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By day I’m chairman and CEO of the largest independent publisher left in America. By night I’m simply M.O.M. (which stands for Mean Old Mom). I’m a writer, cook, organic enthusiast, romance novel lover, and country music fan who does yoga.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Free the Seeds!
Beware the biotech euphemisms for genetically modified seeds (a.k.a. GMOs, or genetically modified organisms). Anytime you hear people like Bill Gates and other unnamed politicians and business leaders talk about “better seeds” or “improved seeds,” you are hearing them unwittingly …
Posted in Food & Recipes, Organic Issues
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Health Care Reform: Paying for Prevention, not Procedures
With health care reform in the news every day, it’s so hard to sort all the hype and lobbying spin from the real issues. It’s a giant blame game, tinged with a threat of socialism, that has the media and …
Posted in Health
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Ruthless Gardening: A Must!
Every summer around this time the same thing happens. I head out to the garden after a busy work week (or three), and take a look at my vegetable garden and go, “Oh *%$!” Once again, I have let sentimental, …
Lead in Lawns: A Looming Crisis
Last week I read that the White House garden’s soil was tested, and they found it contained lead above the safe limits. I know exactly how Michele Obama feels. Twenty years ago—after a few years of putting in vegetable gardens …
Posted in Gardening
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By Popular Demand: My Mother’s Pasty Recipe (with Lard)
I was pleasantly surprised by all the wonderful comments I got for my blog entry about lard. It seems that lard is underappreciated in these modern times—maybe it’s due for a comeback. Anyway, lots of people asked for my mother’s …
Greetings from Maine: The Top 10 Things I Love about “Vacationland”
This is my eighth summer visiting Maine. No, I don’t have a summerhouse here, but all my kids go to camp in Maine, so once a year we pack up, load it all into the truck, and head up north. …
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