If you live in Missouri, tell your legislators not to support bills that protect factory farms:
http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10430

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Here is a great lecture by Wendell Berry.  He is one of our “canaries”.  He has written several very good books.  To be selected for the Jefferson Lecture is quite an honor for him.  I’m guessing that audience had some trouble understanding the depth of his convictions and had plenty to consider after hearing him., so will you.  I'm not sure why the host made the ridiculous comment at the conclusion. http://events.tvworldwide.com/Events/NEH2012JeffersonLecture.aspx?VID=events/neh/120423_NEH_Jefferson_Lecture_KennedyCtr.flv&CAP=events/neh/120423_NEH_Jefferson_Lecture_KennedyCtr.xml

that's it from the hill.  There may be some errors, misspelling s as Debra is in St Louis tonight.  Art and Debra

WARNING: Are You Taking Blood-Thinning Drugs?

Blood-thinning drugs like Warfarin (Coumadin®) block the X-Factor and weaken its function in your body.

The result is a rapid acceleration of osteoporosis and plaque buildup in your arteries... with a much higher risk of bone loss and heart attack.

Studies published in the journals Blood and Archives of Internal Medicine show users of Coumadin® suffer more bone fractures and show dramatically higher calcium deposition in their blood vessels and heart valves.

Other studies show blocking the X-Factor with blood thinners can cause cancer to spread more quickly to other organs or tissues. 

If you are taking blood thinners, work with your doctor to take the X-Factor along with your medication.   You can read the entire article, http://www.xfactorrevolution.com/nn/nn041512.html .  The X-factor is vitamin K2 and it found in grass fed dairy.  Sure am glad to have good Guernsey and Brown Swiss milk as a  food in my diet.  Thanks for all the new customers for the A2 milk.  You will be getting the benefits of great milk.

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For those of you wanting to learn more about making cheese, go to this website.  This is where I get my supplies.   http://www.cheesemaking.com/

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We have consistently tried to inform our readers about the health risks associated with GMO foods.  Here is some disturbing information from a Purdue study which has been confirmed by Iowa State.  Very depressing.  http://www.panna.org/blog/ge-corn-sick-honey-bees-whats-link#type=page&event=load&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.panna.org%2Fblog%2Fge-corn-sick-honey-bees-whats-link&referrer=

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Here is another article that is a further indictment  on chemical farming.  Be very careful with “cides”.   http://www.panna.org/blog/pesticides-parkinson%E2%80%99s-connection-clearer-ever

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And there’s more.  In India, http://www.panna.org/blog/bitter-seeds

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Still more on GMO and Monsanto.  My neighbors have GMO wheat and are using aerial spraying.  They just about have completed the circle, 80% plus of the corn, same with soybeans, sugar beets, now wheat and there will be sweet corn this year.   Avoiding the GMO foods is becoming very problematic.  My two acres of wheat are looking mighty good.  I cancelled email notifications from Jung’s.  Jung’s is a garden seed company and is owned by Monsanto.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2099/12/31/ge-food-cause-birth-defects.aspx?e_cid=20120414_DNL_artTest_B3

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Know anyone who is taking an antidepressant drug?  You may want to forward this to them.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/14/antidepressants-cause-heart-disease.aspx?e_cid=20120414_DNL_art_1

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On the surface, having cheaper food may seem like an advantage, but in reality while Americans may be saving a few dollars on their meals, they’re paying big time in terms of their health, and the health of the planet.

"Cheap food is an illusion. There is no such thing as cheap food. The real cost of the food is paid somewhere. And if it isn't paid at the cash register, it's charged to the environment or to the public purse in the form of subsidies. And it's charged to your health."  Here is the article.  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/14/eat-well-without-spending-more.aspx?e_cid=20120414_DNL_art_2


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We have had Dr. Blaylock interviews several times on our updates.  Here is a recent one on vaccines.  http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=DFBE7C32CBDBF43B7342333B7D827EB0


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Here is an interesting(short) video.  Family farm?  Not shown are the full time vets and the hoof trimmers.  And the cows eating grass?  When would they have time for that since they're being milked three times a day.  They probably meet the national average of 1.6 lactations during the cow's lifespan.  I'm guessing that the 25,000 acres are for raising replacements heifers and growing crops to be harvested and hauled in to the feed bunks.  It would also be interesting to see how much government payment they receive.

Here is a look at a farm that is producing milk for the commodity trade.  You won’t see any grass and all the benefits will be missing - CLA, high Vit A and  E, Vit K and with mostly Holsteins, there will not be many A2 cows.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJRy82i8e5Q&feature=email


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The corporations are at it again.  Each year we fight the same battles.   What a waste.  http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9890

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More news about raw milk.  http://www.naturalnews.com/035286_raw_milk_rural_economies_farmers.html

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We reported on “Pink Slime” several months ago.  Now it’s in the news big time.

"The "pink slime" does not have to appear on the label because, over objections of its own scientists, USDA officials with links to the beef industry labeled it meat." The under secretary said, "it's pink, therefore it's meat,'" Custer told ABC News.

ABC News has learned the woman who made the decision to OK the mix is a former undersecretary of agriculture, Joann Smith. It was a call that led to hundred of millions of dollars for Beef Products Inc., the makers of pink slime. When Smith stepped down from the USDA in 1993, BPI's principal major supplier appointed her to its board of directors, where she made at least $1.2 million over 17 years."

If you still buy your meat at your local supermarket, you should know that you are directly supporting a food system that not only promotes widespread contamination but also the production of cheap and potentially dangerous filler products like "pink slime." And you can bet that as long as there are people willing to buy cheap, "imitation" meat, the industry will continue to produce it.

Healthy, humanely raised meat is out there, and you can find it by purchasing your meat and poultry directly from a trusted farmer whose farming practices you're familiar with. Supporting local farmers and ranchers can go a long way toward improving the entire food system, and more importantly, your personal health

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/03/19/avoid-eating-pink-slime.aspx?e_cid=20120319_DNL_art_2


that's it from the hill.  Art and Debra