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organic food production is making a move
borganic.org - 7/6/2009
organic food production is making a move
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(Borganic.org) Conventional, non-organic agriculture recently announced it accounted for 96.5 percent of all food product sales in the U.S. last year. There was no announcement like that, but there should have been under the heading “rest of the story,” as Paul Harvey long trumpeted.  ...
alternativeconsumer.com - 7/9/2009
organic cotton decorative pillows
— alternativeconsumer.com — I confess, I’m not only a pedal pusher, but also a pillow pusher. Always looking for a... change in scenery on the home-front, an easy, inexpensive trick is to invest in some decorative pillow talk. If you’re blessed with knack to Do-It-Yourself, repurpose an un-used table cloth, ... (more) organic cotton decorative pillows

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Organic Vs. Natura Food Labeling
borganic.org - 7/11/2009
Organic Vs. Natura Food Labeling
— borganic.org — (Borganic.org) At first it may seem only right for Dean Foods, the nation’s largest organic dairy producer,... to roll out a line of yogurts and milk marketed as “natural.” But Dean’s announcement last week alarmed advocates of organic food, who say the burgeoning market for less expensive ... (more) Organic Vs. Natura Food Labeling

Comments vote down Jimmy R Jimmy R posted 7/11/2009posted this
Discover the Benefits of Organic Barley
borganic.org - 7/7/2009
Discover the Benefits of Organic Barley
— borganic.org — (Borganic.org) Nothing helps beat off the winter blues quite like a big bowl of chunky, hot vegetable... soup. Not only does it warm your belly, but it also provides you with a stack of nutrients to help your body combat any viruses that might slow you down. But there is one ingredient that many ... (more) Discover the Benefits of Organic Barley

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