Organic Food at the Bicycle Races!

The Tour de France may be the king of biking events, but do they serve organic food there?

Here in Pennsylvania, we are blessed to have a velodrome nearby. Not just any velodrome, but one of the best in the country. Most people have never heard of one, or ever seen one, but a velodrome is a sight worth seeing. The Lehigh Valley’s—officially known as the Valley Preferred Cycling Center—is basically an oval track with steeply… more

A Visit to My Kitchen: Bart Yasso

Bart Yasso is in my kitchen today, talking about the good food and great inspirations that have been so valuable to his running career.

Bart is the race and event promotion director at Runner’s World. He is a member of the Running USA Hall of Champions. Bart invented the Yasso 800s, a marathon-training schedule used by thousands around the world. He is one of the few people to have completed races on all seven continents—from the… more

How to Plan a Vacation

By the time you read this, I will be on vacation. I read once that the glow from taking a vacation lasts only a few days, but the happiness from having planned a vacation lasts eight weeks! I can attest to that. There is something about knowing you have a reservation sometime in the future at an exciting place that makes you feel…secure, relaxed, and pleasantly anticipatory.

I am by nature an explorer. I have often admired those people who can go to the same place year after year and just… more

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Women on Tractors

By guest blogger Annie Spiegelman, a.k.a. the Dirt Diva.

Unfortunately, like many urbanites, I grew up thinking that food came from the supermarket below my New York apartment building, and flowers came from the florist at 84th and Lexington Avenue. It took a PS 6 fifth-grade field trip to the Metropolitan Museum to view a photo exhibit of American farmers, to prove to me that “real live people” actually grow the food we eat, and… more

Raising Guinea Hens (Including the Great Guinea Surprise!)

We started keeping guinea hens about three years ago because we live in the woods, and I wanted something to eat the ticks. Guineas eat more ticks than any other bird, including chickens—probably because they come from Africa, where there are tons of ticks. (We have a few friends from Africa who always threaten to cook and eat the guineas when they visit us!)

They are goofy birds and often shockingly loud—especially when you are trying to take a nap during a Sunday afternoon and there… more