Category Archives: Agriculture

Do You Want Your Food Sprayed With Roundup?

Posted on 2. October 2014 by admin

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

Posted on 24. September 2014 by admin

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

Posted on 11. July 2014 by admin

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)

Posted on 26. October 2013 by admin

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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Should Companies Patent Life?

Posted on 8. September 2013 by admin

An original post for Judy’s Homegrown, written September 7, 2013 Should a few biotech companies have the rights to all the seeds for our food supply? Let’s review the way seeds come to be: Natural variation: Seeds have evolved over … Continue reading →

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Food

Posted on 27. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 13, 2012 I teach people how to grow food. That’s my “thing.” Right now, the peaches are fattening on my trees and when the neighbors walk by, they see the beauty of life and … Continue reading →

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Sweeter Than Sugar

Posted on 22. August 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on February 11, 2012 I started using Stevia to sweeten my tea before most people even knew about the herb. I was enamored of the fact that stevia, in extract form, is almost 300 times sweeter … Continue reading →

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Caitlin

Posted on 28. June 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on December 21, 2011 As a Master Gardener, I often have volunteers reach out to me who want to help out in my garden and learn a few things. Recently, a student at the local high … Continue reading →

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GMO’s Are Not Free

Posted on 1. May 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on October 24, 2011 and updated on May 1, 2013 GMO – Monsanto – seed – Cargill Nobody seems to know what GMO really means to the future of seed. Yeah, sure, people might know it … Continue reading →

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Olive Subsidies

Posted on 17. April 2013 by admin

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on October 11, 2011 subsidies – California farmer I read a disturbing article about how our government has granted Morocco almost $700 million over the last five years toward improving their fruit tree farms, thus hiking … Continue reading →

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