Happy 2015, everyone! Since so many make fitness- and health-related resolutions each year, I’ve put together a list of my favorite earth-friendly workout gear to help get you excited about lacing up those running shoes and jumping into a new year and a new you! 1. At-Home Resistance Toning Kit. Sculpt a lean body at […]
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A New Year’s Day Tradition: Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes & Sauerkraut
Growing up, our New Year’s Day meal was always a pork roast, mashed potatoes, and sauerkraut, whether we liked it or not. It’s a Pennsylvania Dutch New Year’s tradition. Why? Well, legend has it that it’s because a pig roots forward, which is good luck for the new year, but it’s probably also because it’s […]
5 Tips for a Fabulous New Year
I love the start of a new year. It’s like pressing the reset button—a clean slate and all that. Each New Year, I feel like I’ve learned more, rid myself of more bad habits, and gained better insights into what makes life good and fun. I’m an avid resolution maker, but this post isn’t about […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, everyone! I wish you all a healthy, healing and happy holiday. —Maria Related Posts:Merry Christmas!Why I Love a Good SnowstormMerry Christmas!
The Power of Giving
This time of year is all about giving. And getting. We make our lists, check them twice, and hope that something resembling stuff we want shows up in our lives on Christmas morning. And we also hope that our loved ones don’t give us a fake, “I love it!” or worse, a sincere, “You […]
Make a Cheese Log or Cheese Ball from Scratch
If you ever wonder what I think about, bigwig CEO that I am, when I’m not in meetings or taking care of things at home or planning my kids’ schedules, well it’s this: How do I make an organic cheese log? Let me explain. Every year, around this time, I get a weird craving for […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Last-Minute Gifts
So you’ve waited until the last minute to buy gifts! Don’t worry; you’re not alone. I myself am a habitual last-minute wrapper. And there’s nothing wrong with that! Especially when there are so many wonderful, green, sustainable, and joyous gifts out there—and sometimes it just takes a little time to decide which one is the […]
My Christmas Playlist
My Christmas Playlist As you know, we love music in our house. And Christmas is a time when all our quirky genres get festive together in a happy family mix of wonderfulness. Happy, music-filled holidays! 1. Christmas Time Is Here/Vince Guaraldi Trio My little one is learning this one in school, so her little voice […]
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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