Spring is a time to start over and try new things, but after 30 years of gardening, there are the tried-and-true that simply must be planted every year. This is my list.
Random Thoughts
The ONE Thing You Need for Soft Skin
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. Soft skin is the ideal, right? But how do you attain it? Even better, how to have soft skin organically, and without purchasing an expensive assortment of products? I have invented the following concoction using common kitchen ingredients, which is super-easy to make and costs almost nothing.
The Secret to Happy Backyard Hens
by guest blogger Jean Nick. When most people think of backyard chickens they either think of chickens running around free or a chicken house with a permanent run. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but there is a better way: A small secure but portable shelter with a bottomless run attached.
Top 5 Tastiest Tulips
by guest blogger Keriann Koeman. Organic tulip petals are quite tasty. They taste like sweet lettuce, making them a gorgeous addition to salads. Tasting tulips is like tasting wine: You have the top note and the finish. Here are my top picks for the best-tasting tulips, arranged from sweet to peppery.
How to Change the Dialogue
on Women’s Reproductive Rights
by guest blogger Hahrie Han. It seems like powerful public leaders and behemoth institutions alike are turning back years of hard-fought victories for women. But it is possible to reverse this backlash against women.
Ned’s Choice
Every once in a while you meet someone who changes your life. That’s what happened to me one day when I turned into a driveway that had a sign out front that read “Japanese Maples.”
6 Reasons Organics Can
Feed the World
by guest blogger Coach Mark Smallwood. Six things to say to friends, family, and total strangers when they tell you organics can’t feed the world
Paris in Love: A Book Review
It’s a beautiful delight when someone you know and care about writes a memoir, and you get to peek inside her adventure. One of my favorite romance authors, Eloisa James, just crossed over into nonfiction with her charming memoir of a year spent in Paris with her husband and two kids.
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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