by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS While recently strolling around REI, a popular outdoor gear store, I had an epiphany. Looking around—whether it was in the rock climbing section, the camping gear aisle, or the paddling area—every single person in the store was in shape. That’s saying a lot, considering this is a country […]
Archive | March, 2015
Abruzzi Fish Stew
When I first met my former father-in-law, whose parents were from Abruzzi, Italy, all he could talk about was the fish stew. So when we went to Abruzzi to visit my former husband’s relatives while on our honeymoon, of course we had to have the fish stew. It was incredible. Unfortunately, what I now know, […]
Maria’s 5 Favorites: Easter for Everyone!
Easter is on its way, and I’m dreaming about the ham we’re going to eat and the candy we’re going to make. I’m also thinking about Easter baskets—not just for the kids, but for everyone! Here are my favorite Easter basket picks: 1. Handcrafted Trug Garden Basket. You can’t have an Easter basket without an […]
Whoops! ‘Safe’ Weedkiller Now a ‘Probable Human Carcinogen’
by guest blogger Leah Zerbe, online editor for RodaleNews.com For years, chemical reps assured farmers that Roundup was safe and “biodegradable.” Fast-forward and farmers now spray more than 185 million pounds of glyphosate—the active ingredient in Roundup—on U.S. food crops. It’s also the most popular weedkiller used in yards, gardens, parks, and playgrounds all […]
Eat Clean: DIY Junk-Free Granola Bars
by guest blogger Jodi Moreno, for EatClean.com I never really met a store-bought granola bar that I was totally in love with. They always have way too much sugar or way too many unpronounceable ingredients. It wasn’t until I started to make my own at home that I realized I really love them. As with […]
In Defense of Fairy Tales
The other day I saw the first half of an Albert Einstein quote: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent…” At this point the quote was cut off, and of course my mind went to something like “read math books!” or how […]
Protecting Your Human Sponge
by guest blogger Lisa Bronner, writer of the blog Going Green with a Bronner Mom When it comes to keeping the right things in and the wrong things out, our skin is our body’s best defense. However, it’s not impermeable. Nicotine patches, birth control patches, and other transdermal medicines work because under certain conditions, skin […]
What If Your Life Were a Movie?
I just read a little book on life after death called The Afterlife of Billy Fingers, by Annie Kagan. You’ll have to read it yourself to understand the title and the whole story (which I do recommend). But in it, Billy describes a phase of the afterlife in which you are surrounded (I pictured […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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