New York’s very own award winning writer and garden expert, Irene Virag (www.irenevirag.com) will be my guest to talk about her own journey through cancer and how it changed her as a gardener and as a writer. If you have had cancer or know of someone that does, this is one story that you do not want to miss!
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Conventional Foods, You’re Fired!
I have been asked by many people on Twitter, Skype, email, etc., if the certification Trump International Hotel & Tower® Chicago now has is in fact a legitimate certification or just some kind of fancy certificate that can be bought. The certification obtained was something that a whole team of people worked really hard to get. It is not something that you can simply purchase! Tune in to hear my interview with Oregon Tilth as Gwendolyn Wyard explains the hard work that goes into the organic inspection process!
Conventional Orange Juice Is the Pits
I love some of the labels that I have read at breakfast time throughout the years. Mind you, before computers and blackberries, most people would commonly read their cereal box or beverage carton as they happily consumed the day’s first meal. It was what we did. We actually read our labels and sometimes even memorized their “all too familiar” packages.
I fondly recall reading the carton of a once favorite brand of orange juice that stated, “this juice was made from freshly squeezed oranges!” Well, I sincerely hope that prior to that declaration, the company, who shall remain nameless, had opted NOT to use spoiled citrus in their juice production. Nevertheless, it makes you wonder why the company felt so compelled to reach out to the customer to ensure that the oranges were fresh. What were they really hiding? Why state the obvious if you are creating a premium product?
Ever wonder why orange juice doesn’t taste like oranges anymore? Matt McLean from Uncle Matts Organics will talk about the resurgence in organic citrus farming.