by Maria Rodale and Kimbal Musk, who recently visited Iowa together and wrote the following for The Des Moines Register: At this moment in time, American consumer demand for organic foods far exceeds the supply. Though the organic sector is a $39.1 billion market with an annual growth rate of 10 percent (the fastest-growing sector […]
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6 Delicious Earth-Friendly Treats for Halloween and Beyond
by guest blogger Gillian Francella, multimedia journalist and newly converted vegan/vegetarian ‘Tis the season to be spooky. And nothing is more terrifying to a food lover like myself than the approaching holidays…as a new vegan. Pumpkin heads stuffed with candy are what make Halloween great; tables of Thanksgiving food are what unite families; and can […]
How to Make Homemade Canned Pumpkin—Without a Can!
Rumor has it that there will be a canned pumpkin shortage this year. (!?) Apparently, too much rain in Illinois has ruined this year’s pumpkin crop for major brands of canned pumpkin. But before you rush out now and stockpile cans for Thanksgiving, I strongly encourage you to not worry. You never have to buy […]
The American Hospital with an Organic Farm
Full disclosure: I’m not referring to just any organic farm. This is a Rodale Institute organic farm. It’s not just any hospital, either. It’s a hospital based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (my hometown), which had the courage to do something that only one other hospital in America has done: find a way to grow organic food […]
Join Us TODAY at the Organic Apple Festival!
by the Rodale’s team It’s apple season! And more importantly for us, it’s organic apple season. We’re celebrating organic apples at the 7th annual Organic Apple Festival at the Rodale Institute in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, TODAY, Saturday, September 19th! We invite you to come on down and join us for a fun-filled day of apple picking, […]
3 Surprising Facts about Oysters
by Shelbi Stoneback, content manager at Rodale’s It’s oyster season again! But wait, is it really? When is oyster season? Should we buy farm raised or wild oysters? Will they really get my motor running, if you know what I mean? When it comes to these popular mollusks, there are almost as many rumors floating […]
6 Reasons to Drink a Cup of Coffee Right Now
by guest blogger Julia Westbrook, assistant online editor for Rodale Wellness Coffee is a staple of the American diet. From their a.m. wake-up call to their cup of decaf after dinner, Americans are drinking the stuff all day long. And while this miracle brew’s reputation has been besmirched by old wives’ tales that it will […]
The True Impact of an Apple
You’re standing in the supermarket. You’re in the produce section looking at apples. Organic and conventional apples are there right next to each other. They look the same. Which one do you pick? Based on all the questions I get about the price of organic, I’m going to guess many will pick the cheaper apple. […]
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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