Prairie Horizons Farm

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...

05/15/2026

We stopped using toxins and transitioned to certified organic agriculture more than 20 years ago. If you still spray toxins, don't do it in winds above 10 mph. It's illegal and we have life and an orchard to protect.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that one of the world’s most widely used weedkillers may also help dangerous bacteria survive antibiotic treatments.

05/11/2026

Pulling away from poisons isn't easy, it's essential. Embryos and kids are the most affected. What are you doing to protect them?

02/07/2026

Just eat it?

The chemical, dicamba, is used to control weeds on genetically engineered crops. Courts previously had restricted its use.

01/19/2026

Hey everyone! Good news. If you bought a quarter, half or whole beef from us in 2025, please message me to reserve your beef for the coming season. New customers, please send your contact information and I'll let you know by summer if the beef you desire is available. Thank you all!