The debate is heating up over the future of health care in America, but this is a subject I’ve been thinking about for a long time. As a publisher in the health field, a new member of the board of a very large hospital (the Lehigh Valley Health Network), and a health “consumer” who has […]
By Maria
Will People Ever Pay for News? Vote Yes or No!
It’s all Benjamin Franklin’s fault. He was the one who invented, in his first magazines and newspapers, the idea of using advertising to subsidize content. Not many people realize that even when they pay for the information in newspapers, magazines, or websites, they are only paying for part of the product. All those “annoying” ads […]
Top 10 Reasons I Love Pennsylvania
My recent trip to Harrisburg reminded me of how much I love this state o’ mine. And I am very happy that Rodale.com is based here—I call our content reality-based news (see reason # 8). But here are the top ten reasons I love living in the Keystone State: 1. We invented cable television. Because […]
Live from Harrisburg
1:06 pm Here I am at Pennsylvania’s “Best 50 Women in Business” event. In the Harrisburg Hilton Hotel, it sounds remarkably like a romance writer’s convention (excited women, spring birds chirping…). I don’t know anyone here, so it’s much easier to blackberry blog than to engage–though I guess I’m going to have to engage at […]
The Saga of My Teeth Whitening, Part 2
It’s both wonderful and crazy that of all my blog posts, “Should I or Shouldn’t I Whiten My Teeth?” has the most comments. I truly appreciate all the thoughtful responses, including the offer for a coupon from Crest. The votes are in favor of whitening. So today I am going to try it. Why? Not […]
Top 10 Things I Want For Mother’s Day
This time of year feels so busy, so rushed, so filled with everything happening at once, both indoors and out, at home, school, work and play. Thank goodness for Mother’s Day right in the middle of it all. I might just get a chance to take a break. Who knows how the day will actually […]
Does Anyone Know How To Build a “Green Roof”?
I just read a study by Generate Insight about people’s perceptions of the term “green.” There is a lot of good news in the study, but “green” is still perceived as a confusing goal that’s hard to achieve. Maybe that’s because it often is! For example, I am now in the process of trying to […]
Should I or Shouldn’t I Whiten My Teeth?
Last week I went to the orthodontist to sign up Eve, my 12-year-old, for braces. The place was kind of creepy—everyone’s teeth were so bright and almost neon white. I joked with the hot-looking receptionist that I felt inadequate and out of place. It all made my eyeballs hurt. Suddenly my perfectly normal and healthy […]
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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