January, 2012

Laura Lassiter: 2012 Predictions and How to Be Prepared. - Jan 03,2012

2012 is clearly going to be a significant year. Many people believe that this is going to be THE year when something significant happens. During the last few years, there were many natural disasters that occurred to be almost routine. The interpretation of the Mayan prophecies indicates that this may in fact be the Apocalypse. In Christianity, Armageddon. Others suggest that the 2012 date marks the end of the world or a similar catastrophe. Scenarios suggested for the end of the world include the arrival of the next solar maximum, or Earths collision with a black hole, passing asteroid or a planet called "Nibiru". On a political note, it is also an election year. Politicians are going to be striking deals left and right to remain in office. Change can occur in either direction, especially since there is such a global economic crisis and no room for novice mistakes. Regardless, of what the belief system is, many people truly believe that these are the end of times whether they are cataclysmic or simply transformative. With all of the hoopla, there seems to be a lot of fear being projected but not much of anything as far as preparation. How exactly can people actually prepare for what is to come? What can people do to brace themselves for extreme weather? Do the predictions from the Ancient Mayans matter? What about the political future of the USA? What about our spiritual blueprints? Will this truly be the end? In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to spiritual healer and wildlife advocate, Laura Lluellyn-Lassiter to talk about what you can expect in 2012. Laura Lassiter is a well known Animal and wildlife advocate, Write, Big Cat Rescue, EARS and CHAART volunteer, Intuitive Counselor, Quantum/Reiki Practitioner. She will be using her unique capabilities to help explain what we can expect during 2012 as well as intuitively address specific issues that are of great concern.

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How To Start Beekeeping With Marina Marchese & Kim Flottum - Jan 04,2012

Beekeeping can be one of the most rewarding experiences. Whether you are an avid gardener, a honey connoisseur or just want to do your part to help the bees, one of the best ways to learn about bees is to have your own hives. In areas such as NYC where the ban has been lifted on beekeeping, its become a popular hobby and for some, a new business venture. However, beekeeping is not something that one simply signs up for like a class at the gym or can be done leisurely like a crossword puzzle. It is a big responsibility and is also something that requires a basic understanding of bees. It can also be quite costly if you do not know what you are doing or have good guidance. In this special segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will be joined by Marina Marchese, author of Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper and Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture Magazine to talk about how you can learn to become a beekeeper. We will talk about options for purchasing equipment, kinds of bees, where to locate your hive, how to find a mentor and so much more! Stay tuned! Bios: Marina Marchese is a true renaissance woman and an entrepreneur. From her love of honeybees, she discovered the medicinal benefits created by her beloved honeybees. She decided that this was something that needed to be shared with the world and launched Red Bee ® Artisanal Honey. Marina has created an entire line of skin care products that are derived from the honeybee. As a true lover and defender of honeybees, she also educates people about the many misconceptions about bees and why people need to embrace the power that these special beings offer. Kim Flottum is the editor of Bee Culture magazine, the author of The Backyard Beekeeper (Quarry Books, 2005), and an editor of the ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture, 41st Edition (A.R. Root Company, 2006).

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Should Systemic Pesticides Or GMO's Be Used on Public Land - Jan 05,2012

Should Systemic Pesticides Or GMOs Be Used on Public Land? This has been the very heated debate in Boulder County, Colorado. The Beekeeping community is pleading for the lives of the rapidly declining bee population while the chemical companies are trying to push for their technology to be used on public land. What happens here may directly affect other communities in the USA and abroad. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Boulder County Commissioner Will Toor, anti-GMO advocate, Percy Schmeiser, Ken Roseboro, Editor from The Organic & Non-GMO Report and Beekeeper Tom Theobald. Stay tuned!

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Kitchen On Fire: Mastering the Art of Cooking in 12 Weeks - Jan 06,2012

Thanks to popular cooking shows such as the Food Network’s Chopped,™ more and more people are taking cooking classes and are also searching for other ways to perfect their skills as they develop their own style. While there are so many books and DIY videos on the market, there is one particular book that is almost the CliffsNotes of Cooking. In the book, Kitchen On Fire, by Chef Oliver Said and Chef Mike C, there are step-by-step illustrated directions about everything from understanding how to work with knives, perfect your knife skills, ingredient definitions, culinary technique definitions, egg anatomy and basic chemistry, conversion tools, tips and tricks, and so much more! In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Chef Mike C. who is an honors graduate from the California Culinary Academy and was the most recent host of the long-running TV series Organic Living with the Hippie Gourmet. Tune in to learn from one of the founders of the Kitchen On Fire! culinary school in Berkeley, California!

