A new UN report on global warming gases that was buried on my Yahoo home page should be a wake-up call for us all.
Tag Archives | Environment
Got Dirt? Give Thanks
Thanksgiving dinner is a rare American meal, and not just because it’s an annual event celebrated with family and friends, but also because this day of gratitude tends to spin off the yummiest leftovers, so thankfully little ends up as food scraps.
Why Choose Organic
When It’s Not Food?
by guest blogger Jeroen Koeman, of EcoTulips. Until three years ago, I thought that growing with chemicals was “normal” and that it was the only way to farm. I can say now that I was quite brainwashed and did not realize the dangers of pesticides.
Six Ways To Help
End Big Farm Handouts
Want to eat more healthfully? Tell your representative in Congress to end direct payments to factory-farm operators. Here’s how…
Beautyberry: Fall Color at its Finest
The seductive combination of intrigue, history, and utility is why beautyberry is one of those plants that make autumn tolerable for me. So let me tell you a bit about it.
A Visit to My Kitchen: Eugenia Bone, Food Writer and Journalist
Guest blogger Eugenia Bone discusses her love of mushrooms, home-canned tuna, and the importance of clean water.
Octobrrrrrrrrrrr
15 1/2 inches of snow (yes, records were broken), STILL no power (although the generator does power the coffeemaker—priorities, people!)
GROWING GREEN: An Environmentally Friendly Summer Camp
by guest blogger Marcia Theodoredis Anyone who has experienced summer camp holds those memories near and dear. They are precious to us and enduring. That experience should be available to all children. At the Growing Green residential camp, located in the Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania, Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania is making the dream of […]
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.
Order NowOrganic Manifesto
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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