw62hD8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=vFteOeICQVI:lEUciw62hD8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=vFteOeICQVI:lEUciw62hD8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=vFteOeICQVI:lEUciw62hD8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=vFteOeICQVI:lEUciw62hD8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=vFteOeICQVI:lEUciw62hD8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/vFteOeICQVI" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/marijuana-linked-to-lower-bladder.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-7768989904790177774Mon, 13 May 2013 08:46:00 +00002013-05-18T08:46:29.573-07:00GE Cropsgmo cornmaizegmoBigAgMexicoGE cornenvironmentgrowing plantsAgriculture By Emilio Godoy, Inter Press Service News Agency | Report Contamination is “a carefully and perversely planned strategy,” according to Camila Montecinos, from the Chile office of GRAIN, an international NGO that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. photo via thinkmexican.tumblr.com[/caption] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/JpyRbohPV7I/mexico-ground-zero-in-fight-against.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=JpyRbohPV7I:DCOycvEp5WQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=JpyRbohPV7I:DCOycvEp5WQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=JpyRbohPV7I:DCOycvEp5WQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=JpyRbohPV7I:DCOycvEp5WQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=JpyRbohPV7I:DCOycvEp5WQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=JpyRbohPV7I:DCOycvEp5WQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=JpyRbohPV7I:DCOycvEp5WQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=JpyRbohPV7I:DCOycvEp5WQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/JpyRbohPV7I" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/mexico-ground-zero-in-fight-against.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171903453579296297.post-2566420897679077717Sun, 12 May 2013 10:32:00 +00002013-05-18T08:47:03.443-07:00neonicotinoidbee deathsusdaccdhoneybeesPesticidesToxicBeescolony collapse disorderEPABigAgenvironmentAgriculturehoney bee die off via RT.com In the wake of a massive US Department of Agriculture report highlighting the continuing large-scale death of honeybees, environmental groups are left wondering why the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to approve a "highly toxic" new pesticide. The continuing mass death of honeybees, known scientifically as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and a “pollinator crisis,” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~3/KY3TJu2q3io/us-approves-new-pesticides-linked-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grow Switch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=KY3TJu2q3io:rf-u5TG62dI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=KY3TJu2q3io:rf-u5TG62dI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=KY3TJu2q3io:rf-u5TG62dI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=KY3TJu2q3io:rf-u5TG62dI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=KY3TJu2q3io:rf-u5TG62dI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?i=KY3TJu2q3io:rf-u5TG62dI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=KY3TJu2q3io:rf-u5TG62dI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?a=KY3TJu2q3io:rf-u5TG62dI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/GrowSwitchBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowSwitchBlog/~4/KY3TJu2q3io" height="1" width="1"/>http://growswitch.blogspot.com/2013/05/us-approves-new-pesticides-linked-to.html