by guest blogger Alex Formuzis. The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement health-based standards for all pesticides used in food, with special safeguards for infants and babies. But chemical agribusiness has been fighting to try to block any action by EPA every step of the way.
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Ok, I know there is going to be debate about this or disagreement so let me say up front this is MY list, based on MY life and I’d love to hear your lists!
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by guest blogger Coach Mark Smallwood. The simplest of our children’s (and their children’s) basic human needs are being threatened every day. What are we going to tell them?
Why I Love Terrain (at Styer’s)
The pulse-quickening thrill of going to a good plant nursery and garden shop is probably equivalent to a guy going to the Superbowl when his favorite team is playing. Well, of all the nurseries I’ve been to, Terrain at Styer’s is my favorite.
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by guest blogger Wendy Gordon. A common urban air pollutant, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs for short, could be playing in our obesity epidemic. PAHs are released into the air from the burning of coal, diesel, oil and gas, and other organic substances.
A Disgustingly Delicious Breakfast Sandwich
One recent weekend I was thinking about breakfast, and wanting some sort of bread, cheese and egg mixture. But I was tired of just a fried egg on toast, or a cheese omelette. Then, it was like a light-bulb went off…
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Is your pantry a disorganized mess? Here are my 8 steps to help you clean it out, reorganize, and label everything so you know what you have and what you need.
5 Ways Mean Moms Rule
by guest blogger Denise Schipani. My mother was exacting, strict, and in firm control of the rules and the reins in our house. She was deeply emotional and fiercely loving, but not ever squishy or mushy. Here are just a few principles liberally borrowed from the Original Mean Mom:
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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