Autumn has almost passed us by, here in Upstate, South Carolina. That means many fruits and vegetables stopped producing and local farmers are moving to their winter crops. However, you – the consumer- can still support your local farmers and obtain good, healthy food through CSA’s or Community Supported Agriculture programs. What are CSA’s? These are partnerships between local consumers and their local farmers. Consumers pay a fee ahead of a growing season, as an investment into the farm. Each week during a growing season, the customer receives a box or a bag of what crops were harvested that week. Crop production can be unpredictable, therefore, customers are not always…
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Eating Subsidized Foods Can Be Deadly – PART 1
A four part series examining the United States Government’s relationship with the agricultural industry and how that directly affects your family’s health. I recently read The Journal of the American Medical Association has concluded, Americans ingesting calories from subsidized foods such as corn, soy, and hormonal injected meats, are more likely to succumb to diet-related diseases. The United States Government subsidizes the following top food products: Corn is the most processed food in this nation and may eventually prove to be the most deadly. What is “subsidizing food”? In the 1930’s, the US Government began subsidizing food. Congress gave farmers and agricultural businesses, collected tax dollars to grow particular…
