My cat has the life. Her biggest decisions are whether to pee and poo indoors or out, and whether to nap in the basement in the baby carriage (where it’s high and dry and warm) or in my favorite chair on a cashmere blanket in a patch of sunlight. Sometimes, I resent her for that. […]
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What Does It Mean to Be Cruelty-Free?
by guest blogger Amanda Harding, copywriter at Rodale’s Cute, fluffy bunnies don’t need to suffer for the sake of beauty. Myth: Animal testing is required by law. Myth: The animals don’t really suffer. Myth: There are no alternatives to animal testing. Truth: There are plenty of high-quality, effective, cruelty-free beauty and skincare products available today. […]
Live Baby Chick Cam: Meet Our Polar Vortex Miracle!
by Leah Zerbe, an online editor at RodaleNews.com The cyclical nature of life is perhaps nowhere more apparent than on a farm. The trusty tomato plants of summer are shriveled, brown, and barren by October; even the ragweed that plagued our fields and tested our patience all growing season have long disintegrated back into the […]
Listening to Signs from Nature
We are used to thinking about nature as sending “messages” with big things like weather and earthquakes—though we often scoff at the idea as superstition. But there is a whole tradition around the world of looking at the little signs from nature and examining the personal messages that may be there for us. This morning […]
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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