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Show #1071: The Big Business of Bison Sep 04, 2016

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Raising bison is a big, exciting business. In fact, each can weigh upwards of a ton and run 35 miles per hour! And so we ask...

Show #1070: The Hygiene Hypothesis of Resistance Aug 27, 2016

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Both share a common genetic heritage, yet 20% of the Hutterite children in North Dakota have asthma, while only 2% of the Amish children in Indiana suffer. And so we ask...

Show #1069: Organic Vrs Organic: A Compost Fight Aug 20, 2016

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USDA issued a rule change allowing composts containing pesticide residues to be used in organic farming. But then a federal judge tossed the rule out! And so we ask...

Show #1068: Farming with Rules & Regulations Aug 13, 2016

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Its an all time record! The Federal government has imposed 600 major new regulations, each of which costs of over $100 million to implement. Fifty more major regulations are said to be on the way. And so we ask...

Show #1067: Food as Medicine Aug 06, 2016

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Topics include what relationship exists, if any, between the foods we eat and the diseases we contract; a look at the foods that can reduce or eliminate pain; and foods that aid in the management of disease. Guest: Catherine Frompovich, Author, Eat to

Show #1066: Dowsing for Deep Water Jul 30, 2016

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Topics include a look at the art of dowsing; how the dowsing rod is used to find water deep beneath the surface, whether the water is sweet, and how much it will flow; and how dowsing is used to find the location of other natural resources. Guest: Ro

Show #1065: The Bubbly Buggy Brew Jul 23, 2016

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Topics include a survey of the biology, chemistry and etymology of kombucha; a consideration of its many health claims; and how one can brew some up in the kitchen. Guest: Hannah Crum, Author The Big Book of Kombucha, President of International Kombu

Show #1064: US LOSING ITS FOOD TRADE MOJO? Jul 16, 2016

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Last year, the U.S. sold $25.7 billion more food than it bought. This year, the surplus is expected to decline 62% to only $9.7 billion. This epic collapse in the balance of food trade leads us to ask...

Show #1063: TOO SWEET TO EAT? Jul 09, 2016

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It is in just about every processed food we eat. And so we eat a lot of it. Yet in spite of assurances to the contrary, some say High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is simply too sweet to eat. And so we ask...

Show #1062 : Jul 02, 2016

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Topics include how a Viet Nam vet found relief from a life of severe pain with CBD from a family cannabis farmer in Slovenia; the difference between the CBD and THC cannabinoids of cannabis; and speculation as to what impact CBD might have on medicine.

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