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Barbara H. Peterson is retired from the California Department of Corrections, where she worked as a Correctional Officer at Folsom Prison. She was one of the first females to work at the facility in this classification. After retirement, she went to college online to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Business, and graduated with honors.
Barbara lives on a small ranch in Oregon, and believes that self-sufficiency and localization of food sources will be necessary to survive the coming depression. To this end, she has put up a website to share information at:
Thursday, May 21, 2009 The Future of Bread - Localized Farming (2 comments)
Small farmers and bakers are beginning to understand that localization is the answer to health and survival in the days to come.
Monday, May 18, 2009 Monsanto's Terminator Making a Comeback? Enter the Zombie! (5 comments)
Monsanto and its cohorts in crime promised us that they would not be using Terminator technology called GURT, or genetic use restricted technology. In fact, the United Nations actually issued a moratorium on the project. So we're safe, right? Wrong.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 The GMO Circle of Death (8 comments)
The effects of GMO experiments on unwilling human subjects is discussed, and how drug companies profit from illnesses in both humans and animals, which are directly related to GMO feed consumption. The circle of death.
Friday, May 8, 2009 S 787 Federal Water Theft (4 comments)
If water falls out of the sky and into a pool of water on my property, I'll be damned if I am going to pay the Feds, Corp USA, one red cent to drink it. Do you hear that Senator Feingold? You can take your S 787 and shove it!
Friday, May 8, 2009 SRI - the Natural and Organic Way to Solve World Hunger
SRI is the natural and organic way to solve world hunger. This process increases crop yields 50-100%, and reduces seed costs by 80-90%, while improving the soil each year.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Pandemic Nonsense - Flying Pig Flu (1 comments)
Are globalist fear-mongers driving the media to panic the public into universal healthcare solutions? Or federally-mandated vaccinations?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 It's a lawless land when it comes to containing GM (2 comments)
When GMOs escape into the wild there is a risk engineered traits will infiltrate more delicate natural species, or even generate superweeds resistant to herbicides. A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Understanding the Nontarget Effects of Genetic Manipulation (14 comments)
When foreign genes are introduced into an organism, creating a transgenic organism (commonly called a genetically modified or genetically engineered organism), the results for the organism and its environment are almost always unpredictable. The intended result may or may not be achieved in any given case, but the one almost sure thing is that unintended results - nontarget effects - will also be achieved.
Sunday, April 12, 2009 Pressure canning beans for food storage - Video (3 comments)
Short video showing the basics of pressure canning green beans. One of the goals to work for with self-sufficiency, homesteading and/or preparedness is growing and putting up (preserving) enough food to last from one season to the next.
Sunday, April 12, 2009 Islands at Risk - Genetic Engineering in Hawaii (6 comments)
Despite the threat of contamination, the consequences of experimenting with our food supply and environment are being hidden like the crops themselves.
Sunday, April 5, 2009 The Great Global Warming Swindle (2 comments)
Al Gore gets it backwards. First the temperature rises due to the activity of the sun, then CO2 increases. CO2 does not drive climate change, the sun does. CO2 is a result of global warming, not the cause of it.
Sunday, April 5, 2009 New World Order Announced at the G 20 (3 comments)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says a new world order is closer then ever.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Monsanto's Bt Cotton Kills the Soil as Well as Farmers (3 comments)
The Navdanya study on the impact of Bt cotton on soil organisms is a wake up to regulators worldwide. It shows that the claims of the Biotechnology industry about the safety of GM crops are false.
Thursday, March 26, 2009 Homegrown Revolution - Radical Change Taking Place
Localize yourself. Start a Freedom Garden today! "In our society growing food yourself has become the most radical of acts. It is truly the only effective protest, one that can - and will - overturn the corporate powers that be." (Path to Freedom)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 My Response to MIAC Report by Chuck Baldwin (1 comments)
Chuck Baldwin's response to the MIAC report of 2-20-2009, which listed supporters of Ron Paul, Bob Barr, and himself as potential dangerous militia members. Included is a link to the formal letter written by all three former Presidential Candidates to Missouri Officials in response.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Monsanto's Harvest of Fear (2 comments)
"Monsanto already dominates America's food chain with its genetically modified seeds. Now it has targeted milk production. Just as frightening as the corporation's tacticsruthless legal battles against small farmersis its decades-long history of toxic contamination."
