I would never have thought that I would be so in love with my cats. Now don’t get me wrong,I have always had cats and loved them but there is something different with this “batch”. The white boys are brothers Luce and Figaro and are just stunners with the camera and their disposition is unsurpassed. The black and white brothers Miles, Mick and Mac all came from a store and grew up in one cage without running or playing and are making up for lost time now. My feral alpha male orange maine coon Sherman is one cat not to tangle with and then I have two kind of skitty females one feral Lola and one tabby Indigo. Even though the number has more than double in the last year it seems to be more balanced now than when we had only 3 kitties. So here are some great shots of my cats on the farm for you to enjoy.
The top five cancer-causing foods
Super Important GMO links

Links
GMO Awareness – GMO Awareness is uniting everyone in the United States who cares about food quality. We have a unique strategy in place that will empower you to take simple and effective action. “Everyone who cares taking the most effective action”—that’s the winning formula that will bring about labeling.
Organic Consumers Association – A grassroots non-profit public interest organization which deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, corporate accountability, and environmental sustainability.
True Food Network – A resource that you can come to for information and, most importantly, a place you can come to take action regarding GE foods.
GE Food Alert – A coalition of seven organizations united in their commitment to testing and labeling genetically engineered food.
Genetic Engineering Action Network – A diverse network of grassroots activists, national and community non-governmental organizations (NGOs), farmer and farm advocacy groups, academics and scientists who have come together to work on the myriad of issues surrounding biotechnology.
Say No to GMOs! – This site offers extensive information on the complex and controversial issue of genetic engineering.
Organic Trade Association – The membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA’s mission is to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth of diverse organic trade.
Cooperative Research – A searchable database of events concerning the seed industry, farmers’ rights, GM crops, and other related issues
Greenpeace – Say No to Genetic Engineering
Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (cban)
Farmers on GM crops
The following list of resources was compiled by South African activist Andrew Taynton.
Farmer to Farmer Campaign on Genetic Engineering (USA)
http://www.nffc.net/Issues/Farmer%20to%20Farmer/page-farmertofarmer.htm
Network of Concerned Farmers (Australia)
http://www.non-gm-farmers.com
Indian farmers burn GM cotton seeds – picture
http://www.krrsbtcottonsetafire.8m.com/
Canadian farmers call for moratorium
http://www.nfu.ca/gmfood-ban.htm
Argentina’s GM woes
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/AGMW.php
Will GM crops deliver benefits to farmers? http://www.nlpwessex.org/docs/gmagric.htm
The Organic & Non-GMO Report provides information and resources to help farmers and food manufacturers respond to the challenges of genetically modified foods. The Non-GMO Sourcebook is the world’s only “farm to fork” directory of suppliers of non-GMO seed, grains, food ingredients, and foods.
Friends of the Earth– is the U.S. voice of an influential, international network of grassroots groups in 70 countries. Friends of the Earth has for decades been at the forefront of high-profile efforts to create a more healthy, just world. (search on genetic engineering)
Healthy Schools
(NOTE: Unless indicated, these organizations have not yet taken a position against GM foods.)
Model School Wellness Policies – A sample set of model wellness policies for local school districts affected by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, which states that all school districts with a federally funded school meals program develop and implement wellness policies that address, among other things, nutrition and nutrition education by the start of the 2006-07 school year. Developed by a work group convened by the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity.
Community Food Security Coalition – Information on Farm to School programs.
Action for Healthy Kids – A public-private partnership of more than 40 national organizations and government agencies set up to address the “epidemic of overweight, sedentary, and undernourished youth” by focusing on changes in schools.
Center for Science in the Public Interest’s School Foods Tool Kit

Do you want to become another statistic????
Take Control of your Health – GROW YOUR OWN
Some Good Ole’ Farmers Advice
Old Farmers Advice

* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
* Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered…not yelled.
* Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
* It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
* Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
* Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
* Don’t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t botherin’ you none.
* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
* Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
* If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
* Leave the rest to the Creator……..
Just What’s Inside Those Breasts? : NPR
Some incredibly important information to read about. Cute bra though..yes?

Gardening is my Religion
The word gardening for me does not simply apply to working in my “garden” it is a term I use loosely for any yard work I am doing. There are days when I cannot wait to get outside and grab a pair of clippers or a shovel and get to work. As I walk through the farm to the back to feed my animals first thing in the morning I take an assessment of what project I might be able to get done today either before or after work. Now the funny thing about that is by the time I finish feeding and tending the critters then find my gloves and tools I have often found yet another “project” that I wind up doing instead! I always have a “wish” list of things I really want to do and sometimes when I think about them all I can get a bit overwhelmed and then I put on my gloves and grab my tool of choice and like listening to the choir sing my attention becomes focused to one task and becomes a job of pure delight. The world around me disappears as I listen to the birds chirping, see the kitties playing all around me and I joyously trim, weed or plant.
Multitasking is greatly over-rated in my opinion; when one uni-tasks the mind becomes quiet, the world is manageable and you are able to let stress dissipate because the job in front of you if your only focus. When approaching my ever-growing to-do list and pick just one thing and make that one thing impeccable, I feel accomplished and good. I feel whole and worthy. Then when I walk through my yard later on I see that one improvement that looks amazing and it makes me want to do the next little item. My gardening is my meditation and my ME time. I believe that gardening is my grounding force and by nurturing and tending my land I absorb the good strong and earthy energy it provides and in return I put my love, sweat and happiness into it and viola! The creation is a relaxed, centered and earthy Jen (me) and a piece of property that exudes love, happiness and beauty.
One of my projects that really must get handled soon is to tie up the long new growth on the grape arbor. I planted these little tiny plants 3 years ago with dreams of producing a shady spot to sit under in the heat of the day. I had no idea how to grow grapes or prune them nor did I realize how much I would enjoy the enchanted grape arbor. This is my outdoor classroom and I take my iPad and books under here and study! I must say it is the best classroom to relax and learn in that I have ever experienced and to see the hundreds of bunches forming this spring is such a treat!
A totally awesome project of love
Baking soda, cancer and fungus
Now this is some pretty serious stuff here. So much amazing information to learn and it is making things only more clear that your diet play such a pivotal role in your health.
Five foods you would never eat if you really knew what they were
NaturalNews.com is a wonderful resource to get connect with truthful information regarding your health. Here is a link to the website….this will change your life!
Five foods you would never eat if you really knew what they were.















