by the Rodale’s content team We’re currently obsessed with turmeric. This powerful, brightly colored spice, extracted from the roots of plants in the ginger family, has been used for centuries in medicine, dyes, and an incalculable number of tasty meals. And these days, turmeric is really having a moment! That’s because various current research studies […]
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Labor of Love: Celebrating the American Worker
by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team Labor Day is right around the corner. It’s the one day of the year when all working Americans can kick up their feet and celebrate, well, themselves. While it’s thought of as the unofficial end to summer, Labor Day is really a day for […]
Denim, a Legendary History
by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team When you’ve lived for a long time and are well traveled, your story can get complicated, be misrepresented by others, or if you’re really lucky, become the thing of legends. That’s the case with denim. In today’s world, denim is a modern-yet-classic, fashionable-yet-casual staple […]
Maria’s 5 Favorites: CP Shades Goes Organic Cotton!
CP Shades is one of my favorite slow-fashion brands. Founded more than 30 years ago, the company hand-makes clothing in California, where it owns its own sewing facility. There, the group creates timeless clothing pieces that are meant to be worn over and over again. And with CP Shades, as they say, “What you see […]
Have Linen, Will Travel
by guest blogger Amanda Harding, copywriter at Rodale’s When it comes to versatility in travel wear, there’s nothing like linen. This environmentally friendly fabric is spun from the cellulose fibers of the flax plant, one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. As a textile, linen dates back thousands of years, and there’s a […]
Maria’s 5 Favorites: Last Chance to Chillax!
Summer is cruel. Not because of the heat or surprise thunderstorms, but because it’s so darn short! Summertime is my time to relax and recharge, and unfortunately, here we are already, feeling as if the season just started, but in fact, it’s already August. Back-to-school shopping has started, and hectic, un-relaxing fall is right around […]
Detox Your Sleep
by guest blogger Cassidy Randall, marketing director of MADE SAFE If you’re going to choose one room in your house to detox, start with where you sleep. The body does important rejuvenation, repair and detoxification work when resting. But if the environment you sleep in is toxic, you’re adding unnecessary work to the load limiting […]
3 Ways to Avoid Fairwashing
by guest blogger Lisa Bronner, writer of the blog Going Green with a Bronner Mom Fair Trade is a good thing. Authentic Fair Trade includes such principles as direct buying from growers; fair prices; benefit to communities where products are grown; no child labor, forced labor, or otherwise exploited labor; transparency and traceability; and environmental sustainability, […]
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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