Food Warrior Network

Food Warrior Network -- 'Warrior' for the purpose of leading a new path; building a network dedicated to advancing economic justice for family-scale farming; promoting Animal Welfare Approved, pasture-raised/finished product; through social communication, education and marketing efforts.

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Contact YOUR members of Congress to Vote No! #TPPFastTrack

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Delish!! 

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Benefits of Safflower

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Kids need less GUN culture and more GROW culture.

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One of the most inspiring stories to me about urban farming and revitalization comes from Braddock, PA.

I don’t know if you have ever seen the documentary done on revitalizing the ghost town on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, but it’s REALLY good. 

Urban farmers have begun calling Braddock home in hopes to help keep the community alive and help out their fellow neighbors.

Click the pic for an article. 

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Back cover of Everything for the Fruit Grower (1896) from E.W. Reid’s Nurseries out of Bridgeport OH. See more examples in our Seed Catalog collection. Happy Vernal Equinox!

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Makes the bees and butterflies happier too. 

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For more information, visit http://www.ge-fish.org

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BE A LEADER, D.C., BE THE FIRST U.S. CITY TO BAN GMOs in food sold and distributed in the District.  The time to take bold action is NOW. Before the FDA allows the new genetically engineered salmon to be sold unlabeled in our markets. Banning GMOs is the most prudent, science-based approach to the health risks of genetically modified food, including plants, animals and synthetic ingredients intended for human consumption. GMO crops, like Monsanto's insectide-producing Bacillus thuriengensis (Bt) corn are not safe, have not been independently tested and have not undergone long-term studies. Many GMOs that are eaten regularly by D.C. residents, including milk produced by cows injected with genetically engineered growth hormone, are banned in other countries due to safety concerns. Hundreds of scientists around the world have come out in support of a ban on GMO food. GMO technology is highly uncertain. No short- or long-term study on these man-made organisms has conclusively shown that they are safe for humans, livestock or biodiversity. All scientific studies about the benefits of GM crops are conducted by the same companies that sell them. The US Department of Agriculture has been relentless in approving GMOs without the benefit of comprehensive studies or objective analysis of safety data. The U.S. GMO regulatory system is flawed. The American Medical Association acknowledged this in a 2012 resolution calling for mandatory pre-market safety-testing of new GMOs, something the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has never required. A ban on untested GMOs is not anti-technology or even anti-GMO, it's just common sense. TO SIGN THE PETITION CLICK HERE: http://bit.ly/12Uo8Zc

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The father of the American Revolution knew a thing or two about inspiring the masses to act. His 'Common Sense' pamphlet (a best-seller w/ 500K printed in only 90 days at a time when America only had 2 million free inhabitants) -- offered a solution for Americans disgusted with and alarmed at the threat of tyranny. John Adams said 'Without the pen of the author of 'Common Sense', the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain." Here's to the rabble-rousers, the champions for change, the revolutionaries who inspire us to act -- to stand-up for our health and the good of us all. Together we will remind our government that THEY WORK FOR US and the right to healthy food and environment is a human right. If governments and industries fail to respect these rights, we can and will hold them accountable. Find the activist within, be the change. Start by sharing this link with everyone you know because 'Genetic Roulette' is the 'Common Sense' of our times.

www.geneticroulettemovie.com

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I really want to be standing here. No sounds other than the wind brushing up against this endless sea of green grain. I guarantee it changes lives.

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#Bees make their famous, distinctive Buzzzz from wing strokes powered at 200 beats per second  - they can fly as far as 6 miles & up to 15mph.

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Did you know that hummingbirds are arriving weeks earlier than ever before? The tiny little birds, weighing no more than a nickel, must fly hundreds of miles over the Gulf of Mexico before nesting in North America -- meaning the insect pests and flowers they feed on won't be available yet. Help a hummingbird out by having a cool drink of nectar waiting along the way. These snazzy little feeders are designed to be dripless (to not feed the ants too!) and made of sparkly glass -- how stoked would a tired little bird be to see a pit stop like this along the way?

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HOW TO ATTRACT BENEFICIAL BEES

1.  Plant wildflowers and native species.

2.  Blue, purple and yellow flowers are most appealing to bees.

3.  Single petal flowers offer more pollen & nectar than double blossoms.

4.  Create a good nesting habitat with dry reeds, grasses or deadwood.

Photos:  https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaNativePlantSociety