I’m not a huge fan of peanut butter…But every once in a while I get a craving. And in the summer, it’s nice to have COLD things to eat that are also savory and satisfying.
Organic Food
Dinner in the Dell
I’ve read about those beautiful farm dinners, and I’ve even been to one or two big outdoor dinners led by Alice Waters (who probably got the whole thing started), so when I got invited to attend a Dinner in the Dell, I said YES! And I’m so glad I did. What a great way to connect everything together and celebrate.
Mint & Radish Summer Salad
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. I love inventing recipes using what’s available at the farmer’s market. Lately, I’ve been creating this simple, delicious salad that combines mint, radishes, and some other goodies that I’ve happened upon.
People Don’t Want to Eat Pesticides
by guest blogger Alex Formuzis. Millions of Americans have come to rely on Environmental Working Group’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce so they can eat plenty of healthy organic and conventional fruits and veggies without a bunch of pesticides. But the Alliance for Food and Farming, a front group for pesticide sprayers, is demanding that we cease publishing our list immediately.
Eat Local App:
Fresh Foods at Your Fingertips
by guest blogger Wendy Gordon. Finding where to buy regionally harvested goodies has never been so simple. While planning dinner earlier today, I plugged my work zip code into the NRDC Eat Local app and (ta-da!) local markets popped up, making my lunchtime grocery run quick and easy.
10 Ways to Eat a Whole Grain Tortilla
Tortillas are very handy to have around, whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, whether you are alone or feeding a family. They are quick, easy, healthy, and totally yum.
Foraging for Ramps:
5 Rules Everyone Should Know
by guest blogger Tim Mountz. This time of the year if I am not in the fields planting, I am out in the woods. I do a lot of trail-running, but I’m also an avid hiker and forager. I spent the last few weeks in the woods because the ramps were up and ready to pull almost two weeks ahead of schedule.
Italian Wedding Soup, NOT from a Can
My kids love Italian wedding soup. So I was determined to figure out a homemade recipe that was easy (relatively), quick, and as satisfying to them as the store-bought stuff.
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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