Monday, March 23, 2009 How to Harvest, Process, and Store Vegetable Seeds (4 comments)
Join the fight! Start a Freedom Garden with heirloom seeds, and learn how to harvest, process and store your seeds for next year's garden.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Lawful Rebellion Against a Treasonous State
The British government is a corporation, much like, but far advanced of the United States corporation. Yes, the U.S. is a corporation too. Watch the video, see the proof, and declare "Lawful Rebellion."
Monday, March 9, 2009 The Future of Food Video
Grab a cup of organic coffee, which is allowed a 10% rate of GMO contamination to still be USDA certified "organic," and watch The Future of Food in 9 parts.
Monday, February 16, 2009 Is the break up of the "United States" at hand?
Interview of Lakota nation's Russell Means by Alex Jones regarding state sovereignty, the NWO, and how to join the Lakota nation's movement.
Friday, February 13, 2009 FEMA & DHS preparing for mass graves and martial law near Chicago?
An Indiana county municipal official in the vicinity of Chicago reveals the contents of his meetings with FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. "They literally wanted to know where everything was. I'm sitting there thinking man if there was ever martial law..."
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 The Baltic Dry Index and Empty Store Shelves
The relatively unknown Baltic Dry Index, or BDI is a leading economic indicator. Read this article, watch the video, then start stocking up on things you need while you can.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Siege of Venezuelan Jews Shows Wisdom of the 2nd Amendment (1 comments)
As President Hugo Chavez intensifies his anti-Israel campaign, some Venezuelans have taken action, threatening Jews in the street and vandalizing the largest synagogue in Caracas--where they stole a database of names and addresses.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Are the States Really Broke or Hiding Assets?
Barack Hussein Obama aka Barry Soetoro aka and so forth, is claiming that Republican governors are begging for the gang rape "economic stimulus package." Actually, governors of both parties want their share of the booty, some $176 BILLION dollars that doesn't exist.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 The Demoralization of America (1 comments)
Brainwashing techniques are not unique to the Soviet Union. Compare what is said on this video and in this free PDF download provided by News with Views with our current situation.
Friday, January 30, 2009 Obama: Trilateral Commission Endgame (2 comments)
"Barack Obama was groomed for the presidency by key members of the Trilateral Commission... The Trilateral Commission and its members have engineered the global economic, trade and financial system that is currently in a state of total chaos... They are using the crisis to destroy what remains of national Sovereignty, so that a New World Order can finally and permanently be put into place."
Saturday, July 12, 2008 The Century of the Self part 1 of 4 - Controlling the Masses
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country."
Saturday, July 12, 2008 Vaccination: The Hidden Truth
A shocking, informative video documentary where 15 people, including Dr. Viera Scheibner (a PhD researcher), five medical doctors, other researchers, and parents' experiences, reveal what is really going on in relation to illness and vaccines.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Running on home-brewed hydrogen
UK Firm ITM Power has developed a way of making hydrogen at home to fuel a car.
Sunday, July 6, 2008 Store Wars - Organics vs GMO
Cuke Skywalker takes on the dark side in a battle for survival - Video.
Sunday, July 6, 2008 9/11 Chronicles: Truth Rising (5 comments)
Alex Jones' new movie download. This is a large file (835Mb) so please be patient.
Friday, June 27, 2008 Bay Area Spraying Stopped, Phony Program Revealed!
The LBAM "infestation" and resultant "emergency situation" is a manufactured "threat" so that the CDFA and pesticide maker can get a whole lotta MONEY. Spraying plans have been stopped. Can we say, GOTCHA?
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 The Great Oil Scam (1 comments)
CHINA is collaborating with CUBA (gasp!!) to drill for oil in OUR Gulf of Mexico.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Oklahoma's Charles Key Vows to Continue the Sovereignty Fight
In a follow-up to the article "Oklahoma Declares Sovereignty," I found some answers to readers' questions regarding the reason behind HJR 1089, and why it is lying dormant in the Rules Committee.
Saturday, June 14, 2008 Oklahoma Declares Sovereignty (9 comments)
HOUSE JOINT RES 1089: Oklahoma is claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Friday, June 13, 2008 $300 Barrel Dead Ahead - Fade to Black: Is This the End of Oil? (3 comments)
Our addiction to oil has brought us to the brink of change, and since we cannot seem to curb this dependency on our own, it looks like nature is going to do it for us whether we like it or not.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Global Warming or Global Governance?
