Photo: (cc) Miguel Vieira/Flickr I love Walden Pond. I’ve been there a few times now, and this last visit I even swam in it. The pond was what I have deemed “crispy cold.” But the water was so clear, so beautiful and inviting. I have learned to love the feel of swimming in fresh water—there […]
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Top Ten Rules for Road Trips
Road trip season is upon us. With summer come long trips to beaches, mountains, and…relatives. I have to say, my family is pretty good at road trips. Last year we fit all five of us (including the baby) into my Honda Ridgeline pickup truck and drove 16 hours to South Carolina. There were no fights! […]
Every Supermarket Tells a Story
I recently had the pleasure of going to a Korean grocery store—H Mart–in Korea Town (otherwise known as K-Town) in Manhattan. It was an evening after work, at the suggestion of a coworker who happens to be Korean-American and volunteered to be my guide. The store was on a street I have walked past a […]
Live from Harrisburg
1:06 pm Here I am at Pennsylvania’s “Best 50 Women in Business” event. In the Harrisburg Hilton Hotel, it sounds remarkably like a romance writer’s convention (excited women, spring birds chirping…). I don’t know anyone here, so it’s much easier to blackberry blog than to engage–though I guess I’m going to have to engage at […]
5 Reasons to Travel Now…If You Can
I know we all want to hunker down and stay home. But in the last 3 weeks I have traveled quite a bit more than usual—mostly for business—and it reminded me that travel is especially important in down times. Here’s why: 1. Deals abound. There are a lot of great rates and promotions right now, […]
Natural Products Expo West, Day 2
7:53 am (Pacific Time) Oh my gosh, I’m more excited than I thought I would be. The hall isn’t open yet, but in the lobby there is an exhibit of new products, and I can’t wait to try all of them! Here’s a brief list: To-Go Ware stainless steel food containers. Kiss My Face lip […]
Natural Products Expo West, Day 1
1:21 pm (Pacific Time) I’m on my way to Anaheim, CA, for Natural Products Expo West. While changing planes in Phoenix, I was starving, since there was no food on the 5-hour flight from Philadelphia. One man was so incensed that he yelled at the flight attendant, who responded by saying: “Sir, we are a […]
Blogging from the Trail, Day 4
1-21-09 5:17 pm Well, it’s good to be home. Here is what I missed most, in order of priority: my kids, my own organic coffee, my own shower, and my own bed. But even though it was an epic challenge of a trip, I am glad I went…not so much for the big moments 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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