Paul Rice is in my kitchen today, talking about his global journey to appreciating organics, his love for coffee, and his surprising new organic obsession. Paul is the founding President and CEO of Fair Trade USA, the leading independent, third-party certifier of fair-trade products in the United States. Why is living organic important to you? […]
Environment
A Visit to My Kitchen: Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva is in my kitchen today, sharing her thoughts on organic food, the differences in food between cultures, and her hands-on approach to getting her news. Vandana Shiva is an internationally known scientist, environmental activist, and author from India. Why is living organic important to you? By going organic, you avoid genetically […]
What Do Bedbugs Have to Do with Global Warming?
So far I have avoided any interaction with bedbugs, but I know a few people who have experienced infestations, and it’s starting to become a worrisome trend. Then, the other week I saw a home remedy for catching bed bugs that involved dry ice. Dry ice? It turns out that dry ice is solidified CO2—otherwise […]
BP Oil Spill Denial: What Will It Take to Get Us to Change?
More than a month after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the oil continues to flow from the Gulf of Mexico to pollute the shores of America’s once-beautiful coastlines. The other week I saw a report put out by the University of Adelaide Environmental Institute that ranked countries around the world by their environmental impact. They […]
Listening to Signs from Nature
We are used to thinking about nature as sending “messages” with big things like weather and earthquakes—though we often scoff at the idea as superstition. But there is a whole tradition around the world of looking at the little signs from nature and examining the personal messages that may be there for us. This morning […]
Does Climate Change Exist, and Does It Even Matter?
It amazes me, really, how many different views there can be on any one subject. Whether it’s religion, the best-tasting tomato variety, or the right way to cook a chicken, disagreement is de rigueur. The urge to find disagreements about things is, I believe, human nature. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that climate change is […]
Foraging for Bitter Greens
When I first met my in-laws almost 20 years ago, I thought it was a bit odd that they ate so much food that they “found” outside. I had never really been part of a foraging family…no matter how much other people confused my family with the Euell Gibbons “nuts-and-berries” crowd, in general we either […]
The Long-Awaited Return of Spring
It started with a scent wafting in my bedroom window as I was lounging in bed on Saturday—the smell of warm earth, clear air, and awakening woods. I felt compelled to go for a walk in our woods to see what was happening, to appreciate nature and take a break from my busy life. The […]
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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