CP Shades is one of my favorite slow-fashion brands. Founded more than 30 years ago, the company hand-makes clothing in California, where it owns its own sewing facility. There, the group creates timeless clothing pieces that are meant to be worn over and over again. And with CP Shades, as they say, “What you see […]
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5 Earth-Friendly Blue Pieces to Wear This Spring
by the Rodale’s editorial team Teal, and aqua, and turquoise, oh my! Springtime, with its abundance of vibrant flowers, is the perfect season to get playful with color. This year, we’re all about shades of blue, which is why we’ve picked out a few of our favorite blue pieces that just so happen to be […]
Maria’s 5 Favorites for Spring
Spring is such a wonderful season. There’s so much to love about it, from the sweet smelling air to the flowering trees—but it’s the promise of summer to come (my all-time favorite season) that makes it so wonderful, in my book. In honor of the newness and beauty of spring, here are five of my […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: The Best Dresses, Vests, and Tunics with Pockets
Wednesday was the official start of fall, and with the season comes the inevitable layering of clothing. The last thing I want is to feel bulky and restricted, which is why pockets really come in handy this time of year. It’s super freeing to be able to leave the extras behind and carry what you […]
A Handmade Apron You’ll Want to Wear Every Day
Every time I see Ida, she’s wearing an apron. She uses a traditional Mennonite apron because she is a traditional Mennonite woman. But the aprons she wears are the kind that any woman could live in. There’s no strangling tie at the back of the neck. There are pockets. And most importantly, they come in […]
Cotton: The World’s Dirtiest Crop
by the Rodale’s Team This month Rodale’s is commemorating our second anniversary! To celebrate, we want to share with you a little information about the traditional second anniversary gift of cotton. For us, any cotton gift must be organic cotton. Why organic? Because in today’s world of “fast fashion”—where trends change quickly and clothes are […]
Spring Dresses Answer Your What-to-Wear Questions
by the Rodale’s team Spring has finally sprung! Spring is one of our favorite seasons because, really, what’s not to love about flowers, sunshine, and adorable baby animals? But really, the truth of the matter is, the thing we love most about spring is our new dresses! In fact, we’re so excited about our new […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Newness for Spring
I love spring. The sweet smells, the baby birds, the tulips, and all the green! And of course, the promise of summer to come. I also love that spring is a time for newness. So in celebration of spring newness (the flowers, the animals—the wardrobes!), I’ve picked my five new favorites to wear this spring: […]
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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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