Why aren't huge corporations being targeted by this "global warming" campaign? Why is it "we the people" who must pay the price of the "global warming" problem?
Monday, June 9, 2008 Lanier plans to seal off rough 'hoods in latest effort to stop wave of violence
Under an executive order expected to be announced today (June 4), police Chief Cathy L. Lanier will have the authority to designate "Neighborhood Safety Zones." At least six officers will man cordons around those zones and demand identification from people coming in and out of them.
As of June 7, the Trinidad neighborhood was cordoned off. Papers, please!
Sunday, June 8, 2008 U.S. Corporate Media Blackout On Bilderberg Meeting (1 comments)
Ben Bernanke, Condoleezza Rice, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton amongst a host of other global power brokers have all convened in Chantilly Virginia to secretly discuss the future of the world - yet not one mainstream U.S. corporate media outlet has uttered a single word about the 2008 Bilderberg conference.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 Build a Self Watering Container (3 comments)
Even if you live in an apartment and work long hours, you can still grow some of your own food. Here are detailed instructions on how to build a self-watering container cheaply.
Sunday, June 1, 2008 Your Mind is Controlled (Video) (1 comments)
"Through education, media, and big business, your mind is being controlled. Your mind is distracted with illusions to keep you away from the truth."
Sunday, June 1, 2008 Homegrown Revolution - Radical change taking root
"In our society growing food yourself has become the most radical of acts. It is truly the only effective protest; one that can - and will - overturn the corporate powers that be." (Dervaes)
Thursday, May 29, 2008 GMO and FDA Health Fraud Schemes
Video in which the author of Seeds of Deception outlines FDA deception and how this deception promotes GMO and hides the health consequences.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 US residents in military brigs? Govt says it's war (2 comments)
"What you assert is the power of the military to seize a person in the U.S., including an American citizen, on suspicion of being an enemy combatant?" Judge Traxler asked. "Yes, your honor," Justice Department lawyer Garre replied. One judge questioned why there was such anxiety over the policy. After all, there have been no mass roundups of citizens and no indication the White House is coming for innocent Americans next...
Thursday, May 22, 2008 Canadian Farmer Victorious over Monsanto - Sets Legal Precedent (1 comments)
Monsanto has agreed to pay all the clean-up costs of the Roundup Ready canola that contaminated Schmeisers fields. Also part of the agreement was that there was no gag-order on the settlement and that Monsanto could be sued again if further contamination occurred.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 FM 21-76 US Army Survival Manual - Download (4 comments)
Print this PDF file of the US Army Survival Manual and pack it with your bug-out gear. It gives extremely valuable information for anyone interested in survival.
Thursday, May 15, 2008 Build a Homemade Hydroponics Garden Cheaply and Easily (Video)
Live in an apartment, or just want to grow herbs and veggies in a limited indoor space? Here are detailed instructions to make your own portable hydroponics system for around $50.00.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Backyard Composting (Video)
Compost is one of nature's best fertilizers, and you can use it instead of the commercial stuff. Best of all, you can make it without spending a cent.
Monday, May 12, 2008 Cancer Causing Monkey Virus from FDA-Approved Vaccines
Contaminated polio vaccines were injected into children up until 1963, and contaminated batches of oral polio vaccine were administered to some children until the end of the 1990's.
Sunday, May 11, 2008 How to Build Raised Garden Beds (Video)
Have a small area that you want to grow your own food in? Learn how to build raised garden beds to make the most of your limited space.
Friday, May 9, 2008 Dysfunctional Constitutional Provisions (1 comments)
Any departure from constitutional precept, no matter how insignificant, establishes the precedent that all provisions of a constitution may be violated and government can pick and choose which provisions it wishes to obey or ignore.
Friday, May 9, 2008 Trilaterals Over America by Antony Sutton
This book exposes one of the most powerful non-governmental bodies in the world. Antony Sutton re-did his original 1976 book in 1994, and titled it "Trilaterals Over America." This link will allow you to download the entire book in PDF format.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 An Experiment in Backyard Sustainability (Video) (5 comments)
Think you can't grow in a small space? Think again. A must-see video for those interested in making it through the coming economic collapse and food shortage.
