Growing Solutions for Healthy Soil
Soil, water, and air pollution. Chronic disease epidemics (Heart Disease, Obesity, Diabetes….) Chemical dependencies Civil unrest Food insecurity…. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if one set of simple and affordable actions could address all of these problems simultaneously? End-O-Fite Enterprises LLC was built on the premise that the most significant common denominator among all these problems … Read more
As a girl in the 1970’s, all I knew about “hemp” was that it was quite popular with a group of people I was uncomfortable around. We called it “marijuana.” I remember being advised by my teenaged relatives to smoke marijuana because, by their wisdom, if I could not smoke a joint properly when I … Read more
What is a healthy food system? Food systems are made up of complex webs of interactions that provide access to food. Healthy food systems are economically and nutritionally secure. Ideally, a healthy food system provides access to safe, healthy, and nutritious food for everyone. Because healthy food systems are essential to humanity itself, they also … Read more
I typically cite food as the best medicine. To keep the regulators happy, I will define “medicine” herein as “stuff that makes people healthy so they feel better.” I don’t want to be accused of trying to diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure diseases that are tied to legal definitions I know little about. But … Read more
In the March 24, 2014 edition of Time Magazine, Yves Béhar describes “LifeTiles,” fasionable sensors that would non-invasively monitor a person’s health. LifeTiles would share data with cloud algorithms to provide individualized feedback that would presumably help the user make better health choices. Since the technology to do this exists, it is conceivable that such … Read more
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me. Matthew 25:40-45 American Standard Version. Social norms, various laws, and widely shared ethics prevent most of us from killing other human beings. Animal lovers and certain vegans object to the … Read more