According to the Healthy Child Healthy World organization, the average home contains approximately 1,500 hazardous chemicals (HCHW). Among the most concerning issues arising from the overuse of chemical cleaners is the pollution of indoor air. Volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) are present in many common household cleaners and are released as gases during use [...]
All over the world waterways have been impacted by cash crop farming. With samples routinely testing positive for one or more pesticides or pesticide degredates, many water sources are now so contaminated they’re no longer fit for consumption. Among the top contributors to water pollution, cotton has been singled out as one of the [...]
Wardrobes across the planet have had a hand in the corruption of environmental and social integrity in the name of cotton. Conventionally grown, cotton accounts for approximately 23% of the world’s insecticide use and, according to the World Health Oragnization, will contribute to 20,000 deaths this year alone in developing countries (on top of [...]
Take a really tiny tube, force a bunch of milk through it at a few thousand pounds per square inch and what do you get? Homogenization.
Raw milk is actually an emulsion of fat droplets in water which, if allowed to stand, will separate into two layers: skim milk on the bottom and cream on [...]