The graphic below should be a huge eye opener for anyone who eats. Yeah, everyone. Our food system has grown so toxic that we have worry about far more than calories and nutrients. Now we have to worry about hormone disruptors, neurodevelopmental deficits, and cancer...stemming from our food. Often times we see factory farms buy out the operations of family farmers and yet these farms still like to market themselves as local, family, salt of the earth farms when they are anything but. Can a once … [Read more...]
Let the Children Lead the Way
I am a big fan of child led learning. Many school principals and I have squared off over this issue. For some reason they just don't like it when they come to you to complain about how your child doesn't want to work on the assignments given to them and you say in return... "Well, perhaps it is boring them to tears. Have you tried reaching them by finding out what THEY want to learn about?" Often this is met with a sigh and look of pity about my apparent naivete. But I know it in my heart to be … [Read more...]
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