Food Atlas Map
Food Atlas Map
MAY 20
Farm Waste May Demand Return of Biofuels
Beef Prices Hit Records Ahead of BBQ Season
MAY 17
Peak Pollination: Global Collapse of Food Supplies Approaches As 30% of Bee Colonies Wiped Out in the Last Year
Brooklyn Police Bust Rooftop Grow Operation … of Heirloom Tomatoes
Above the Law: Supremes Side with Monsanto Over Farmers in Patent Case
Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Corn Fields
MAY 16
After LDS Announces Some 'Amenities' Closures – Food Retailer Promotes Misleading Ad Campaign
Corn Farmers Race Rain to Plant Crop
Feds Delay Approval of New Monsanto Crops Over Environmental Concerns
MAY 15
New Cables 'Expose' US Govt Lobbies Worldwide for Monsanto, Other GMO Corps
MAY 14
LDS Canneries to Close East of Miss. Beginning June 27
U.S., Mexico: The Decline of the Colorado River
MAY 13
Drought, Cold Cripple US Winter Wheat Crop
Not Even Good Enough for Dog Food: Imported Food from China Loaded with Chemicals, Dyes, Pesticides and Fake Ingredients
Insanity: US Approves Bee Death Pesticide as EU Bans It
New Study Links GMO Food to Leukemia
Farmer Heads to Trial for … Selling Milk
MAY 10
GMOs – The Walking Dead of the Food Industry
Monsanto Protests Scheduled in 36 Countries
Would You Drink Sewage? What Millions Will Be Asked as Suppliers Desperately Try to Beat Water Shortages
35 Reasons You Should Never Be Without Vinegar
Mothers Milk: Grow Your Own Vinegar
MAY 9
Fish Embryos Reveal that Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Still Lingers
Garden Rebels: 10 Ways to Sow Revolution in Your Back Yard
MAY 8
Beef Prices Hit All-Time High – HOLLY NOTE: We warned to expect this 2 years ago due to on-going drought affecting hay availability, parched pastures, dried up water sources and ranchers forced to sell off their herds.
Dry Season: The Texas Drought of 2011
European Commission to Criminalize Nearly All Seeds and Plants Not Registered With Government
MAY 6
Farmers Continue to Suffer, Drought Fears Nag in 3rd Year
Agricultural Fires Swarm Across Mexico, Prepares Land for Pasture but Degrades Air Quality – HOLLY NOTE: Keep in mind that America imports a considerable amount of produce from Mexico. Between this, the fires in California (America's fruit and veggie belt) and soggy dramas in the Midwest blocking the planting of wheat, corn and soybeans, all signs point to high food prices this year. We laid in a supply of freeze dried foods for proteins, dairy and things we can't grow. For the rest, we have gardens underway as we have for the last 15 years. This year we grew tomatoes in the kitchen and didn't have to buy a single crummy tasteless cardboard tomato all winter. Our neighbors love us for sharing with them, and they are now doing their own garden thing by following the easy organic instructions in Garden Gold and taking advantage of its resources for over 175 non-hybrid, open pollinated and organic seeds. Besides giving you the ultimate in healthful foods, it lets you give a poke in the eye to Monsanto and other conglomerates whose sole aim is to exterminate all "free" non-hybrid seeds. Get your own 'seed vault' going while you can.
Hundreds of Fires Detected...
