by guest blogger Maya Rodale.
Bookstores across the country are in trouble. First, it was Big Book stores, now it’s e-books. Is there hope for the indie bookstore? I say, yes!
Love & Family
How To Save Bookstores
My Double Life
Here is the truth, dear Reader. I’ve been living a double life. To you, I am a blogging cook, music-loving mother, smart-ass, and hell-raising outspoken voice on organic issues. But my day job as CEO of Rodale Inc, the leading health and wellness publisher in the world, goes largely undocumented and written about here. Why? […]
10 Reasons I Love Amazon.com
Last week I was invited to attend the press conference where Jeff Bezos unveiled a whole new “family” of Kindles, and the Kindle Fire. As a book lover, I have been a raving fan of Amazon since the very, very beginning. But after hearing Jeff Bezos talk about the arc of his business, and seeing […]
What’s Really Important?
Sometimes I remember what’s really important when I am doing something that doesn’t seem very important at all. And I remembered it while manning the grill with Dave Zinczenko at Apple Fest 2011. I didn’t ask him to help me cook organic hot dogs (generously donated by Applegate Farms) for my Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen […]
Can a Woman Ever Really Retire?
The other day I was at an amazing Indian dance concert featuring a friend of my daughter. This young woman performed, for two hours, a classic Indian dance known as Bharatnatyam Arangetram. And she plays golf, too. She is heading off to high school, already a stellar example of what a woman of today can […]
Our Economic Problem: Where Will
Growth Come From?
While I was on vacation recently, trying to forget all my problems, I couldn’t help but notice the stock market plummeting. Oh, I tried not to pay attention. But being in business, it was hard not to. My very social littlest daughter made dear friends with two girls on the beach (she wasn’t worried about […]
Sex Not Food
I’ve written before about how running helped me to lose weight. But that’s not the whole story. It really started with a totally different concept of how I look at food, and as a result, at my body and my life. Sex, Not Food may sound controversial or even (gasp!) promiscuous. But it’s really a […]
Mark Kintzel’s Backyard Entertaining
by Mark Kintzel The summer may be winding down, but entertaining knows no season. The projects I have in store today are perfect for the budget-conscious, environmentally friendly folks who prefer living simply. I’m repurposing old gear from around my house to function in a party atmosphere. It’s simple, it’s quick, and it’ll last you […]
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.
Order NowOrganic Manifesto
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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