by the Rodale’s team It’s apple season! And more importantly for us, it’s organic apple season. We’re celebrating organic apples at the 7th annual Organic Apple Festival at the Rodale Institute in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, TODAY, Saturday, September 19th! We invite you to come on down and join us for a fun-filled day of apple picking, […]
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The True Impact of an Apple
You’re standing in the supermarket. You’re in the produce section looking at apples. Organic and conventional apples are there right next to each other. They look the same. Which one do you pick? Based on all the questions I get about the price of organic, I’m going to guess many will pick the cheaper apple. […]
Why I Only Eat Organic Apples and Why You Should, Too
by guest blogger “Coach” Mark Smallwood, Rodale Institute executive director Apples. Apples are the single most pesticide-contaminated produce item available at the grocery store. If you had to choose just one item from your grocery list to buy organic, make it organic apples. Why do we spray so many pesticides on apples? Well, we humans […]
The Great Unifier
Turns out, hot dogs are the great unifier. I figured this out at our first annual Organic Apple Festival four years ago when I spent the day serving up grilled organic hot dogs that even the old Dutchie men gave the thumbs up. And I am thrilled that this Saturday, we’re holding our fourth annual Organic Apple Festival, and I’ll be out there again, from 10 to 5, woman-ing the grill and serving up the best organic hot dogs ever, donated by Applegate Farms.
Float of the Month: Apple Cider Float
Consider this your official invitation to the Organic Apple Festival at the Rodale Institute: Once again, I will be grilling up organic hotdogs from Applegate Farms (and a few organic vegan dogs for those of you who must go without meat). But this year I am adding a new treat: Organic Apple Cider Floats! Made […]
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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