A few weekends ago was the first-ever Organic Tulip Festival at the Rodale Institute. Check out these pictures and head out to the farm if you can, just to see them before they are done blooming.
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10 Ways to Spring-Clean
GMOs Out of Your Home
by guest blogger Courtney Pineau. When you look a little closer, you often find that your food contains ingredients with unwanted genetically modified organisms (GMOs). If you are ready to spring-clean GMOs out of your diet, here are 10 easy steps to help you give them the boot
Bruce Springsteen and the
Church of Rock ‘n’ Roll
At age 50, I was a Bruce Springsteen concert virgin. And when I finally got to see him live I felt the ecstatic joy of feeling union with the divine through music, rhythm, poetry—powerful words that peel away the differences between us and get to the center of what makes us human and alive and in love.
Romancing Earth Day
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. This Sunday marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, which will probably be commemorated by a bunch of depressing articles about global warming. But celebrating and loving the earth doesn’t have to be a chore. It can be a pleasure. Here are my 5 tips for a romantic earth day.
Happiness is Gardening in Spring!
No matter how many years pass by, each new spring brings with it the hope and optimism of a new garden. Seed packets are like candy to me, and I buy them impulsively and just because the wrapping makes me excited.
Ten Things I Have to Plant Every Year (no matter what)
Spring is a time to start over and try new things, but after 30 years of gardening, there are the tried-and-true that simply must be planted every year. This is my list.
The ONE Thing You Need for Soft Skin
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. Soft skin is the ideal, right? But how do you attain it? Even better, how to have soft skin organically, and without purchasing an expensive assortment of products? I have invented the following concoction using common kitchen ingredients, which is super-easy to make and costs almost nothing.
The Secret to Happy Backyard Hens
by guest blogger Jean Nick. When most people think of backyard chickens they either think of chickens running around free or a chicken house with a permanent run. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but there is a better way: A small secure but portable shelter with a bottomless run attached.
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.
Order NowOrganic Manifesto
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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