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Making your life greener - one bite at a time.

The Soil Association has urged the government to ban pesticides linked to honeybee deaths around the world.

Beekeepers worldwide have reported catastrophic losses of from 30% to 90% of their honeybee colonies during the last two years. Two-thirds of all major crops rely on pollination, mainly by honeybees.

After the toxic 60's and 70's where fashion garments were synthetic andin the case of pyjamas, contained dangerous fire retardents, all seems well asgarments made from natural products abound...or is it?

Consumers have never had such choice of garments made from organic cottons and hemp. However, cost cutting is happening with manufacturerstrying to remain competitive in todays market due to price pressures.

Suddenly the heat is on and media around the world are drawing attention not only to the 'global warming' issue but Locavores, eating food from 100 miles of where they live, versus Organic only Consumers.

Buying food does influence our quality of life, the usage of oil (gasoline and petroleum) resources and toxic chemicals such as fertilizers worldwide.

There is no one right way to consume food, all the time.

Food miles, seasonality and energy inputs (was that cow or chicken raised on grass pasture or fed engineered slop in a cage or feedlot?) are all important considerations when sourcing food.

The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch is a world-renowned animal sanctuary in Murchison, Texas.

Its nearly 1,300 acres are home to more than 1,200 domestic and exotic animals, many of whom have been rescued from near-death situations such as slaughterhouses, biomedical research laboratories, and trophy hunting