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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Best in Show at the Natural Products Expo
Late last week I took my 12-year-old daughter Eve to the Natural Products Expo West trade show, in Anaheim, California, for the first time. Suddenly, she realized I have a really cool job. We didn’t have time to see everything, …
Posted in Exploring
Tagged natural products expo west, organic food, organic products, travels
8 Comments
French Toast—an Organic Breakfast Pleasure
It’s time for a break from my relentless “manifesto-ing.” It’s time for breakfast! After all, it’s hard to keep thinking big, hard thoughts without good food in your belly. My 3-year-old always asks for French toast with “makeup syrup.” That’s …
Posted in Food & Recipes
Tagged breakfast, Food & Recipes, organic food, Organic Manifesto
6 Comments
I’m Going to Hollywood, Baby!
This week is Spring Break, but instead of going on a family vacation, I am taking my family to work with me in California. Since we are all American Idol fans, even Lucia is walking around saying “Hollywood, baby!” First …
Is Our Sexuality (and our Future) at Stake?
There are certain things I didn’t dwell on too much in my new book, Organic Manifesto—partly because I didn’t have quite enough evidence, and partly because they’re so uncomfortable to think and talk about that I didn’t want to overwhelm …
Posted in Organic Issues
Tagged atrazine, chemical agriculture, Fitness and Health, Organic Manifesto
14 Comments
Artificial Chemical Nitrogen Exposed as the Criminal It Really Is
I know an article is really important if it gets emailed to me by more than one person. A recent article that appeared on Grist.org was sent to me many times by many people, and I must share it with …
Growing Evidence that Chemical Agriculture is Killing Us
In my new book, Organic Manifesto, I show lots of evidence that agricultural chemicals are actually exterminating us, and are a major cause of many of our biggest health problems—cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, obesity, autism, and ADHD. In just the …
Posted in Organic Issues
Tagged chemical agriculture, chemical farmimg, Fitness and Health, gmo crops, mrsa, Organic Manifesto
12 Comments
It’s Organic Manifesto Month!
Dear Readers, I know you come here for all sorts of random thoughts and rocking recipes, but starting today I am going to shift gears for a bit. The occasion? The impending launch of my new book, Organic Manifesto: How …







