Happy Blogiversary to all my readers!! It was 7 years ago, on Nov 12, 2007, that I wrote my first post. I miss my friend, Jeff - the inspiration to get it started. (See our picture on the right, at a triathlon we did together in Oct 2007). Seriously if it weren't for his encouragement and ideas, I would not have taken my career in this direction. Not to mention many other aspects of life that I learned the few years we were friends. (The list would include growing food, … [Read more...]
Should I Buy Organic? Cancer Prevention and the Dirty Dozen List!
Here's a scenario that is probably familiar to many of you! You're at the grocery store and see two of all types of produce. There's either 'conventional' or 'organic'. So you stand there in the store trying to decide if it's worth it to spend the extra money on organic. Some claim that you should only eat organic food. Others say it doesn't matter and that it's just a hoax. Here's what I think about the organic debate: Organically farmed plants are generally kinder to … [Read more...]
