Late last week I took my 12-year-old daughter Eve to the Natural Products Expo West trade show, in Anaheim, California, for the first time. Suddenly, she realized I have a really cool job. We didn’t have time to see everything, since I was mainly there to be part of a panel sponsored by Nature’s Path, […]
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I’m Going to Hollywood, Baby!
This week is Spring Break, but instead of going on a family vacation, I am taking my family to work with me in California. Since we are all American Idol fans, even Lucia is walking around saying “Hollywood, baby!” First I’m going to be taping an episode of The Doctors to promote my book, Organic […]
Five Things You Find Out When You Go to a Spa
Some people go to spas all the time. Other people wouldn’t be caught dead inside one. Whichever camp you fall into—or if you fall somewhere in between—here are some things I learned from my recent trip to the Lodge at Woodloch. I hope you’ll agree that they’re worth sharing, whether you ever go to a […]
Last Chance Ranch—Home to the Lucky
The other week I was reading the local paper, The Morning Call and I saw a story that stopped me in my tracks. Last Chance Ranch in Quakertown, PA had made it to the final two in a national search done by Rachel Ray for a major donation to animal shelters for her holiday show. […]
It’s Farm Show Time!
This week is the 94th Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show, “the largest indoor agricultural event in the country,” or so they claim. I am devastated that due to work schedules I probably won’t be able to attend. But that shouldn’t stop you from trying to go—or at the very least, like me, watching it all week […]
Restaurant Review: Founding Farmers, Washington, DC
Wherever I go, I always try to find the farm-to-table restaurants—in fact, my annual top 10 farm-to-table restaurant list is coming up in November! So I had to check out Founding Farmers in Washington this past weekend. The idea is appealing: a casual, family restaurant that’s supplied and owned by a collective of American family […]
Video from the MPA Summit
Yesterday I spoke on a panel at the Magazine Publishers of America’s Innovation Summit. Here’s a clip: Related Posts:Goodbye Gourmet MagazinePrevention Magazine and the New (Print) Health Revolution10 Not so Obvious Things You Need to Be a Real (Good) Leader
Washington Vibe
This past weekend I took my family to the Green Expo in Washington DC. Green Expo is a series of consumer shows around the country on everything green, organic, and good for the planet. I went to humbly accept a check on behalf of the Rodale Institute for a program with Organic Valley and Nature’s […]
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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