Friday, May 2, 2008 Defeating the "Chain of Command for Treason" (1 comments)
"Chain of Command for Treason" is the Evil Alliance among Elites. their Foundations and Corporations with Government Officials to Loot and Destroy America. This statement is not the least bit exaggerated or hypothetical, it is based on today's cold hard brutal reality. These Elites and their whores in government are involved in the most dastardly and deadly Treason in recorded history, second only to that of Judas Iscariot.
Sunday, April 27, 2008 9/11 Contradictions: When Did Cheney Enter the Underground Bunker? (7 comments)
The 9/11 Commission report contradicts witnesses reports, including Cheney himself. The time of Cheney's arrival in the PEOC is crucial because of Mineta's report, which had dangerous implications with regard to the strike on the Pentagon, and Cheney's orders to "stand down."
Sunday, April 20, 2008 American College of Physicians Endorses Medical Marijuana (8 comments)
In a position paper issued February 14th, the American College of Physicians (ACP) makes the case that the red tape surrounding the medical use of cannabis has obscured good science for too long.
Saturday, April 12, 2008 Swarm of Earthquakes Detected Off Oregon (1 comments)
There have been more than 600 quakes over the past 10 days in a basin 150 miles southwest of Newport. The biggest was magnitude 5.4 and two others were more than magnitude 5.0, OSU reported.
Thursday, April 10, 2008 Two Israeli Civilians Killed In Terror Attack At Fuel Depot Near Gaza
Four Palestinian terrorists infiltrated into Israel from the Gaza Strip yesterday and carried out a shooting attack at the Nahal Oz fuel depot, just north of the Gaza Strip. Two Israeli civilians, both employees at the fuel station, were killed in the attack.
Thursday, April 10, 2008 Monsanto's Harvest of Fear
"For most of its history Monsanto was a chemical giant, producing some of the most toxic substances ever created, residues from which have left us with some of the most polluted sites on earth." Now the company is seeking to gain control of the world's food supply through GMO technology, and is mowing down farmers in its path.
Saturday, March 15, 2008 The Five Stages of Collapse (2 comments)
Having given a lot of thought to both the differences and the similarities between the two superpowers - the one that has collapsed already [Russia], and the one that is collapsing as I write this [U.S.] - I feel ready to attempt a bold conjecture, and define five stages of collapse, to serve as mental milestones as we gauge our own collapse-preparedness and see what can be done to improve it.
Saturday, March 8, 2008 Montana Says No Way to RealID
The congress in Montana unanimously voted against RealID. Here's their governor telling NPR that they will not listen to any of the DHS's unconstitutional "hair-brained" schemes about national security, but "thanks for playing.
Originally posted by Dave Henning at Freedom's Phoenix.
Friday, March 7, 2008 Eight Killed in Shooting Attack in Jerusalem Seminary (3 comments)
Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV station announced yesterday that an unknown terrorist group calling themselves the Martyrs of Imad Mughniyeh and Gaza claimed responsibility for the attack. In Gaza City, residents filled the streets and fired rifles in the air to celebrate upon hearing the news of the attack.
Friday, March 7, 2008 Relocalizing Eden
Communities are actually losing the ability to feed themselves from local sources by relying too heavily on distance markets for their food. Oregon's Willamette Valley makes an interesting case-study both for detailing the situation and articulating the strategy of relocalization as a way to alleivate the problems.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Taking Aim at GMOs (2 comments)
Believing that genetically engineered foods are untested for health effects on humans, the Ashland Food Co-op has launched a program to get all such products off its shelves this year - and other area markets, including Shop N Kart and Food For Less, say they are steadily increasing offerings of GMO-free food.
Monday, February 25, 2008 Israeli Child, Two Others, Wounded by Palestinian Rocket Attacks
Three residents of the Israeli town of Sderot, including a 10-year-old boy, a baby and the baby's mother, were injured today (Feb. 25) by rockets fired into residential areas by Palestinian militants. The 10-year-old's arm was partially severed in the blast, according to hospital officials.
Sunday, February 24, 2008 It's Time to Dump the Fed (6 comments)
The upcoming global recession/depression will give us plenty of time to mull over the ruinous effects of Fed policy and to devise a plan for abolishing the Federal Reserve once and for all. That is, if they don't destroy us first.
