Intro by Men’s Health deputy editor, Matt Marion I’m a huge music fan, but that’s not why Maria asked me to write this introduction to her Back Porch interview with Michael Perry. See, I’m also the deputy editor at Men’s Health, and Michael—just “Mike” to me—is one of my writers. From his first […]
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The Importance of Taking a Vacation
I am taking a vacation, and I’m not going to apologize for it. There’s never a good time. There’s always more work to be done, and things to be cleaned up and organized at home. Always. But studies have shown that people who take vacations are healthier and live longer than people who don’t, and […]
A Visit to My Kitchen: Claudia Dreifus
Claudia Dreifus is in my kitchen today, discussing her thoughts on news, and a few of her latest favorite things—from books to scissors! Claudia isn’t a mover and shaker in the organic movement (as many Farm Country Kitchen guest are), but she’s a mover and shaker in the journalistic world. She’s a prize-winning journalist (HigherEducationQuestionMark.com) […]
Americans, Demand Organic!
So I was dawdling about on Twitter, and I see a tweet from Mark Bittman about the “shocking” (his words) survey just out from Thompson Reuters and NPR Health about organic. What’s so shocking about it? Fifty-eight percent of ALL Americans want organic food!!!!! OK, I’m not going to take credit, but I am going […]
July Salad: Chopped Vegetable Salad Fresh from the Garden
By July, it’s usually too hot for lettuce to be happy in the garden. Fortunately, while the tomatoes might still be struggling to ripen, all the other veggies are popping out all over. It’s also often too hot to cook much, so the best way to get all those new vegetables into a happy place […]
Celebrate Tomato Season, Part 3!
Open-Faced Sandwiches
Speaking of my childhood and what I ate, this was another popular lunch item in my mother’s repertoire. It was a very good day when she would take the time to make this for all of us, and I remember that I usually ate three of them if I was allowed to. It involves bacon, […]
A Visit to My Kitchen: Peggy Drexler
Peggy Drexler is in my kitchen today talking about her Philly food roots, a favorite tool for tea in the kitchen, and where she gets her food news. Peggy Drexler has a PhD in psychology, and has spent her career studying sex and gender: men and women, boys and girls, and how they come together […]
Celebrate Tomato Season, Part 2! Broiled Cheesy Tomatoes
Part 1: Tomaquet, Catalan Tomato Bread When people interview me about my childhood growing up on the first organic farm in America, they seem to have an endless fascination with what I ate. I know the stereotypes by heart (and have since first grade): Tofu, brown rice, carrot sticks. NOT! Well, maybe some carrot sticks. […]
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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