Tomorrow is the official start of summer—my all-time favorite season! I love it all: the BBQs, the long days, the warm nights, the fireflies, the ocean breeze, and the SUNSHINE, birds, and bees! But like most good things, too much can be harmful for you. So how do you protect yourself safely and naturally from […]
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Happy Memorial Day!
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day! —Maria Related Posts:A “Hot” Yoga Practice: Making the Hips and Groins Groan!5 Summer Foods That Help You De-BloatHow to Keep That Feeling of Vacation Anticipation All Year Long
Maria’s Five Favorites: Fun Summer Things!
There’s still a good chunk of summertime left, which means there’s still plenty of summer fun to be had (and watermelons to be eaten)! Below are a few of my favorite summer things and ideas for using them. I hope they inspire you to get out and enjoy the season before fall comes around and […]
Sign Off the Internet and Start Reading Outside
by guest blogger Maya Rodale, author of smart and sassy romance novels Stop reading this blog. It’s summer and you should turn off the Internet, pick up a book, and take it outside to a hammock, a park bench, poolside, or anyplace that makes the polar vortex a distance memory. But before you go… Read […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Camp Out!
We’re on a camping kick here at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen! This is probably because of the horrible winter we had—we all want to spend as much time outside as possible while we can. So today I thought I’d share my favorite adventure gear to help inspire you to enjoy camping, too—the earth-friendly way, of […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Summer Solstice Celebration!
Summer has officially arrived! Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the beginning of my all-time favorite season. And what better excuse do you need to celebrate than that? Rodale’s is celebrating with a Sunsational Summer Sweepstakes, offering the lucky winner $1,000 worth of beautiful summer products to brighten up […]
7 Summer Health Mistakes
by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer Summer activities can feel like extreme sports—even if you’re just driving to the store. With record-breaking temperatures, high-intensity adventures, late-night parties, and more, it’s definitely a season of endurance with its own unique health risks. Here are seven to look out for: 1. Burning […]
12 Things I Love about Spring
Yes, it’s high spring here in Pennsylvania, and last night after dinner, as I was drifting off to sleep on my outdoor couch, I started making a mental list of all the things I love about this special season: 1. The air smells sweet. Yesterday, a woman who works mostly in New York came into […]
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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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