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2012 Eco Décor Trends & Tips To Reduce Heating Costs - Jan 09,2012

The beginning of the year is the best time of the year to think about making changes in your home. Whether is it to renovate one particular room or simply make your home more eco friendly, it is a good time to look at different trends, costs of the materials and DIY eco-friendly options. For those living in colder climates, it is also a time when it is essential to make sure that your home is prepared for winter as the temperature continues to drop. There are many areas in a house to inspect to make sure that your home is well-insulated. Also, there have been debates over which type of heating system is more economical as well as good for the environment. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, tune in to host, June Stoyer talk to expert Jessica Kellner who is the author of Housing Reclaimed and who is also the editor of Natural Home and Garden Magazine. We will discuss the new trends of 2012 and how you can reduce the costs of heating your home. Stay tuned! Bio: Jessica Kellner is editor of Natural Home & Garden magazine and a passionate advocate of using architectural salvage to create aesthetically beautiful, low-cost housing. She writes and speaks about practical, easy and inexpensive solutions for healthier and more environmentally sound homes and lifestyles, with an emphasis on the values of recycling and using reclaimed materials. Inspired by common-sense ways to achieve the good life, Jessica loves living and working in the overlap between modern technology and ancient wisdom.

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Poisoned for Profit: The Toxic Assault on our Children - Jan 10,2012

Alice Shabecoff is an advocate who has been working diligently to raise awareness about the dangers of the chemical use in our environment as well as inside our own homes. She educates the public about how these toxic chemicals have impacted our health and what we can do about it. Alice is the author of Poisoned for Profit: The Toxic Assault on our Children, which she co-authored with her husband, Philip. The Shabecoffs reveal that the children of baby boomers—the first to be raised in a truly "toxified" world—have higher rates of birth defects, asthma, cancer, autism and a frightening range of other neurological illnesses from ADHD to mental retardation and other serious chronic illnesses, than previous generations. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer, talks to Alice Shabecoff to discuss her book, Poisoned for Profit: The Toxic Assault on our Children. If you would like to learn what you can do to protect yourself and your children from these toxic assaults, stay tuned! Bio: Alice Shabecoff is co-author with her husband Philip of Poisoned for Profit: The Toxic Assault on our Children. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Birth Defect Research for Children. She served in the 1970s as executive director of the National Consumers League, the country’s oldest consumer organization, and in the 1980s as founder and executive director of the nonprofit Community Information Exchange, a nonprofit information service for the community development sector. As a freelance journalist, Alice’s articles focusing on parent and consumer issues have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and numerous magazines and journals in the United States and overseas.

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What Do You Do If Your Pet Dies From Its Pet Food? - Jan 11,2012

In 2007, the United States and Canada suffered the largest pet food recall in history due to the use of Melamime which was imported from China. Melamime is an additive that was used for the purpose of increasing protein levels when added to vegetable proteins as corn, soy and wheat. Subsequently, Melamime is lethal to cats and dogs. As a result, it is estimated that 300,000 pets suffered and died in just the US and Canada according to international pet food expert Susan Thixton. More than 4 years later, in the recently settled law suit filed after this mass murder, pet owners received only 50% of their claims. Do the laws actually protect pets or protect negligent companies from being held accountable? What course of action do you take if your animal companion dies from commercially produced pet food? How much money will this cost you? How hard is it to retain a law firm to file suit? In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will talk to world renowned pet food expert, Susan Thixton, Founder of Truth About Pet Food (www.truthaboutpetfood.com) about this very sensitive subject. Stay tuned!

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Roben Ryberg: You Won’t Believe It’s Gluten-Free! - Jan 12,2012