The Great Global Food Gap: Families Around the World Pictured with Weekly Shopping as They Reveal Cost Ranges from $4.98 to $498
MAY 3
As Honeybee Numbers Drop, U.S. Sees Threat to Food Supply – HOLLY NOTE: To entice honeybees and other pollinators to your garden, plant flowers that entice them. Here are some suggestions: basil, bee balm, borage, catnip, cornflower, dill, Echinacea, evening primrose, fennel, goldenrod, horehound, hyssop, lavender, parsley, poppy, thyme and sage, Bachelor's button, black-eyed Susan, butterfly bush, clematis, coreopsis, dame's rocket, foxglove, goldenrod, heliotrope, hydrangea, lantana, larkspur, Mexican hat, penstemons, plumbago, rose of Sharon, salvia, sweet William, yarrow, zinnias. (Source: Garden Gold)
This spring differs from all others in that at least 50 bees committed suicide for no reason 2 weeks ago in our front yard pond. A couple days later another dozen drowned in our dogs' water bowl in the backyard. This is a first. Though there are still plenty of bees to pollinate crops, this is a disturbing development.
No Crops Shock
Rat Meat Sold as Lamb Highlights Food Fears in China – HOLLY NOTE: Patoui! Yet another reason to avoid all China imports.
Ag-Gag Laws Could Make America Sick
World’s Largest Wild Salmon Population Threatened by Giant Alaskan Mine
Nationwide Pizza Recall Due to Plastic Contamination
MAY 2
GM Wheat Could Permanently Damage Human Genetics By Silencing Hundreds of Genes Throughout the Body
The Rise of GM Crops, in Two Charts
Whole Foods CEO: If Syria Has GMO-Regulations So Should the U.S.
Senators Propose Federal Legislation to Label GMO Food
Monsanto to Expand Its Operation in Ukraine
US Corn Plantings Bogged Down By Rain; Freeze Hits Wheat
Weather Worries Send Wheat Shooting Higher
MAY 1
Tests of Ground Turkey Find Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
APR 29
These Aren't Your Mother's Preserves – Afraid of canning? This is a good place to start
APR 26
EU Urged to Embrace Genetically Engineered Crops
Heavy Use of Herbicide Roundup Linked to Health Dangers – Learn How to Garden Organically Without Poisons
APR 25
Federal Bill Would Require Labeling of GM Food
Too Wet to Plant in the Midwest
Unseasonal Rain In India Kills 25, Crops Lost
Cold Hammers Plains Wheat . . . Again
APR 23
Corn Planting Falls Further Behind Average Pace
Poland Becomes 8th EU Nation to Ban Monsanto Maize
APR 19
Dryness Threatens Australia Wheat Supply as Seeding Kicks Off
APR 17
Drought, Demand Pushes Colorado River to Top of Endangered Waterways List
Are You Eating 'Superbugs?' Resistant Bacteria Found at Alarming Rates on Meat in Stores
APR 16
Study Reveals GMO Corn to Be Highly Toxic
APR 15
Millions Face Starvation as World Warms, Say Scientists
Why Indonesia's Farmers Have Begun to Guard Their Crops Like Gold
APR 12
Flood Risks Rising in Canada Grain Belt as Snow, Cold Delay Thaw
APR 11
Extreme Record U.S. Temperatures Could Affect Wheat, Corn and Natural Gas
Rain, Cold, Snow to Challenge US Wheat and Corn Crops
Colorado Farmers Lose Prized Fruit Crops to Freezing Temperatures
The Grocery Store Blacklist: 12 Food Companies to Avoid (and 95 Sneaky Aliases)
BioTech Lies Exposed: GM Corn Contains Practically No Nutrients But Is Loaded With Chemical Poisons
How to Avoid Genetically Modified Foods
Record Number of Homeowners Are Starting Their Own Vegetable Gardens This Spring
Loss of Wild Pollinators Would Hit Crops, Finds Study
Aspartame in Milk Proposal Sparks Consumer Outrage
APR 10
Horse Painkiller Found in Asda 'Smart Price' Corned Beef
To Hack Health Care Costs, Employers Can Now Track How You Grocery Shop
Food, Drink That Doesn't Arrive From Overseas
APR 8
Potatoes in Short Supply as Big Freeze Hits Crops
Drought-stressed Crops at Risk for Spring Freeze
Gardeners Get Back to Their Roots in Community Gardens
APR 5-6
Kenya Bans GMOs as Cancer Fears Grow – HOLLY NOTE: You can limit the amount of GMOs in your diet by starting a garden and checking this non-GMO shopping guide.
