Here are 10 foods that are more expensive per ounce than organic, grass-fed beef. Snickers Duchess Chocolate Donuts Morning Star Farms Black Bean Burgers Tofurky Deli Slices Beyond Meat “Beefy Crumbles” Daiya Dairy Free Cheddar “Style” Cheese Strawberries Vegan Pure Protein Powder Goji Berries Pepperidge Farm Milano Cookies If you’re interested, you can see theContinue reading “Is beef really too expensive?”
Author Archives: Hank Wade
5 Things you should know about stress
I was browsing the National Institute of Mental health website and stumbled across the below publication. I thought it does a good job of summarizing facts about stress. If you are interested in more information I have attached the link at the bottom of the article of where this information was found at, if youContinue reading “5 Things you should know about stress”
You don’t need expensive food to eat healthy
Part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle involves doing several things. Things like diet (the things you eat), exercise or daily activity (depending on what type of job you have) and lastly, mental health, keeping your mind healthy is just as important as eating good healthy foods to keep your body functioning properly. A few yearsContinue reading “You don’t need expensive food to eat healthy”
Cattle Terminology
If you did not grow up around the beef industry but you are interested in learning about beef you will quickly learn there is a lot of terminology you have to understand to be able to follow along with what cattle people are talking about. I have attempted to compile and explain in layman’s termsContinue reading “Cattle Terminology”
The trucking industry: It needs our support
Every day in the United States of America truck drivers move over $700.4 billion worth of goods. The trucking industry is a very critical component to keep the U.S. economy moving. There are over 55,000 pharmacies in the United States, within just a few days, those pharmacies would quickly run out of medicine if thereContinue reading “The trucking industry: It needs our support”
Moving to Assisted Living? These Tips Can Help With Major Home Decisions
Moving to Assisted Living? These Tips Can Help With Major Home Decisions When you need to leave your home to move into an assisted living facility, it’s easy to let emotions get the best of you. After all, this is a huge transition that signifies the closing of one chapter and the beginning of anotherContinue reading “Moving to Assisted Living? These Tips Can Help With Major Home Decisions”
NIMH Answers Questions about Suicide
Q: How common is suicide in children and teens? A: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2014, suicide was the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10–24. Although these numbers may make suicide seem common, it is still a rare event. Suicidal thoughts or behaviors are more commonContinue reading “NIMH Answers Questions about Suicide”
Thania Damaris Avelar
I had the distinct pleasure of being able to interview a young woman by the name of Thania who is the Greenhouse manager for the Arbor Day Foundation. Thania is a woman who works in the agriculture industry, but like many women, she has to work extra hard to prove herself in a space thatContinue reading “Thania Damaris Avelar”
Lacee a Mental Health Advocate
When I was struggling to get better mentally after a life altering experience one of the things that helped to heal me was listening to other people talk about their past struggles and how they overcame their situation or what they learned from it. Often after hearing someone else’s story I was able to applyContinue reading “Lacee a Mental Health Advocate”
Scare tactics won’t work
Social media is a very powerful tool. It can be used to sway people in a positive manner and it can be used to convey negative messages. If you are someone trying to promote agriculture the number one thing you can do to turn away consumers is to bully them or to use scare tactics.Continue reading “Scare tactics won’t work”
