Let’s face it: Climate change, global warming, whatever you call it—but one thing it is for sure is climate chaos—seems so overwhelming that most of us simply shut down emotionally and mentally when we see another headline that says the world is ending sooner rather than later. Even I shut down occasionally! OK, more than […]
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“Hormone Disruptors”: Not Just for Menopausal Mommas
by guest blogger Ava Anderson, natural beauty expert and safe cosmetics advocate Many see “hormone disruptors” and think that they only matter to “women of a certain age.” Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, eight glands in the endocrine system produce and release hormones that regulate everything from metabolism and growth and development, […]
Chem Fatale: Toxic Chemicals in WHAT?!
by guest blogger Cassidy Randall, director of outreach for Women’s Voices for the Earth WARNING: We are about to delve into an intimate and maybe uncomfortable topic: toxic chemicals in feminine care products. You’re probably thinking, “Seriously? Now I have to worry about toxic chemicals in THOSE, too?” The answer, unfortunately, is yes. (For now, […]
What I Learned in One Lunch
at Zuni Café
Photo: (cc) Spot Us/Flickr I just learned that Judy Rodgers passed away. I never met her. I never even made a recipe from her Zuni Café cookbook, which I’ve had on my shelf for years. But I do remember one lunch at the Zuni Café about a decade ago that has had a lasting impact […]
The Trans-Pacific Partnership’s
Environmental Implications
by guest blogger Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper Before our nation was aware of the hazards of fracking and shale gas development, the drilling industry was working quietly behind the scenes with Vice President Dick Cheney and others to craft a series of loopholes and pass the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The law […]
We Can End the Fuel Versus Food Debate by Having Both
by guest blogger Bob Quinn, organic farmer and president of Kamut International There is an increasing debate these days about displacing food production with fuel production, especially in corn country. Many are concerned that the increased demand for grain for ethanol production increases prices for corn and therefore drives all grain prices higher—which leads to […]
The Local Food Project
By guest blogger Nate Luke, photographer and video director There’s an old story that’s just starting to be told again in the Ozarks. Or maybe these days it’s being told more loudly and by a new generation of young farmers and entrepreneurs. Isn’t that the way most stories begin again? I started searching the Ozarks […]
Yes, Organic Can Cost More. Here Are 10 Reasons Why It’s Worth It
What if you knew the government and certain businesses were messing with your brain? Well, they are. As Ellen Ruppel Shell writes in her book Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture, governments and some big businesses know that most people get the same buzz from a good discount as they get from gambling. But […]
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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