USDA Caves to Food Industry Pressures, Approves 3 New Toxic Meat Preservatives
Report: From Steak to Cereal, U.S. Drought Inflates Food Prices
Rich Products Recalls 10.5 Million Pounds of Frozen Snacks for e. Coli
Terminator Seeds and the Boy Who Cried Wolf
Maple Sap Theft on Rise in Maine
Shop Makes Custom Ice Cream Flavors in 55 Seconds
APR 4
Climate Change Prompts GM Debate in Australia
Some US Farm Groups Vow to Protect Pro-Monsanto 'Rider'
Drought Leaves 2013 Growing Season Vulnerable
UK Farmers Facing a Crops Crisis
Monkeys Damage Crops on Nearly 40,000 Acres of Agri Land
25 Must Have Survival Foods: Put Them in Your Pantry Now
APR 3
Even the Tea Party Is Pissed About the Monsanto Protection Act’
Monsanto Profit Rises 22% in Second Quarter
When House and Garden Become One
APR 2
Congress Takes Sneaky Action on Your Food: 'Monsanto Protection Act' Slipped into Continuing Resolution Spending Bill
Obama Slammed For Signing So-Called 'Monsanto Protection Act'
Farm Wars: Eat Genetically Modified, Become Genetically Modified
You Can Grow Food in the Snow - A Visit to Will Allen's Growing Power
APR 1
Colorado Corn Farmers Hold Back on Planting in Extreme Drought Conditions
MAR 29
New Zealand's Worst Drought in 30 Years Affecting Milk Production
Human Tissue Found in Meats – But Eating It Is “No Threat”
Surprised? Monsanto Openly Wrote Own Monsanto Protection Act
MAR 28
Monsanto Protection Act Signed into Law
MAR 27
After the Drought of 2012, the 'spring Freezing' of 2013 Is Ruining Crops Again
Crops in the Tundra? With Climate Change, Yes
Farmers Say Water Reduction Will Cripple Crops, Jobs
Food Costs to Rise as Lambs and Crops Hit
Brand new GMO Food Can Rewire Your Body: More Evil Coming
Raw Honey: Liquid Gold in Your Pantry – HOLLY NOTE: One honey product Stan and I would not be without is Medihoney. Its Antibacterial Wound Gel performs healing miracles as well as being effective against MRSA. If you choose to buy some other product, make sure it contains Manuka honey from New Zealand. Look for "UMF" on the box, which indicates it contains enough Manuka to kill bacteria. We used to have to import ours from New Zealand, but you can buy it here. US: 1.800.825.4325, Canada: 1.800.387.5302. Other countries, go here.
EPA: Most US Rivers Unable to Sustain Life – HOLLY NOTE: It's now essential that everyone have a dependable water filtration system. Should NKorea, China, Iran or some other country succeed again in hacking our infrastructure, we may all be forced to drink from sources we never before considered when stored water runs out. We have 4 Berkeys and they perform perfectly using unsurpassed filtering technology. Go with the best!
MAR 26
Food Storage, Store What You Eat
Molasses to Be Used on Radioactive Waste Threatening Denver’S Water Supply?
