Category Archives: Ecology

Global warming, environment, health, gaia, nature, sustainable, pollution, chemical, radioactivity

Bad News and the Grace of God

The bad news is that I didn’t make the cut for ShopLocal.us’ grant program. They sent me a “deep regrets” letter that said I didn’t advance into the final round. You can see my entry here: http://www.shoplocal.us/grant/entrant/10199/Garden-Love.html I had a … Continue reading

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Do You Know Your GMO?

Did you know that: Genetically engineered foods (often called Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs) are labeled or banned in 64 other countries, but not in the USA. GMOs are in 85% of the processed foods in America. Many GMO crops … Continue reading

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Earth Shattering

Robyn O’Brien had an earthshattering experience that changed her life. When her son experienced a severe allergic reaction to food, she examined our food supply and came up with some interesting conclusions. See her TED talk here: http://bit.ly/1pRqhtK She was … Continue reading

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Powerful Women

Yesterday, at ShiftCon in Los Angeles, I met some amazing women in the healthy food movement. They are Label GMOs, right to know, pesticide and herbicide free, earth-friendly women-influencers of activism and determination. I was invited by an educator from … Continue reading

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Roundup’s “Inert” Ingredients Even More Harmful

This is Part 2 of a multi-part discussion of the most common weed control method in the world, Roundup. You ever get the feeling that Monsanto doesn’t have the consumer’s best interest at heart? How about the lack of studies … Continue reading

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Do You Want Your Food Sprayed With Roundup?

I’m angry because companies are putting chemicals on my food and then not telling me about it. Sure, GMO wheat was banned in this country. But did you know that farmers use Roundup to desiccate or dry the crop before … Continue reading

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Introduction

The following is an excerpt from my manuscript, In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington, A True Story. With the help of my editor, Angela, it should be ready for publication by the end of … Continue reading

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Synopsis of My Book

In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington By Judy Frankel In this raw memoir, Judy Frankel walks away from her 15-year marriage without a career to fall back on. Worried that she will literally “lose … Continue reading

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Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Act (TPP)

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on June 17, 2012 600 secret corporate “official US advisors” wrote themselves a beautiful deal in the TPP or Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement, the final nail in the coffin for the United States as a … Continue reading

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Fracking in California

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on May 3, 2012 Fracking is the dangerous method of oil and gas drilling that’s causing poisoned water and air in Wyoming, earthquakes in Ohio, and tap water that can light on fire in Pennsylvania.1 Fracking … Continue reading

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