I’m not the type that usually goes to political fundraisers. But recently a friend handed me a flyer for a fundraiser she was having for Obama she and I just happened to be able to make it.
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Photos from the Philadelphia
Flower Show Preview
I’ve been going to the Philadelphia Flower Show on and off for decades. For those of you who can’t get there, enjoy these photos. For those of you who can, maybe this will inspire you.
How Romance Novels
Empower Women
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. Romance novels, often dismissed as antifeminist, were actually once seen as having revolutionary power deserving of vigorous government response.
Role of a Lifetime: Meryl Streep as Eco-Activist Mom
by guest blogger Wendy Gordon. The actress is world-renowned for her ability to transform herself into a character. But few know her as I do, in her real-life role as a transformational environmental health activist.
Why The Artist is The Perfect
Movie For These Times
The Artist didn’t win all those awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture, because it was a silent movie made 80 some years after silent movies were “over.” It won because it showed us – with a delicious and simple story – that through the turbulent changes of technology, the basic human needs are the same.
The Best Organic Travel Snacks
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. Being a devotee of organic food, a picky eater and a grouchy bear if I’m not fed, I’ve developed some travel snacking strategies that keep me healthy and happy on the road.
Where Are All the Disney Princes?
Raising a houseful of princesses comes naturally to me. I’ve raised three of them. They are smart, girl-power-super-strong-and-independent, sparkly sprites who love to dress in fluffy pink things when they are small and sometimes even when they grow up. But the other day, it occurred to me…where are all the princes?
Bacon Cornbread
I had a hankering for cornbread. Real homemade cornbread. Not the dry, crumbly, and much too sweet kind. I wanted moist, savory, warm, and comforting cornbread. And so, I made it. With bacon. It was good. Here’s the recipe.
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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