Prairie Horizons Farm

06/10/2026

The goats were inside when the roof blew off.

06/10/2026

We spent the day cleaning up from last night's storm. The goats lost the roof of their home but thankfully no injuries.

06/08/2026

If you think organic agriculture is just some kind of marketing ploy, think again .. for the children.

(Beyond Pesticides, June 5, 2026) With increasing research covered by Daily News showing pesticides linked to epigenetic effects (alter gene expression), the mechanism has far-reaching implications for protecting health and the environment. It also raises issues related to the regulatory review proc...

05/29/2026

What's going into your well that children drink from ?

Conservation and public health groups filed a formal notice with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin today to force the agency to develop water-quality standards for atrazine, a cancer-linked pesticide that has been found at dangerous levels in thousands of U.S. waterways and in...

05/20/2026

Save the bees, save ourselves.

🐝🐝🐝Buzz buzz! It's World Bee Day! 🐝🐝🐝

Native bees are the super-pollinators of the garden! While honey bees have their place, it’s actually solitary bees, such as mason bees and leafcutter bees, that are critical to growing food and flowers.

The world is home to more than 20,000 species of bees, so let's celebrate them all! 🐝🐝🐝 Learn more about these amazing heroes of pollination! Almanac.com/native-bees-best-pollinators-your-garden

05/20/2026

Power and profit got us here, ignorance and apathy let us stay. What will it take to restore our water, food and lands?

05/18/2026

Past time we change...

Chemical mixtures containing PFAS exhibit heightened toxicity, threatening aquatic organisms and biodiversity.

05/18/2026

I'd love to post on pleasant topics all the time but this needs our attention, whether we 'like" it or not...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 18, 2026) As the studies continue to mount on the adverse effects of exposure to low levels of organophosphate insecticides, the calls for banning the chemicals are growing. Beyond Pesticides announced an action to “Tell Congress, FDA, and EPA that it is past time to stop t...