by guest blogger Melanie Hansche, executive director of food content and strategy at Rodale Inc The guest list for this first-time Thanksgiving host sounded like the start of a bad joke: five Australians, a Texan, an Englishman, and a Mexican. (At least we had one American, right?) It was my first crack at hosting this […]
Random Thoughts
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you and your families health, healing, and happiness. Happy Thanksgiving! —Maria Related Posts:Rustic Caramel-Apple PieThe Easiest Summer Fruit PieFour-Berry Pie
Finding Gratitude in Hard Times
Sometimes life seems overwhelming and hard. Terrorist attacks, economic woes, personal problems—you name it, we all have our list of trials and tribulations. It’s in these difficult moments that it’s hardest to feel grateful. But it’s also in these moments that feeling grateful is most important. For me, it has been a challenging few months. […]
Help Us Librarians, You’re Our Only Hope
by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger I have hope. An article I read last week gave me hope for our future. And just in time, too, given the fact that we have another full year of election coverage to go before we elect a new president and every single one of us could […]
Selfie-Centered: You’re (Sort of) in My Thoughts
by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger Not long ago, I noticed a trend in my neighborhood shopping areas: Card/gift stores that had been in business in the same locations for decades had closed their doors—disappeared. It made me sad, but not because it was another sign of a challenging economy. I was sad […]
10 Ways to Never Be Bored Again
I have a friend who gets bored easily. I was bored once for about five minutes in 2011. I remember it well. I was home alone, and for a minute I felt a feeling I couldn’t identify. By the time I did figure out it was boredom it was almost gone. Of course, if you […]
Pope Francis and I. And You. And Love
Photo courtesy of Jared Gruenwald by guest blogger Renee James, humorist and blogger The run-up to the papal mass in Philadelphia felt like a countdown to a combination birthday + Christmas + first day of summer vacation when I was a little girl. I had spent weeks thinking about this day, imagining everything to come, […]
Death, Tomatoes, and Life Again
Last week was a hard week. I had no problems navigating the Pope traffic in New York City (in fact, the roads were amazingly clear). But I did get emotional about all the brave things he was saying as he made his way through his papal visit. Business is challenging these days, too, which makes […]
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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