Potato disease striking home gardens in US - Business World

July 22, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

CHICAGO — Late blight, which caused the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s and 1850s, is killing potato and tomato plants in home gardens from Maine to Ohio and threatening commercial and organic farms, US plant scientists said earlier this month …

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Mites On Hissing Cockroach May Benefit Humans With Allergies - PhysOrg

June 10, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

These mites, each about 1 millimeter in size, live on the body of a Madagascar hissing cockroach. Photo courtesy of Ohio State University. Tiny mites living on the surface of Madagascar hissing cockroaches help decrease the presence of a variety of …

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Farm tours demonstrate sustainability in agricultural production … - Farm and Dairy

June 08, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

COLUMBUS — From touring an organic vineyard near Lake Erie to an organic vegetable and cannery operation on the Ohio River, there’s something for everyone at this year’s 2009 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour Series. Learn more. The farm tours are for …

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In Ohio, Hormone-Free Milk Labeling Fight Continues - The Daily Green

June 04, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

Two months after a federal court in Ohio has ruled that dairies cannot legally label their milk “hormone free,” “rBST-free” or otherwise clearly tell consumers that they aren’t pumping up their cows with synthetic hormones, the Organic Trade …

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Organic Trade Association (OTA) Appeals Ohio Decision on Dairy … - PR Newswire

June 03, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

GREENFIELD, Mass., June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is appealing a Federal District Court ruling upholding Ohio’s regulation that takes away consumers’ rights to receive truthful information on dairy labels …

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Organic Trade Association (OTA) Appeals Ohio Decision on Dairy … - Biloxi Sun Herald

June 03, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

Consumers and organic farmers want truthful messages about the avoidance of synthetic hormones GREENFIELD, Mass., June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is appealing a Federal District Court ruling upholding Ohio’s …

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Organic Trade Association (OTA) Appeals Ohio Decision on Dairy … - Earthtimes

June 03, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

In order to qualify for the organic label, organic farmers are prohibited from using synthetic growth hormones (rBGH), genetically engineered organisms (GMOS), antibiotics and toxic, persistent, synthetic pesticides. The standards also mandate a …

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Alternative medicine choices - San Francisco Examiner

May 31, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

Ohio (and many other states) and the insurance companies really should come to terms with alternative/natural medicine fields as healthcare costs have soared. More and more people and not just the elderly are turning to the shelves and the internet …

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Restaurateur hopes idea proves fruitful - Vindicator

May 25, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

YOUNGSTOWN — Organic coffee, beer from small Northeast Ohio brewers, poetry readings, discussion groups and gourmet grilled-cheese sandwiches will be staples of the Lemon Grove, a downtown restaurant/bar expected to open in mid-June. Jacob Harver …

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Party suits ladies, gents to a T - Akron Beacon Journal

May 23, 2009 :: Posted by - :: Category - Green Living

That’s why North Akron Catholic School kindergarten teacher Judy DiMascio has devoted every Wednesday, all school year, to teaching manners and proper etiquette via in-room tea parties, complete with invited guests. This week, however, she turned the …

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