Food Water and Air

Good evening to you all. For the time being, the show will be suspended until after I am settled in my new location. Thank you so much for your support, and I will look forward to resuming the show after settling in my new place. Thank you.

I offer my applause to the State of Maine!

"The State of Maine just took cottage food laws to the next level.
In addition to being allowed to sell non-perishable jellies, candies and baked goods prepared at home, the citizens of Maine now have a constitutional right to buy, barter or trade foods like raw milk straight from the cow and meat slaughtered in their neighbor’s backyard.
“ All individuals have a natural, inherent, and unalienable right to food, including the right to save and exchange seeds and the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce, and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health, and well-being, as long as an individual does not commit trespassing, theft, poaching, or other abuses of private property rights, public lands, or natural resources in the harvesting, production, or acquisition of food,” the amendment to Maine’s constitution declares.
Maine has had some of the the most liberated cottage food laws in the country since 2017, allowing the sale of all foods prepared in licensed home kitchens, with no limit on the type of food or amount you can sell.
Other states’ allow various foods to be prepared and sold from home kitchens, but with restrictions such as “no meat, seafood or dairy” or “direct consumer sales only.” And many states put a cap on the dollar amount you can make per year – $3000 in Virginia, for example.
In Maine, you’re allowed sell your homemade goods in the grocery store and are free to make as much money as you possibly can.
In recent years, small time farmers have been threatened with by huge agricultural companies for saving and sharing seeds.
Maine’s “Right to Food” constitutional amendment ensures seed savers, gardeners and farmers can keep sharing and selling whatever food they want."

Happy New Year to all! I hope everyone had a quiet and safe beginning to the new year.
Show notes for the podcast are now complete. You can see the show notes on the web page foodwaterandair.com.
Thank you.

"EPISODE 47 The Time for Winter's Rest is Upon the Land." "This is the time of the year when winter signals to the earth that it is time for rest. We should f

EPISODE 46 "That Sleight of Hand I Mentioned?" "Suppose the nation is not willing to have discussions and take action to correct the social ills of

EPISODE 45 "What Do They Think People are Supposed to Do?" "When people are left with few options to buy food, it is necessary to pull together and help one an

EPISODE 44 Believe What You are Seeing with Food Prices Mixdown 1 "Yes, food prices are skyrocketing, and the sleight of hand is fooling the masses."

EPISODE 43 "Seeds. It Really is More Dire Than You are Supposed to Know." I have been talking about saving seeds and spreading the word for more than 20 years now and how com

EPISODE 42 "It's All Connected." "There seems to be a concerted effort to blame global warming and climate change on different causes

EPISODE 41 "Foraging." "There are many edible, delicious things around us to eat if we would take the time to learn what th

EPISODE 40 "Food is Not Sustainable if People Can’t Afford it." "Sustainable is a great word to use, and the meaning carries good intentions, but it is a word misus

Good afternoon. Food Water and Air will be back next Thurs. I apologize for the absence this week. Thank you.

EPISODE 39 "Teaching Children is Always A Good Bet." "The more positive things we can teach children about the earth we live on and how to care for that

EPISODE 38 "Peppers." "Peppers. Some people can’t get enough heat from the various hot peppers, and some people cannot wit

EPISODE 37 "Let's Talk About Our Air." "Instead of getting better, it would seem our air is becoming more polluted due to relaxed regulatio

EPISODE 36 "When Food Becomes Big Business People go Hungry." "Money has determined whether people can eat a healthy meal, or for that matter, eat at all."

EPISODE 35 "Child Hunger How Did We Get Here?" "This is the 21st century, and this nation and the world is still “fighting” child hunger. How did w

EPISODE 34 "An Age-Old Debate: Bush or Vine?" "No matter the choice, cucumbers are always a refreshing treat with any meal."

EPISODE 33 "The Japanese Beetles are Back." "We do what we can to minimize the damage from garden pests."

EPISODE 32 "Are They Listening?" "The need to ban the use of bee-killing pesticides should be a no-brainer. We need bees, one of the

EPISODE 31 "The Best Seeds Are Usually Our Own." "The art and skill of seed harvesting are almost lost. The best seeds we can plant with for the next

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EPISODE 30 "The Benefits are Worth It." "Prevention is always key to stopping pests. Prepare early and be vigilant."

"EPISODE 29 "I Know the Pest are Hungry Too." "I know pest control is, most often necessary, and I know the pest are hungry too, but in-order-to s

EPISODE 28 "What We Do to Them We Do to Ourselves." "Choose wisely and use the best, least harmful pest control methods possible. The inhabitants of the

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EPISODE 27 "An Agricultural Revolution, Yes That is What is Needed." "As the cost of food rises, the quality and amounts of food decrease. We must do what is necessary t

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EPISODE 26 "Those Slugs and Snails!" "This episode is one in a series of episodes about garden pests. All is not lost."

EPISODE 25 "The Pest are Soon to Arrive." "Plants are in the ground, and before you know it, the annual garden visitors will be arriving. Most

EPISODE 24 "The Need to Grow is More Important Now Than Ever Before." "The need to grow healthy, clean food should not be a difficult decision."

EPISODE 23 "The Garden Needs a Drink." "Saving water for watering the garden is a great idea, especially when there is a little less rain t