MAR 25
Garden Time! Early Spring Cold Snap Could Mean Higher Food Prices
Senate Passes Monsanto Protection Act Granting Monsanto Power Over US Govt
MAR 22
Industrial Chemicals Found in Supermarket Foods
MAR 20
New World Order/ Food & Sustainability (starts 9:20 min. in) – HOLLY NOTE: Rather than eating bugs, dogs and roadkill (patoui!) as Marjory Wildcraft does, invest in freeze dried and dehydrated proteins
MAR 19
Restaurant Unveils Plans to Grow Vertical 'Farm' Up Its Outside Wall
MAR 18
The Mother of All Conspiracies (Pt. 7)
Corporations Grabbing Land and Water Overseas
Profiting from Your Thirst as Global Elite Rush to Control Water Worldwide
Water Wars / Alien Harvesting (begins 9:45 min in)
Record Radiation Found in Fish Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Avoid These Poisonous Fish
A Cold Frame Gets Gardening Off to a Good Start
Gardening: Happy Hours in the Garden - Grow Your Own Cocktails
Bills Seek End to Farm Animal Abuse Videos
MAR 15
U.N. Wants to Tackle Drought to Avert Food Crisis
MAR 14
Voices from the Gulf: “Do Not Eat Our Food”
New ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ Gives Monsanto Power Over US Government
Vulcan Rising – Water Wars
MAR 13
Drones Hit Farms to Study Crops
USDA Meat-Labeling Rules Stir Backlash from Cattle Industry
Is a Secret Plan by Big Food Behind Whole Foods Decision to Label GMO?
Tesco Finds Horse Meat in Frozen Meatloaf 11 Days After Giving the All-clear
Aging Sewers Impacting Urban Watersheds
Spring Forecast: Hope for Corn Belt, Northeast Fruit
MAR 12
Corn Jolted by USDA'S Tight U.S. Supply Outlook
Locusts That Ravaged Crops in Egypt, Invade Israel
India's Crops Hit By Withering Heat, Scanty Rainfall
MAR 11
Feral Hogs Damage Land, Crops, Animals Throughout Texas
Oregon Water Resources Department Proposes Controversial Fee on Water Rights
Oregon's Senate Bill 217
MAR 8
Eating Processed Meats Could Be Major Health Risk
MAR 7
Tuna Recall Blamed on Seal
Australian Scientists on Brink of Creating GM Disease-free Chickens
MAR 6
Monsanto Strikes Again: Trio Linked to Monsanto Wrestles Roundup Rights from Nufarm
Where's the Water of the Future? Right Here
MAR 5
30 Facts About the Coming Water Crisis That Will Change the Lives of Every Person on the Planet
MAR 4
Getting Started: Organic Gardening Tips for Newbies
Plague of 30 Million Locusts Descend on Egypt's Farmland
Monsanto and the FDA: 2 Crime Families Working a Trillion-Dollar Hustle
3D Printed Meat Could Soon Be Cheap and Tasty Enough to Win You Over
MAR 1
Livestock Virus Found on 1,500 UK Farms
FEB 28
Too Much Toxic Trash in American Water – HOLLY NOTE: Yet another reason to use Berkey Water Filters
Donkey Meat in South African Burgers
FEB 26
Global GM Crop Plantings Increase 100-Fold Since 1996
Georgia Wants to Redraw Its Northern Border to Tap Tennessee River Water
FEB 25
America Lost 11,630 Farms in 2012 – HOLLY NOTE: This raised the warning hairs on the back of my neck like nothing else of late. These lost farms sit on roughly 3,000,000 acres, about the size of Connecticut. While we still have 2.2 million large and small farms in America, this is a huge loss. Imagine these losses every year and the impact to your wallet in terms of food costs and lack of availability. The implications become rapidly apparent. Like drought, this is not an 'exciting' topic, but it will have long-ranging impact on all of us. No surprise, massive corporate farms were largely immune, but the small, independent farmer that cares more about good health, growing non-GMO crops and more healthier foods are being shut out. These losses, in addition to the higher costs of farming, Monsanto's suffocating grip on seeds while buying up non-hybrids and patenting them, escalating bad weather killing crops and herds (which affects meat availability), are combining to bring a nasty shock in food prices and making available only the less healthful foods to most of Americans. This is an explosive 'volcano' in the making. The time to purchase storable foods – especially proteins – is now.
