As the demand for certified organic increases, people are becoming more aware of the ingredients in their food, the country of origin and especially the process in which these products are grown or made. It has been a common practice in many 3rd world countries to utilize child labor as well as heinous working conditions in order to be able to produce enough products in order to meet these demands.
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Irene Virag: An intimate story of an organic gardener, writer and breast cancer survivor.
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!
Attention Rhino Poachers: You’re On Africam!
Africam.com: The Global Initiative To Fight Poaching! For most people, when they think of poachers, they think of hunters who trespass, kill an animal and haul the carcass away in a truck. Not anymore! The modern poacher is either male OR female and is very hi-tech! These criminals are armed with GPS devices, night vision and skip the trucks, they have helicopters! How is this possible? Well, the criminals who are committing these heinous acts are gang members and drug dealers who have found yet another way to threaten society. They are merciless! They will shoot the rhino with a drug to paralyze it, then hack off the horns and hooves with a chainsaw and leave the animal to die a slow, cruel death.