People are often surprised when they find out I don’t have air-conditioning at home. But I couldn’t bear to live without open windows. And it turns out my family and I may be healthier as a result (hotter, but healthier!). A recent study done in California shows that there are almost twice as many pollutants […]
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If Antibiotics Make Pigs Fat, Maybe They Make People Fat, Too
A recent article in The New York Times reported that finally, the government is starting to listen to concerns from the medical community (including the American Medical Association and the Infectious Disease Society of America) that the routine use of antibiotics in animals is causing antibiotic-resistant infections in humans. There are two reasons farmers routinely […]
A Visit to My Kitchen: Dr. David Kessler, author of The End of Overeating
Dr. David Kessler is in my kitchen today, talking about his favorite food memories from a Long Island childhood, and his grown-up comfort food treat. David A. Kessler, MD, served as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Dr. Kessler, a pediatrician, has been the dean […]
Changing the World, One Organic Hotdog at a Time
This past weekend was the second annual Organic Apple Festival at the Rodale Institute farm in Maxatawny, Pennsylvania. The sun was shining, the air was cool, the apples were ripe, and people started coming…and coming and coming. I got my grill going right at 10:00 a.m., and during the first 45 minutes sold one or […]
Back-to-School Shopping for Organic Clothing: My Top 10 Places to Shop
I have to admit I no longer get that thrill when September comes along. To me, it just means more work (and lots of it), and the impending doom of winter. At heart, I’m an island girl (preferably in the Caribbean). But a girl’s got to work, and in order to work, I’ve got to […]
Float of the Month: Apple Cider Float
Consider this your official invitation to the Organic Apple Festival at the Rodale Institute: Once again, I will be grilling up organic hotdogs from Applegate Farms (and a few organic vegan dogs for those of you who must go without meat). But this year I am adding a new treat: Organic Apple Cider Floats! Made […]
Organic Whole Wheat Pasta Taste Test Results!
One of the most important things I try to do here at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen is to make things like cooking—and organic living—simple and easy, and make them things your whole family will enjoy. And I think nothing can be worse than deciding you are going to make a positive change in your life—let’s […]
A Rite of Passage: AARP
Well, it finally happened to me. I was opening my mail—feeling fit as a fiddle—listening to really cool new music—when I saw it. MY FIRST MAILING FROM AARP! Ack! I know for a fact (since I heard someone from AARP say it in a meeting not even a month ago) that AARP doesn’t want to […]
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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