by guest blogger Cassidy Randall, marketing director of MADE SAFE If you’re going to choose one room in your house to detox, start with where you sleep. The body does important rejuvenation, repair and detoxification work when resting. But if the environment you sleep in is toxic, you’re adding unnecessary work to the load limiting […]
Organic Living
3 Ways to Avoid Fairwashing
by guest blogger Lisa Bronner, writer of the blog Going Green with a Bronner Mom Fair Trade is a good thing. Authentic Fair Trade includes such principles as direct buying from growers; fair prices; benefit to communities where products are grown; no child labor, forced labor, or otherwise exploited labor; transparency and traceability; and environmental sustainability, […]
Appreciate Life’s Simple Pleasures This Summer
by guest blogger Amanda Harding, copywriter at Rodale’s You don’t need to fly to some far-flung tropical island to have warm days and nights filled with joy. In fact, you don’t need to travel any farther than your own backyard this summer. When you take time to appreciate the beauty of everyday life, uneventful weeknights […]
The Basics of Home Canning
by the editors of Rodale’s Organic Life Think of canning as a precision form of cooking. When canning, you will use ordinary kitchen skills but must observe instructions exactly to ensure that the food is sterilized and safe. This is one time when you definitely shouldn’t improvise. Select Jars and Lids Use mason-type jars, which […]
FERCenomics
by guest blogger Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper In March, a jury awarded $4.3 million to two Pennsylvania families that drank well water contaminated by methane. Gas wells drilled by an oil corporation leaked the methane into the water. As a result, the families suffered vomiting, dizziness and skin rashes. In April, a man […]
Maria’s 5 Favorites: Cool It!
We’re headed toward another heat wave here in Pennsylvania—not that I’m complaining. I love the heat and just about everything else that comes with summer. However, one of the best parts about a heat wave is the fun ways you can cool down, from swimming in the ocean to enjoying a picnic in the shade […]
How to Pack for Your Weekend Getaway
by Maria Luci, editor at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and Rodale’s So you’re headed off on a summer weekend getaway! But first, the dreaded (yet necessary) packing adventure begins… This time, instead of making a last-minute attempt to stuff your entire closet into the largest suitcase you own, take a few minutes to read through […]
The Gifts of Scratch
Dear Readers, A few weeks ago, I mentioned that my new cookbook, Scratch, is live on Amazon and ready for pre-order. Well, I wanted you to know that if you’ve already pre-ordered it or you’re ready to pre-order now, you are eligible to receive four free gifts from me! Just fill out the form on […]
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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