I have mixed feelings about golf, and mostly mixed negative feelings at that. My father never played it, but as a young workingwoman, I really used to resent the exclusion of my own gender as the “guys” would go off on a summer afternoon and “work” on the course. Sure, it was fun for them, […]
Love & Family
The Dressing Room, a Rave Review
I’ve been meaning to get to Michel Nischan‘s restaurant The Dressing Room in Westport, Connecticut, for years. I first met him when he was the chef at Heartbeat, one of the very first farm-to-table restaurants in Manhattan (at the W Hotel on 49th Street). He was really nice back then, and, guess what, he’s still […]
Women on Tractors
By guest blogger Annie Spiegelman, a.k.a. the Dirt Diva. Unfortunately, like many urbanites, I grew up thinking that food came from the supermarket below my New York apartment building, and flowers came from the florist at 84th and Lexington Avenue. It took a PS 6 fifth-grade field trip to the Metropolitan Museum to view a […]
Raising Guinea Hens (Including the Great Guinea Surprise!)
We started keeping guinea hens about three years ago because we live in the woods, and I wanted something to eat the ticks. Guineas eat more ticks than any other bird, including chickens—probably because they come from Africa, where there are tons of ticks. (We have a few friends from Africa who always threaten to […]
A Visit to my Kitchen: Amanda Kimble-Evans
Amanda Kimble-Evans is stopping by my kitchen this morning to chat about what’s filling her garden (and her belly!) and her unusual use for diaper cream. Amanda is a writer and editor specializing in organic gardening and farming. Growing up surrounded by small farms and large gardens in rural Pennsylvania, Amanda was raised to […]
A Visit to My Kitchen: Maya Rodale
I have a very special guest in my kitchen today—my daughter Maya! Well, she’s usually in my kitchen quite a lot; she’s got the inside scoop on the truth of what really goes on in the real Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen. Fortunately, she doesn’t divulge too many secrets about me. I am so proud of […]
The Great American Backyard Campout
This Saturday, June 26, is the annual Great American Backyard Campout, organized by the National Wildlife Federation. Camping out in your backyard is a great activity, whether you have kids or not (although, I suppose it depends on your neighborhood). It can be an awesomely powerful way to reconnect with the planet and get over […]
How to Discipline a Child
I’ve tried many methods of disciplining children over the decades (yes, I’ve been a mom of three different 3-year-olds over a period that’s spanned 20 years). And I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t. It’s not that complicated or hard; however, it takes patience, and confidence in the importance of being a consistent parent. My […]
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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