by guest blogger Rebecca Straus, online assistant editor at Rodale’s Organic Life Aside from different nesting preferences, the main difference between bees and wasps is that bees feed their larvae pollen, while wasps—a category that includes yellow jackets and hornets—nourish theirs with insects. That means that wasps are actually great to have around the garden […]
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Maria’s 5 Favorites: Bug Off…Naturally!
Yes! My favorite season is finally here with all its joys! I’ve always loved summer most of all, but the season is not without its downsides, a big one being the pesky bugs it brings. And yes, I know that many bugs are beneficial and necessary, but that doesn’t mean they need to hang around […]
6 Natural Ways to Keep Bugs at Bay
by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team Being outdoors at this time of year is delightful…until you’re attacked by an unrelenting swarm of pesky insects. Besides being annoying, pests like mosquitoes and ticks can pose serious health threats, such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease, and newer threats like Zika […]
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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