Price of Beef Expected to Go Up
Experts Warn of Impending Food Price Increases
Drought Forecast to Linger, Spread in Plains, West
Prolonged Drought Threatens Western Water Supplies
Monsanto Drags Over 400 U.S. Farmers to Court Over GM Seed Patents
Biofuel Crops Eating Up US Grasslands
35 Water Conservation Methods for Agriculture, Farming, and Gardening. Pt 4.
Poland Springs Bottled Water May Be Contaminated with Gas
The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
There Are Things We Don't Talk About in the Natural Products Industry
Aspartame in Milk Without a Label? Big Dairy Petitions FDA For Approval
FEB 22
Smithfield Recalls 38,000 Pounds of Sausage in 11 States
FEB 21
Spinach Recalled in 39 States for Possible E. Coli Contamination
Spinach on The List
L.A. Hotel Guests Drank and Bathed in Corpse-Contaminated Water for Weeks
China: Come on In, the Water Is Toxic
Tesco Supermarket Customers' Horror as They Find DEAD BIRD in Bag of Salad
Fishy Fakes Common in Restaurants
35 Water Conservation Methods for Agriculture, Farming, and Gardening. Pt 3.
FEB 20
Top 10 Healthiest Seeds on Earth
FEB 19
Drought Ready to Deal Another Blow to Midwest Corn, Soy Crops
Montana Law Would OK Using Roadkill for Meat
Letter Re: Food Storage in the Southern United States – HOLLY NOTE: This was essentially what we had in Victoria, Australia. It was underground and made of 8" of poured concrete with feet of dirt over the top and sides. It was grassed over with a waterfall over the front that recirculated into a fish-stocked pond. It kept the food cool and safe and was a useful backdrop to a beautiful water feature. Details in Dare To Prepare.
FEB 18
Border War: Georgia in Land-Grab Fight to Gain Tennessee Water
Which Drought-Hit US States Suffered the Worst Crop Damage?
Monsanto Keeps on Moving Toward a Lock on the World’s Food System
Time to Get Summer Vegetable Seeds Going
Building Communities From the Food Up
FEB 15
Vegetable Gardening in Drought or Dry Climates – HOLLY NOTE: Stan and I grew tomatoes indoors this winter. Not only was there a 'whiff of spring' every time you entered the kitchen, but it's kept us in tasty, not 'cardboard', tomatoes all winter long. This spring we'll transplant them outside and be way ahead of the game. Container veggies are a great way to go if rain is in short supply. Check this article for some other great water-conserving ideas. We're planning this year's garden now, since for many places, Spring will come early. Our Fuji fruit tree already has fuzzy 'knobs'.
Drought Joins U.S. Farmers in the Field for Spring Planting
More Drought in 2013 Threatens Midwest Farms
Regulators Discover a Hidden Viral Gene in Commercial GMO Crops
Lab Testing Beef Products Sold in Britain Finds Half Contain Other Meat Including Chicken, Lamb, Pork and Horse
How to Build The Rain Tower Vertical Hydroponic System
FEB 14
How Is the U.S. Drought Affecting Crops? – HOLLY NOTE: The next 45 days are critical for rain and the outlook is dire. Roughly HALF of CONUS is forecast to experience the worst drought conditions for the foreseeable future. This may not be 'exciting' news, but it's important to every single person. Expect ALL products containing wheat and corn to jump in price. Corn will fare no better than wheat and farmers are considering NOT even planting this Spring as indicated in this interview. Drought is the most under-rated challenge. It directly affects your bank account on many levels, food production, availability of recreational activities, businesses, food transport, and what you see in grocery stores. Drought is the biggest disaster people experience in the long run. It is the deadliest disaster with the longest-reaching tentacles, and the most costly AND most significantly, the one people least prepare for. Stock up on freeze-dried foods before these producers get socked with higher costs, this, and having your own garden will slash your grocery bills.
