I had never cooked with lard before. It just seemed gross to me. Plus, as a saturated fat it was on the list of things I didn’t need to add to my already saturated diet. However, my elderly, ill mother specifically requested that I make one of her favorite summer meals: pasties (Cornish meat pie)…with […]
Organic Living
My 5 Favorite Easy Chillin’ Summer Treats
Here in Pennsylvania, we have had torrential rain for 40 days and 40 nights, and it’s hard to believe that summer will ever come. But when it does, I’ll be ready with these 5 easy summer treats to keep my kids and myself nice and cool. 1. Frozen grapes on a stick. Get a bamboo […]
Campfire Cooking! My 5 Favorites
I was one of those naughty Girl Scouts who only joined the troop when it was about to go on the camping trip. I knew I would get some good food cooked over an open wood fire. I think we made some sort of hamburger stew in a tin can that was so yummy! Now […]
Stocking Up Starts Now!
For many new gardeners or foodies, the idea of harvest or stocking up seems like a fall-festival–type of activity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Harvest is happening all the time! And to be truly prepared for winter (which is, thankfully, months and months away), now is the time to start stocking up. Today […]
Are Pesticides a Cause of Diabetes?
I have been off for the past few days working on my upcoming book, Organic Manifesto (due in stores in early 2010). When doing some research on farming and cancer, I came across a really fascinating project called the Agricultural Health Study, which is being done by the National Cancer Institute. It’s one of those […]
On Walden Pond
Photo: (cc) Miguel Vieira/Flickr I love Walden Pond. I’ve been there a few times now, and this last visit I even swam in it. The pond was what I have deemed “crispy cold.” But the water was so clear, so beautiful and inviting. I have learned to love the feel of swimming in fresh water—there […]
Growing a Miracle in Coppell, Texas
A few months ago, I invited the readers of Organic Gardening magazine to send me their garden fantasies. I received so many wonderful, funny, heartwarming emails…but this one is my favorite, and the one I promised to post on my blog today. Enjoy! –Maria Growing a Miracle in Coppell, Texas I grew up in Lebanon, […]
Every Supermarket Tells a Story
I recently had the pleasure of going to a Korean grocery store—H Mart–in Korea Town (otherwise known as K-Town) in Manhattan. It was an evening after work, at the suggestion of a coworker who happens to be Korean-American and volunteered to be my guide. The store was on a street I have walked past a […]
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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