Happy New Year, Dear Reader! I hope you’ve had a wonderful holiday season. Now that the festivities have come and gone, hopefully things will calm down for a bit so you we can all recharge. This is why I love the start of a new year; it’s like pressing the reset button. These first few […]
Organic Living
What 4 Nutritionists Eat at New Year’s Eve Parties
By guest blogger Stephanie Eckelkamp for EatClean.com Dilemma: Even though I’m pretty health savvy, New Year’s Eve parties make me go a little nutty. Like, eat-five-pounds-of-cheese-and-wash-it-down-with-spiked-punch nutty. Apparently, I should have a game plan for avoiding this kind of binge, but I don’t. Luckily, four supersmart nutritionists decided to help me out. Here, they weigh […]
7 Things I’ve Learned as Rodale’s Content Manager
by Shelbi Stoneback, content manager at Rodale’s I thought I knew a lot about organic living and natural products. Growing up in the Rodale family, I learned a lot from my grandparents and family members and the vast collection of resources on science, research, and the history of organic here in the library at Rodale […]
How to Master the Art of Dry Brushing
by guest blogger Amanda Harding, copywriter at Rodale’s Brush your teeth, brush your hair, brush your…body? Yes, it’s time to add another important step to your morning routine. Dry brushing is not just a centuries-old health practice that’s been gaining popularity; it’s also an easy and effective natural beauty routine. The benefits of dry brushing […]
Celebrating the Year of the Soil
I know, I know, Christmas is just a few days away—why think about soil right now? The truth is, now is the perfect time to celebrate soil because many of you probably have a tree in your homes that was just recently growing in soil. What better reminder is there to appreciate the soil that […]
Examining the Fracking Power of FERC
by guest blogger Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper A fast-growing web of interstate pipelines to service the fracked-shale-gas industry is creeping across the nation, capturing communities in its destructive grip. At the center of the web is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), an agency that is imbued with extraordinary power to impact lives […]
5 Last Minute Stocking Stuffers Made with Care
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care… And oh, no! You forgot the stocking stuffers! Yes, it’s less than one week to Christmas and I haven’t finished my shopping yet. But I have picked out some of my favorite stocking stuffers, and I’m sharing them here for all my last-minute-gift-buying companions. Even better, […]
Play It Safe with Non-Toxic Toys
by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team Plastic, lead, and questionable practices are highly prevalent in a popular industry—and they pose continuous health concerns. The scariest part is this industry’s goods are targeted at children. It’s the toy business. Shocking, yes, and even more so when you consider how fragile developing […]
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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