Worst U.S. Drought Since the 1930s Is Shrinking Cattle Herd That’s Already the Smallest Since 1952
35 Water Conservation Methods for Agriculture, Farming, and Gardening. Pt 2
Food Prices Rise Three Times Faster Than Wages as Cost of Living 'Crisis' Continues
After Horsemeat Scandal, Customers 'Punished' with Higher Prices
U.S. Horses Sold for $50 for Food – Little Oversight at California Auctions
Australia's Bold Water Plan Leaked
FEB 13
Wheat Prices May Rise Due to Tight Supply and U.S. Drought
Drought Words for Southern Colorado: "Emergency" and "Scary"
35 Water Conservation Methods for Agriculture, Farming, and Gardening, Pt 1
Wild Weather in Australia Hits Crops on Both Sides of the Country
Unseasonal Rains Ruins Crops in India
Ducks Threatening Crops in New Zealand
The Horsemeat Scandal Is Now Europe Wide with More Twists Than a Crime Novel
FEB 12
Heirloom Seed Banks Come to Public Libraries
Coffee Prices Could Rise as Fungus Destroys Crops in Latin America
FEB 8
UK Lasagna Meals Recalled for 60% Horse Meat
FEB 7
Man Trampled as Hundreds of Desperate Greeks Scuffle for Food
Thousands in Indonesian Face Food Shortage Due to Volcano
Wall Street Vultures Drive Up Food Prices While Billions Starve
The 'Perfect Storm' That Has Worldwide Food Prices Surging, Itemized
FEB 6
How Bad Is Our Food Supply?
Drone Boosters Say Farmers, Not Cops, Are the Biggest U.S. Robot Market
Big Food Employs Cyber Armies to Confront Critics
FEB 5
GMO Giant Monsanto Joins Big Business Coalition for UN Agenda 21
Argentina Freezes Food Prices
JAN 29
The Connection Between Big Food / Big Pharma and Nutrition Policy
CDC: Salmonella Linked to Ground Beef Behind 5-State Outbreak
JAN 28
Scary Things Contaminating Our Food Supply
Louisiana Stops Sale of Cheap Milk, Supermarket Told Price Regulated
JAN 24
Uncovered, the 'Toxic' Gene Hiding in GM Crops: Revelation Throws New Doubt Over Food Safety
JAN 23
Enhanced Rice? Gates' New $1 Million Grant
EU Freezes Approval of GM Crops to 2014
Monkeys Stressed from Longer Foraging Times
JAN 22
Fish Caught Near Crippled Japanese N-Plant with 2,500x the Legal Limit of Radioactivity for Human Consumption
JAN 21
Facing Drought, U.S. Farmers Return to Crop Rotation
JAN 18
Smallest U.S. Cattle Supply in More Than 60 Years Idles One of America's Largest Beef Plants – HOLLY NOTE: Translate this to significantly higher beef prices.
JAN 17
The Importance of Non-Genetically Modified Emergency Foods
JAN 16
Burgers Contaminated with Horse Meat Found on Sale in British Supermarkets
JAN 15
Cold Grips West; Crops Damaged
JAN 14
Cold Snap Continues in SoCal, Los Angeles Hits Record Low 35 Degrees, 50 MPH Wind Adds to Misery, Crops at Risk
Farmageddon (starts 40 min. in)
JAN 10
China Mysteriously Quadruples Rice Imports, Continues to Stockpile Commodities
JAN 8
Food Inflation on Top of Dollar Devaluation, 2013 Will Be Rough!
(Some) Farmers Hope to Ban GMO Crops
McDonald’s McRib Sandwich a Franken Creation of GMOs, Toxic Ingredients, Banned Ingredients
JAN 4
Judge Says Water Is Not Pollution – Ruling Saves Virginia Taxpayers Estimated $300 Million
List to Avoid Death by GMO Foods
JAN 2
Farmers in Britain Urge Minister to Provide Extreme Weather Insurance
Giant Greenhouses in Cities to Herald a New Age of Farming
