by guest blogger Rebecca Straus, online assistant editor at Rodale’s Organic Life Aside from different nesting preferences, the main difference between bees and wasps is that bees feed their larvae pollen, while wasps—a category that includes yellow jackets and hornets—nourish theirs with insects. That means that wasps are actually great to have around the garden […]
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Tons of Fun Ways to Use a Stainless Ice Cube Tray
by Shelbi Stoneback, associate director of customer experience at Rodale Many of us nowadays have a freezer that creates ice all on its own, so we don’t give a second thought to why we could use an ice cube tray. But this tray is special—really special. There’s no cheap plastic to break or split after […]
The Green Father’s Day Gift Guide
by guest blogger Amanda Harding, copywriter at Rodale’s Ties make great gifts, but if you really want to impress dear old dad this Father’s Day, treat him to a present with real meaning behind it. We’ve rounded up our favorite gifts for guys that aren’t just great to receive—they’re also made from eco-friendly, non-toxic materials […]
7 Foods That Have More Potassium than a Banana
by guest blogger Caroline Praderio, food and nutrition writer for Prevention magazine and EatClean.com When you think of the best sources of potassium, you probably default to bananas. In fact, most people are hard-pressed to think of any other source of potassium, the essential mineral that works to aid communication between nerves and muscles and […]
Maria’s 5 Favorites: Bug Off…Naturally!
Yes! My favorite season is finally here with all its joys! I’ve always loved summer most of all, but the season is not without its downsides, a big one being the pesky bugs it brings. And yes, I know that many bugs are beneficial and necessary, but that doesn’t mean they need to hang around […]
Join the March for a Clean Energy Revolution
by guest blogger Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper More than 40 years ago, the urgent dangers of man-made climate change became apparent. We’ve spent much of the ensuing years overcoming the misinformation of hired guns paid by fossil fuel companies, who dismiss this massive threat to our civilization. We don’t have another 40 years […]
Gardener’s June To-Do List
by the editors at Rodale’s Organic Life Here’s your June gardening guide for North America’s USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3-10. If you don’t know what zone you live in, check the map here to find out. We’ve left off zones 1–2 (far-north Alaska) and zones 11–13 (small section of the Florida Keys, the Pacific coast between L.A. and Mexico, and […]
9 Ways to Use Hemp Oil In Body Care (And Why You’d Want To)
by guest blogger Lisa Bronner, writer of the blog Going Green with a Bronner Mom There are a lot of superlative claims about hemp oil: most unsaturated oil, best essential fatty acids (EFA) ratio and combination, highest amino acid variety, only plant source of vitamin D. Can one oil be all that? In short, yes. Before […]
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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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