I love summer sooooo much—heat and humidity and all—that I’m afraid it will be gone too soon and I won’t have enjoyed it enough. I’m trying something new this year in that I’m not planning any major summer vacations away from home. So the burden is going to be on me to have self-made fun. Here’s my wish list:
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Where Do Strawberries Come From?
This year I am blessed with an EPIC strawberry crop. This is the second year of them. Last year they were too young to produce much. And I know that they won’t be this productive forever, but holy cow, these babies are beautiful and perfect.
September Salad: Tomato, Mozzarella, and Avocado
We often think of tomatoes as a summer pleasure, but the reality is that fresh tomatoes are a LATE-summer pleasure, meaning right up through the equinox in September or until the frost has come to blacken our little summer hearts. (OK, can you tell I prefer summer to autumn? Although, I must admit, the changing […]
Simple Itch-Free Strategies for Summer
by guest blogger Dr. Mao Shing Ni, DOM, PhD, ABAAHP, Lac, author of the best-selling book Secrets of Longevity Even as the summer season winds down, with its bounty of banquets and outdoor gatherings, you can still face itchy discomfort from the elements. And you may have decided you want better ways to cope with them […]
My Top 10 Favorite Songs for Summer
Well, if you know anything about me, the thing to know is that summer is my favorite season of all. I would be happy with All Summer All Of The Time! And music is one of my favorite ways of feeling it. I’m so excited because this summer I already have tickets to see Kenny […]
Sharpen Your Sunscreen Savvy
Guest blog by Laura Klein, publisher of OrganicAuthority.com. There’s so much to say about sunscreen—beyond how essential it is. That’s because the ingredients in countless conventional sunscreen products are astonishingly bad for our health. All you have to do is read Environmental Working Group’s report and guides on sunscreens to uncover the truth. In fact, […]
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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