I just read a study by Generate Insight about people’s perceptions of the term “green.” There is a lot of good news in the study, but “green” is still perceived as a confusing goal that’s hard to achieve. Maybe that’s because it often is! For example, I am now in the process of trying to […]
Organic Living
Top Ten Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Farmer’s Market
This weekend, the Emmaus Farmer’s Market opens again…thank GOD! I have been craving the fresh greens and local foods that only a farmer’s market can deliver. There are people who I am looking forward to seeing who I know will be there. And there are people who will be missing (George and Melanie!) who I […]
Why I Eat Meat (and You Might Want to Also)
Many people assume I’m a vegetarian. Some people even equate “organic” with “vegetarian.” I’ve experimented with vegetarian eating over the years. I’ve even dated vegetarians (well, one). Aside from the fact that I think it’s challenging to eat well and healthfully without eating meat, I truly enjoy eating meat and find it physically satisfying. But […]
It’s Candy Time!
I try to be healthy and good and stay away from sugar. (My grandfather once wrote a book called Sugar and the Criminal Mind!) But with candy-crazy kids and a husband who only enjoys reading books about candy, it’s dang hard. Plus, we seem to live in Candy Central. We are a gumdrop away from […]
April Showers Bring May Flowers…and Floods?
It’s pouring right now in Pennsylvania. It’s the kind of rain that makes the worms come out and try to swim across the driveway. (What’s up with that?) It’s the kind of rain that if I was in New York City today I would absolutely not be able to get a taxi, and I would […]
The Long and Magical Road from Idea to Fruition
I just finished the first real draft of my next book, The Organic Manifesto. I had the idea for it almost exactly one year ago today (I remember because it was my father’s birthday, March 27th). A year doesn’t really seem that long when I look back and see all I’ve learned and done in […]
Turn Out the Lights!
Tomorrow, March 28th, at 8:30 pm local time, wherever we are, we are all supposed to turn out the lights for Earth Hour. An hour of darkness will save us all a lot of energy–and it might actually bring us closer together. About two years ago I asked my family to kindly indulge me in […]
Time to Plant the Peas!
For gardeners, this week is like the start of the Indy 500, with the announcer saying, “Gentlemen, start your engines!” (Wait, do they still say that now that Danica Patrick is racing?), and the subsequent revving that signals the beginning of a long and exciting race. Friday is the first day of spring, and that […]
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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