Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 6: The Roots – Discovery, Corporate History & Why It’s Still Widely Used in the U.S.
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I started with my usual rounds: hand-weeding a few […]
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Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 6: The Roots – Discovery in the 1960s, Corporate History & Why It’s Still Allowed in the U.S.
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out hand-weeding the herb garden beds and
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
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 5: Follow the Money – Syngenta, Manufacturers, Lawsuits & Settlements
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After laying out the residues and cumulative load in Part 4,
Glyphosate Exposed Series 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
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 4: On Our Plates – Atrazine Residues in Food & the Cumulative Load
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After covering the hormone-disrupting science and real-world toll in Part 3,
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 4: On Our Plates – Paraquat Residues in Food & the Cumulative Load
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After covering the science and the devastating toll in the first
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
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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,
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife & Waterways
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After digging into the science of how atrazine blocks photosynthesis in
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife & Waterways
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After breaking down how paraquat works in Part 2, I spent
Bug Series Post 3: Baits, Lures & Ultrasonic Repellents — Flashy Additions That Often Amplify the Same Issues
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a Resilient Farm (or Homestead) Hey
Homestead Toxin Audit: Room-by-Room Hidden Chemicals on the Farm (and What to Use Instead) – Introduction
Hey friends, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms here in Southeast Michigan. Most mornings start the same: heading out to
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 2: Atrazine 101 – How It Works (Photosynthesis Inhibitor) & Why It Persists
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After the wake-up call in Part 1 about atrazine’s heavy use
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 2: Paraquat 101 – How It Kills (and Why It’s So Dangerous)
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After the wake-up call in Part 1 about paraquat’s heavy use
Bug Series Post 2: Bug Zappers & Blue-Light Traps — The Moth & Pollinator Vacuums
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a Resilient Farm (or Homestead) Hey
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Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife, Rivers & Streams
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After digging into the science of how glyphosate works in Part
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – Atrazine in Midwest Corn Fields & Endocrine Disruption Risks
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I started the day with my usual rounds: hand-weeding
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – Paraquat Use in the Midwest, Parkinson’s Links & Why It’s Still Being Sprayed
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out hand-weeding the herb garden and torching
Bug Series Post 1: The Pattern We Keep Missing — “Kill Everything Visible, Ignore the Root Cause”
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a Resilient Farm (or Homestead) Hey
Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 2: Glyphosate 101 – The Chemistry, The Enzyme Killer, and Why It’s Flooding Every Acre
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After wrapping up Part 1 with that eye-opening Iowa hotspots data,
Mud Season Prep: Protecting the Homestead During Thaw
Published: March 28, 2026 Howdy from the Muddy Lane, Farm Mamas It’s late March, the snow is gone, the ground
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Egg Series Part 3: The Unexpected Benefits of Raising Chickens and Barn Cats Together – Science, Ecosystem Magic, and Farm Life
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! We’ve covered why pasture-raised eggs outperform conventional (Part 1) and how
Egg Series Part 1: Why the Health of Your Eggs Depends on How the Hens Are Raised – Pasture-Raised vs. Conventional (The Science Behind the Yolk)
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After 15 years of homesteading here in Southeast Michigan—raising a lively
February Homestead Wrap-Up & Early March To-Do List – Transitioning Seasons
Intro Happy end of February from Lange Girl Farms! As the month closes in Southeast Michigan, we’re reflecting on winter’s lessons
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