It is great to see that more and more restaurants and shops are now offering gluten-free breads, cookies and desserts. While the demand is growing quickly thanks to education and awareness, we still have a long way to go before it becomes mainstream. So, what do you do if you are having guests from out of town that have gluten-sensitivities or have opted to do some home catering for a special event such as an anniversary, birthday or wedding and need a gluten-free cake? In Roben Ryberg’s best-selling book, You Won’t Believe It’s Gluten-Free: 500 Delicious, Foulproof Recipes For Healthy Living. there are choices from breakfast items ( bagels, waffles, etc) to entrees ( Cornbread, Baked Ziti, etc) to delicious desserts (carrot cake, pound cake, even homemade ice cream cones!) The book also provides tips and explanations for the novice gluten-free baker including: what going gluten-free really means, criteria for choosing the right flour, advice for preparing your kitchen before baking and even a breakdown of the expenses involved. Roben has twenty years of experience with gluten-free cooking and baking. She is the founder and former owner of Miss Roben’s Gluten-Free Foods and the author of Gluten-Free in 5 Minutes and The Ultimate Gluten-Free Cookie Book! In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will be joined by special guest Roben Ryberg to discuss how easy and economical it is to prepare delicious foods that will make you tell your guests, ‘you won’t believe it’s gluten free!’ Stay tuned!

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Tips, Trends & Preparation For The 2012 Garden Season - Jan 13,2012

It is another new year and another growing season to look forward to. During these last few weeks of winter, it is the perfect time to start thinking about the 2012 garden season. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Horticultural expert, John Peter Thompson, who is President of the National Agricultural Research Alliance (http://www.NARA-B.org ). John Peter will focus on winter planning and will discuss supplies to consider, new trends, how to start seedlings indoors, perennial and annual selection and so much more as we prepare for this upcoming growing season. Stay tuned!

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Dr. Will Tuttle Discusses The World Peace Diet - Jan 17,2012

There is an old expression “the way to reach a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Mass produced processed foods changed that as people became completely disconnected with how their food is grown, where it comes from and how food connects to their mind, body and soul. However, thanks to the organic movement and mankind’s reconnection with nature, people have once again become aware of the harmony found in our food. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Dr. Will Tuttle about his new book, “The World Peace Diet, Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony.” Dr. Tuttle will be discussing the main ideas in his best-selling book, which has been called one of the most important books of the 21st century. It provides the foundation of a new society based on the truth of the interconnectedness of all life. Dr. Tuttle will make explicit the invisible connections between our culture, our food, and the source of our broad range of problems—and the way to a positive transformation in our individual and collective lives. Anyone wishing to understand the big picture of our culture and why we have the unyielding dilemmas we face, and how we can solve them, will be fascinated by these provocative, challenging, and ultimately inspiring ideas. Stay tuned!

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Mary Nash Stoddard -What You Need To Know About Aspartame - Jan 18,2012

Recently, at a conference at the offices of the Italian Ministry for Health, EU scientists concluded that some of the low and no-calorie sweeteners, such as aspartame, which are currently on the market, are "safe for consumption". Meanwhile, there are still concerns over whether or not such products are safe for pregnant women. In the USA, there are countless print, TV and radio ads for a myriad of low-calorie or reduced calorie products that are sweetened with artificial sweeteners as an option to battle obesity as well as provide a tastier option for those seeking weight loss. Although these artificial sweeteners have been approved by the FDA, there are many people who are strongly opposed to the use of these chemicals in so many food items as well as some of the over the counter medications. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Mary Nash Stoddard, founder: of the Aspartame Consumer Safety Network and Pilot Hotline to talk about this controversial sweetener. She will discuss what consumers need to know about aspartame and why you should avoid it.

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Sustaining Wildlife By Bringing Nature Home- Douglas Tallamy - Jan 19,2012

Biodiversity is something that clearly affects all species. Everything is connected to each other regardless of whether or not it is on a large or small scale. Sometimes the way we garden can actually improve our landscape and at times, can be disastrous. Such is the case with the introduction of invasive species such as Kudzu, Purple loosestrife, etc. Nevertheless, there are choices we can make that can positively impact our landscape according to the plants we select and what we introduce into the landscape. Our choices not only affect our view of the land but can also impact animals, insects and microorganisms that are dependent upon the role of such plants. In essence, human beings have the power to sustain life or destroy it because of these choices. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Dr. Douglas Tallamy about his magnificent book, Bringing Nature Home which explores the impact of our choices and what we can do to sustain wildlife in our own back yard!

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A Landmark Legal Victory for Percy Schmeiser - Jan 20,2012

Percy Schmeiser is a canola farmer from Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the first farmer to win a law suit against Monsanto. This landmark case, which went before the Federal Court of Canada, has attracted international attention because it could help determine how much control a handful of powerful biotech companies can exert over farmers. Schmeiser believes this precedent setting agreement ensures that farmers will be entitled to reimbursement when their fields become contaminated with unwanted Roundup Ready canola or any other unwanted GMO plants. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Percy Schmeiser about his battle with this agro-chemical giant.

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