by guest blogger Katelyn Schwartz, Rodale’s editorial and social content intern I’m sitting at the end of a conference table. My supervisor is seated next to me, scribbling notes. I listen as the Rodale’s team discusses marketing plans for the upcoming months, yet my eyes are set on CEO Maria Rodale. A few moments […]
Inspiration
To the Wilderness…And Back Again
by Rebecca Craven, business ops & strategy intern I recently decided, with the help of a friend, to hike the Appalachian Trail. Since I’m an avid hiker and am no stranger to the great outdoors, I thought this seemed like a very reasonable adventure to take on. We prepared by reading well-crafted blogs, visiting countless […]
Fitness Foursquare: My Way to Check In During Travel
by guest blogger Gina Kim, Women’s Health editorial intern Wrangling my foot around my body and arching my back into position, I find it almost impossible to catch a breath. “Can you hurry, please?” I ask, as I manage to half-laugh through gritted teeth. “Click.” I first decided to instagram photos of myself in fitness […]
Are You Living Your Dream?
by guest blogger Justine Sha, Rodale Books publicity intern The other day at yoga class, our teacher, Eddie, asked us to begin our practice by sitting at the top of our mats and closing our eyes. “How many of you are living your dream?” he asked, telling us to raise our hands, keeping our […]
Welcome to Rodale Intern Week!
Lettering illustration by Jessica Kusuma, Prevention editorial intern Every summer, I get the chance to meet with all of the new Rodale interns, and they get to ask me anything they want. I do it once in New York with our “city” interns and once in Pennsylvania with our “country” interns. It’s always one of […]
How Was Your Fire, Honey?
by guest blogger George DeVault, author of FIRE CALL! a volunteer firefighter’s memoir “How often do you get a fire call?” people ask all the time. There’s no easy answer. A week or more may go by without a fire call. Then we’ll get two within 30 minutes. The timing of fire calls is wildly […]
Fire Safety: “Dumb Stuff” that Typically Smart People Actually Do
by guest blogger George DeVault, author of FIRE CALL!, a volunteer firefighter’s memoir The blue minivan was a huge ball of fire when our pumper truck pulled into the parking lot. Orange flames licked the front wall of the dry cleaners and curled onto the roof. Our hose team knocked the fire out before it […]
What Your Fire-Building Technique Says About You
You can tell a lot about a person by the way she builds a campfire. The fastidious stack the wood perfectly crisscross. People who won’t let anyone help are probably crabby in general. Once I met a woman who was an obsessive blower. She was an experienced outdoorswoman, but perhaps she didn’t have enough faith. […]
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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