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19 Studies Link GMO Foods to Organ Disruption

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ May 2, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

A new paper demonstrates that consuming genetically modified (GM) food leads to significant organ disruptions in rats and mice. Researchers reviewed data from 19 studies and found that parameters including blood and urine biochemistry and organ weights were significantly disrupted in the GM-fed animals.
The kidneys of males were the most affected, experiencing 43.5 percent of [...]

Cap the GMO Gene Spill

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ April 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

CAP THE GENE SPILL from NO GMO on Vimeo.
It’s been a year since we started watching BP’s oil spew into the Gulf day after day. Although that’s been plugged and cleanup is underway, a more insidious form of pollution continues without containment, with much longer term consequences. You might think I’m talking about Fukushima’s nuclear [...]

New study confirms organ damage in GMO-fed animals

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ April 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment

A review of 19 mice and rat studies using GM soy and corn show significant disruptions in the liver and kidneys, with other organs also affected. The study was conducted by a team of French scientists, led by Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini. He had earlier this year won a liable lawsuit against another scientist who tried [...]

Aquaponics Explained: 12 Ways that Aquaponics Differs From Hydroponics

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ March 30, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

On April 1st I’m giving a presentation at the Progressive Gardening Trade Association annual conference titled “Secrets to Selling Aquaponics”. The audience will be primarily owners and managers of hydroponic stores.
When I started thinking about the notion of “selling” aquaponics, the first thoughts in my business school-trained brain were about target markets. How is the [...]

The Battle for Libyan Oil Fields

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Many of us here in Internet land have developed an entirely different perspective regarding Middle Eastern events. It is an understanding not aired by BBC or CNN. Here are a few pieces to the larger puzzle.
Start by Google searching for John Perkins interview titled “Confessions of an Economic Hit-man”
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/1036.html
or here: http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=83B1AF93091799E7CEB88C5C459A530B
Here is an interview with [...]

Climate Change and Agriculture: Biodiverse Ecological Farming Is the Answer, Not Genetic Engineering

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ March 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Check out Navdanya, India’s biodiversity and organic farming movement.
Industrial globalized agriculture is heavily implicated in climate change. It contributes to the three major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2) from the use of fossil fuels, nitrogen oxide (N2O) from the use of chemical fertilizers and methane (CH4) from factory farming. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on [...]

Consumer Activists Unite to Demand Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ March 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Visit: www.facebook.com/rallyfortherighttoknow2011 for more information

Westwood, CA – A growing number of consumer activists are staging demonstrations all over the US, with the largest so far at the White House on March 26, 2011.
They demand labeling of genetically modified foods and they’re urging activists around the country to “Rally for the Right to Know” [...]

Must Read: ISIS Report States Genetically Modified Roundup Ready Soybeans Are Producing New Pathogens

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 28, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Institute of Science in Society Report: http://www.i-sis.org.uk/newPathogenInRoundupReadyGMCrops.php
USDA senior scientist sends “emergency” warning to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on a new plant pathogen in Roundup Ready GM soybean and corn that may be responsible for high rates of infertility and spontaneous abortions in livestock Dr. Mae-Wan Ho
An open letter appeared on the Farm and [...]

Aquaponics Explained: Feeding Your Fish

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 17, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

In an aquaponics system the fish feed is the main input. The quality of feed you select not only determines the health of your fish, but also considerably affects the health of your plants. The old adage “GIGO” or “Garbage In Garbage Out” definitely applies to the role of fish feed in aquaponics!
In this article [...]

Stop The Rot! How To Fight Mildew & Botrytis with Natural Foliar Sprays

By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

It’s enough to bring a grown man to tears. Spotting powdery mildew on your leaves during veg, or finding botrytis (flower rot) while you’re harvesting can be a real heart stopper. But once you’ve had a battle with botrytis or a mêlée with mildew (and hopefully come out on top) you invariably develop into a [...]

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