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Organic Farming Would Be Better In Terms of Climate Change Impact. Right?
I’m probably going to irritate some people with this post.  I apologize in advance because that is not at all my intention.  For those readers that don’t think climate change is a real problem, I respect the fact that there is uncertainty in that science, but if the majority position of climate scientists is true, the stakes in terms of human suffering among the poor are too high not to act.  For those who think Organic farming is the answer, I’m not trying to argue the whole issue here - I just want to talk about the science associated with climate change and farming.  I have spent months reading the scientific literature on this topic.  That science points to some very specific changes in how we need to farm.  If those changes were compatible with Organic I’d be a big promoter.  The short answer is “Organic farming is not the best option from a climate change point of view.”
I know this sounds like heresy in the “Green Blogosphere,” but before you react, please read on.  I agree in advance that the Organic/non-Organic discussion is much broader than climate change.  In fairness, climate change was never something that “Organic” was designed to address either during its origins in the early 20th century or during the development of the USDA Organic rules between 1990 and 2000.  I have no desire to get in the way of Organic growers making a living (including my good friends who grow Organic of the old school category) or get in the way of Organic customers getting what they want.    I simply believe that it is critical that we, the declining subset of people who take climate change seriously, be accurately informed about this issue.  If we believe we “have the answer” for farming when that answer is wrong, that keeps us from continuing to find the real answer.
Focusing on the Major Crops
Because it would be far too complex to discuss this question for all crops,  I’ll only be talking about the “carbon footprint” of the major row crops (see the pie chart above) - the wheat, corn, hay, barley, oats, corn, soybeans, hay, oats, dry beans, lentils… that make up the bulk of our calorie intake, our vegetable protein intake, and our animal feeds for meat and dairy.  Those crops also make up the vast majority of farmed land, so they are what matters for climate change.  Fruit and vegetable crops are extremely important for health and food enjoyment, but not much for climate change.  Organic today is heavily weighted to the fruit and vegetable segment and beyond that, it is extremely small. Actually, all of Organic only represents 2.6MM acres ( ~0.7%  of US cropland), so it has almost no effect on climate either way. This is only a discussion about the widely held opinion that Organic would help in a climate change sense.
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Chamomile Makes A Quick & Easy Skin Treatment 

By Daniellle Sims

If you are just starting to familiarize yourself with herbs
and would like to add a versatile herb to your cabinet,
then you may want to take a look at chamomile as your
first choice. Chamomile, a flower in the daisy family,
is one of the oldest and most favorite of all herbs dating
back to ancient Egyptians. It's both a pretty flower and an
ancient healer. This delicate flower is dried and drunk as
a tea or used as an extract topically. Here in the United
States, oral chamomile is used primarily for relaxation and sleep.

This herb is most often associated with tea or herbal remedies.
The flowers of the herb chamomile are infused in hot water make
a soothing tea. It is probably the most widely used relaxing
nervine herb in the western world. An anti-inflammatory and
anti spasmodic herb, chamomile helps to calm down spasms of the
digestive tract in conditions of cramping and indigestion.

This herb has also been said to rejuvenate the skin and hair.
To make a quick and easy tea facials simply apply a paste made
from one teaspoon of fine cornmeal mixed with cooled chamomile
tea to the face, let dry, then gently rub off. For skin
irritation and sunburn, make a strong tea of chamomile and
apply at least three times a day.

For application to the skin, chamomile tea is prepared, cooled
and applied as often as needed. This very gentle skin tonic is
ideal to replenish and enrich dry or sensitive skin. It is a
bactericidal, anti-itching, soothing antiseptic, refresher to
the skin and reduces swelling. Using chamomile as an external
wash in strong infusion, or decoction, or as part of a hot
compress, the herb can also soothe burns and scalds, skin
rashes, and sores. This herbal flower makes a fantastic skin
care treatment.

Chamomile is an herb that people have used for centuries.
Chamomile is one of the most popular herbs in the world,
available in a variety of forms. It is one of the most favored
medicinal plants in the world. For this reason alone, Chamomile
is a very desirable plant.

About The Author: Danielle Sims explored her library of
alternative health, herbal books, and aromatherapy books and
created a blueprint for making her own body wrap formulas at
home. Now she offers this information in an e-book entitled
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