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- Bug Series Post 6: What True IPM Actually Is — The Holistic, Root-Cause Framework
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a Resilient Farm (or Homestead) Hey friends, it’s Kara from the farm. Over the first five posts we’ve unpacked the backwards thinking behind many popular pest products: bug zappers and blue-light traps that mostly kill moths, midges, and pollinators while barely… Read more: Bug Series Post 6: What True IPM Actually Is — The Holistic, Root-Cause Framework - Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 7: Reclaiming Our Land – Holistic, Regenerative Weed Control Methods We Use Every Single Day (No Toxins Needed)
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! We’ve walked through the Iowa cancer hotspots, the molecular science of how glyphosate shuts down the shikimate pathway, the devastating impacts on humans, livestock, wildlife, and waterways, the shocking residues in supermarket bread, oats, chickpeas, snacks, baby food, and fast food, the billions in lawsuits and… Read more: Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 7: Reclaiming Our Land – Holistic, Regenerative Weed Control Methods We Use Every Single Day (No Toxins Needed) - Bug Series Post 5: Rethinking “Pests” — The Value of Dandelions, Beneficial Insects, and Why Tolerating Low Levels Pays Off
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a Resilient Farm (or Homestead) Hey friends, it’s Lange Girl from the farm. In the previous posts we examined how quick-fix products — from zappers and baits to sprays and neonics — often follow a backwards model: they deliver visible short-term… Read more: Bug Series Post 5: Rethinking “Pests” — The Value of Dandelions, Beneficial Insects, and Why Tolerating Low Levels Pays Off - Part 6: The Roots – Pre-1970s Origins, Agent Orange Battlefield Warfare & Monsanto’s Toxic Corporate Legacy
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out torching some early weeds along the fence line and hand-weeding the herb garden beds while keeping a close, gentle eye on my pregnant mini mare. She’s moving calmly on the cleanest pasture we can provide, with no risk of drift or… Read more: Part 6: The Roots – Pre-1970s Origins, Agent Orange Battlefield Warfare & Monsanto’s Toxic Corporate Legacy - Toxin Audit – Laundry Room Part B: Healthy Natural Alternatives & DIY Recipes for Laundry Care
Hey friends, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms here in Southeast Michigan. After walking through the laundry toxins in Part A — the phthalates and VOCs in scented detergents and softeners, the PFAS showing up in 75% of tested laundry detergent sheets, the quats and heavy fragrances in fabric softeners and dryer sheets that leave… Read more: Toxin Audit – Laundry Room Part B: Healthy Natural Alternatives & DIY Recipes for Laundry Care - Toxin Audit – Laundry Room Part A: Hidden Chemicals in Washing, Drying, and Fabric Care
Hey friends, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms here in Southeast Michigan. After barn chores with the alpacas and rabbits, the laundry room is where the day’s dirt and sweat from garden work, animal care, and farm life get dealt with. We toss in muddy clothes, towels that have wiped up spills, and bedding that… Read more: Toxin Audit – Laundry Room Part A: Hidden Chemicals in Washing, Drying, and Fabric Care - Bug Series Post 4: Sprays, Systemic Insecticides, Foggers & the Broader Quick-Fix Trap
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a Resilient Farm (or Homestead) Hey friends, it’s Kara from the farm. We’ve spent the first three posts exposing how common gadgets like bug zappers, baits, lures, and ultrasonic devices often deliver flashy results while killing far more beneficial insects than… Read more: Bug Series Post 4: Sprays, Systemic Insecticides, Foggers & the Broader Quick-Fix Trap - Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 5: Follow the Money – Bayer, Monsanto, Big Pharma Ties & the Billion-Dollar Lawsuits
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After laying out the shocking food contamination numbers in Part 4, I spent some time this afternoon torching a few early weeds and hand-weeding around the microgreens beds while keeping a close eye on my pregnant mini mare. She’s getting nothing but the cleanest pasture and… Read more: Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 5: Follow the Money – Bayer, Monsanto, Big Pharma Ties & the Billion-Dollar Lawsuits