Chicken Farming

The antibiotic-resistant bacteria Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) is killing both people and swine in Denmark. The bacteria has been implicated in the deaths of a number of cancer and liver disease patients. The number of infected patients jumped 50 percent last year. Health officials said the bacteria is being transmitted to humans through pigs. … Read more

In 1834, German journalist Karl Neidhard visited farms in western Washtenaw County. He described two starkly different cultures existing side by side. On one side were the “Americans,” mainly people of English ancestry, who had come to Michigan from upstate New York. Neidhard admired their neat, clean houses, but considered them careless farmers: they lost … Read more

In her article titled ‘The New Age of Aging,’ released on February 22/February 29, 2016 in the ‘Longevity’ issue of Time Magazine, Laura L. Carestansin of the Stanford Center on Longevity touched on several hurdles seniors confront in the twilight of their lives. Americans now live into their eighties, nineties and beyond, she said. With … Read more

One is often asked the question, What is sustainable farming and how does it differ from commercial farming? Sustainable farming means that whatever is farmed, raised and grown on the farm is consumed by the farm dwellers themselves. They are living off the land and providing all the food they need for their own consumption. … Read more

There are numerous different animals around the world that eat duckweed as a major part of their diet. All types of animals including fish, ducks and geese, small mammals, and even reptiles are known to eat duckweed and other related aquatic plants. Humans also eat duckweed in some areas. Duckweed can be a great food … Read more