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We are open this coming Family Day, February 21st, 2023 11:00 am till 5:00pm.
Our Syrian Fundraiser Faces Investigation When local farmsteader and inspiration, Maryann Borch posted that she was doing a refugee fundraiser at her farm (about 1 hour out of town) I suggested that we hosted one of them in Edmonton so that it was more accessible to more people. I did not realize that our Syrian …
So you would think that coconut oil might be free of animal involvement. As it turns out there are many companies/suppliers that are using monkeys to go up the trees and knock down the coconuts where their human masters are waiting. At Earth’s General Store we carry Monkey Free Coconut Oil. I have received a …
On October 19th, 2015 there is a federal election. Earth’s General Store encourages everyone to cast a vote. It is your right… and your responsibility.
October is Non-GMO Month. A month about raising awareness of the GMO/biotech industry and what is being done to our food.
It has been a really wonderful summer this year but it has been very dry. Our trees are very thirsty. It is time to Water Our Trees! Trees are VERY important to the liveability, the ecological integrity and the beauty of our city. They are under stress and we have the capacity to help them …
Being a small business owner since 1991 and a business that I believe is more socially based than most, I would like to offer my perspective on the Alberta minimum wage. (This blog post is in response to an article in the Edmonton Journal on June 29th, 2015, “Impact of unprecedented Alberta minimum wage increase disputed.” I was not able to post there since my response was too long.)
Such a small piece it won’t matter – right? Well all those little pieces not only add up to be an unsightly mess but they can end up killing people and animals Don’t discard litter – put it in its proper place. Prevention is best. If you can avoid taking another plastic bag, another disposable …
Before I started the store I came to the conclusion that too many organizations were focused on their own territory – what we would call departmentalism in government and large organizations. They didn’t include the larger picture – it is all connected/related and if we do things piece meal then we will not succeed in the time frame needed. The Ecocide Law would address the shortcomings of the present laws.
People often ask me whether certified organic food has GMOs and I say – “no”. This is a qualified “no” insofar that the grower starts with land that has not had any synthetic fertilizer or pesticides on them for a minimum of three years, the soil has been enriched with organic matter (compost), had the soil tested and their records reviewed by a certification board, and the seeds they placed into the soil were seeds that were not genetically modified/genetically engineered. BUT, that does not mean that after going through this whole process that the crop is then not contaminated by seeds dispersed into their fields by birds/animals or the pollen blown into their fields. The grower did not start off with the intention of having GMOs in their product. I don’t think they should be tarred with the same brush of a crop that is grown on land that has used synthetic herbicides/pesticides and planted with GMO seeds.
We have listed some strategies to help people save money while choosing to purchase organic foods for the health of their families and the planet.