Saturday, February 23, 2008 When the Terrorists Were 'Our Guys': A Special Report (1 comments)
In 1976, when George H.W. Bush was CIA director, the U.S. government tolerated right-wing terrorist cells inside the United States and mostly looked the other way when these killers topped even Palestinian terrorists in spilling blood, including a lethal car bombing in Washington, D.C., according to newly obtained internal government documents.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Break the Matrix
This is the beginning, ladies and gentlemen. The beginning of the end for the stranglehold of the mainstream media. The beginning of the end for the masters in high places.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Mohamed Atta and the Venice Flying Circus (1 comments)
What the US government doesn't want you to know about the "terror pilots" and their friends
Sunday, January 27, 2008 An Overview on the Polio Vaccine
Our Institute of Medicine, Federal Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control all refuse to acknowledge the injuries caused by vaccination. The time is coming when they will not be able to deny their responsibility in the catastrophic rise in illness due to toxic vaccines.......
Friday, January 25, 2008 Israeli Border Policeman Killed in Jerusalem Attack
A Border policeman, who has not yet been named, was killed by gunfire, and a policewoman wounded. In a separate incident, two Palestinian terrorists armed with knives and a pistol, entered a Jewish religious seminary in the Gush Etzion area south of Jerusalem and began attacking students.
Friday, January 11, 2008 Bush Visits His Odious Saudi Friend (1 comments)
How do you punish the principal global purveyor of fundamentalist Islam, someone who backed the Taliban and continues to harshly suppress political freedoms, women and religious minorities? If you're President Bush, you reward him with a state visit, of course!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Ron Paul Votes Not Counted in New Hampshire District
Major allegations of vote fraud in New Hampshire are circulating after Hillary Clinton reversed a mammoth pre-polling deficit to defeat Barack Obama with the aid of Diebold electronic voting machines, while confirmed votes for Ron Paul in the Sutton district were not even counted.
Sunday, December 23, 2007 Christmas? I will not comply! (4 comments)
The origins of the now corporate holiday we call Christmas.
Thursday, December 20, 2007 Lakota Tribes Declare Independence from US (2 comments)
"We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us..."
Thursday, December 20, 2007 A young blonde Icelandic woman's recent experience visiting the US (4 comments)
During the last twenty-four hours I have probably experienced the greatest humiliation to which I have ever been subjected. During these last twenty-four hours I have been handcuffed and chained, denied the chance to sleep, been without food and drink and been confined to a place without anyone knowing my whereabouts, imprisoned.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 FCC Votes for Monopoly
The Federal Communications Commission has, as expected, voted along party lines to approve the demand of Rupert Murdoch and other communications-industry moguls for a loosening of limits on media monopolies in American cities.
Sunday, December 16, 2007 Global Banks Embrace Islam (4 comments)
Either global bankers are seducing Islamic dictators, or vice versa. Even if they are seducing each other at the same time, the result will be the same: Islamic/Shari'a banking is coming to the United States and other western nations, thanks to global banks such as Citigroup, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Westernised Women Being Killed in Basra
Religious extremists have killed at least 40 women this year in Basra because of their "un-Islamic" dress, according to Iraqi police.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Dishonest Political Tampering with the Science on Global Warming
Two detailed investigations by Committees of the House confirm that the IPCC has deliberately, persistently and prodigiously exaggerated not only the effect of greenhouse gases on temperature but also the environmental consequences of warmer weather.
Friday, December 7, 2007 Remember What Happened Here
Of all the conflicts in the world, the one that seems the most tediously and hopelessly endless is the Arab-Israeli dispute, which has been going on in much the same way, it seems, for 60 years. Just about every story you'll see will characterize Israel's invasion of Gaza as a continuation of the cycle of violence...As tempting as that figure of speech is to use, in this case it is false.
Saturday, December 1, 2007 Israeli Says Elusive Biblical Wall Found
A wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found. A team of archaeologists discovered the wall in Jerusalem's ancient City of David during a rescue attempt on a tower that was in danger of collapse.
Thursday, November 29, 2007 Do You Write Like a Terrorist? (3 comments)
A federally-funded artificial intelligence lab is figuring out how to track people over the Internet, based on how they write.
Sunday, November 25, 2007 As Order Slides, Palestinian Women Face Honor Killings
A man who admits to murdering a female relative for reasons of honor can be sentenced to as little as six months in jail. Palestinians say that policy is based on an old Jordanian law, which still holds in the West Bank: Article 341 considers murder a legitimate act of defense when the killer acts "in defense of his life or his honor."
