Articles tagged “Organic”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Save Landreth, One of the Oldest American Small Businesses By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Sep 4 2011 Save this piece of American horticulture history. Order a catalog today! + READ MORE

Strawberry Fields in Danger: Battle Over Dangerous Methyl Iodide in California Heats Up By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Sep 3 2011 Earthjustice sues over approval of a dangerously toxic pesticide. + READ MORE

Which is More Important for the Planet Going Vegetarian or Going Organic? By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Aug 29 2011 A new study has the answer. + READ MORE

Organic Food Market Growing Faster Than Conventional By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Aug 19 2011 Organic foods on demand. + READ MORE

The Cafeteria Food Revolution By Lauren Howland IN Food & Health Aug 18 2011 Learn what food advocates are doing to help change cafeteria food in public schools. + READ MORE

Proposed Legislation Means Positive Steps for Egg Laying Hens: How You Can Help By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jul 14 2011 new legislation and how you can help. + READ MORE

Sustainable Farming in Cuba: Reusing Becomes Necessity By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jul 13 2011 waste not want not in Cuba + READ MORE

Bolivia Fights Food Shortages By Investing Big Bucks in Non-GMO Seeds By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jul 9 2011 biodiversity and seed saving in, Monsanto and GMOs out. + READ MORE

What Makes the Dirty Dozen So Darn Dirty? By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jun 25 2011 We see it all the time, but what does it mean? + READ MORE

Walrus Pee/Car -Free Father/Daughter Getaway By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 16 2011 The last time my dad took me to the zoo, a walrus pee’d in his mouth then spit up into the crowd… spraying me in the face. I was 7. I haven’t been back since. But this year, 26 years later, my dad and I decided to take a car-free getaway to Santa Barbara to celebrate Father’s Day. In an attempt to get over my Zoo issues, we also decided to visit the Santa Barbara Zoo. It was a definite father/daughter bonding vacation. Thankfully there were zero walrus sightings. + READ MORE

Produce Industry Mounts Campaign to Entice Us Back to Conventional Pesticide-Loaded Fruits and Veggies By Sara Novak IN Food & Health May 25 2011 Pesticide residue safe? I don't think so. + READ MORE

Does Fair Trade Mean Organic and Vice Versa? By Sara Novak IN Food & Health May 21 2011 These terms are not interchangeable. + READ MORE

The Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Eat to Heal (and Lose Weight) By Laurel House IN Food & Health May 19 2011 Inflammation, which causes redness, heat, swelling and pain, brings more blood to a certain area. It is a very powerful mechanism, but it can be destructive if it doesn’t stop when it should. According to Dr. Weil, “a new idea is that many kinds of chronic degenerative diseases have their root in inflammation.” An anti-inflammatory diet can help. + READ MORE

How Many Chemicals Have You Put On Your Face Today? By Laurel House IN Fashion & Beauty May 1 2011 You eat organic food, plant trees, wear bamboo clothes and drive a hybrid. So why do you still choose to slather chemical-filled makeup and skincare products on your face? Have you ever even looked at the ingredients list on your face cream, blush, or nail polish? You probably can’t even pronounce them. + READ MORE

25 Easy Daily Greening Decisions- Room by Room By Laurel House IN Home & Garden Apr 27 2011 Maybe one green change alone can’t make this world a greener place, but thousands, millions of ones will. One drop in a bucket hardly makes a splash. But millions of individual drops make an ocean. + READ MORE

Prius or Pious... Are You A Green Snob? By Laurel House IN Tech & Transport Apr 23 2011 The first time I saw a Prius, Dustin Hoffman was behind the wheel. Then celebs like Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston were seen pulling up to red carpets all over Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Brentwood in the hyped hybrid. That’s when I began to dismiss the Prius as merely a “statement car.” + READ MORE

Car-Free Road Trip… Greener, Cheaper, and Less Stressful! By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 1 2011 Sure, a driving road trip can be spontaneous and convenient, but you inevitably sit in traffic, spend an arm and a leg on gas and pay up the wazoo for parking. And airports have their own sack full of stress. Really, the easiest, least stressful, dime-saving way to travel these days is by track. Train tracks that is. + READ MORE

4 Tips to Eat Organic on a Budget By Care2.com IN Food & Health Mar 2 2011 Money is tight for a lot of people, and when that happens healthy food seems like one of the first things to go. These are a few tips that have helped me keep our pantry stocked with organic foods, even when times are tough. + READ MORE

Easy Herbs to Grow for Natural Women's Health By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Feb 28 2011 Here are easy, beautiful herbs to grow in your garden that will also serve as natural remedies for a variety of women's health issues, from PMS to pregnancy and beyond. + READ MORE

USDA Sees the Danger of GMO Crops Tainting Pure Organics By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jan 23 2011 This week that it seems the USDA will again approve a genetically modified crop but this time they seem to realize the threat that GMOS will have in the future if mixed with pure organic crops. This is especially true of alfalfa, the latest crop up for approval, considering that organic alfalfa is a center piece of organic animal feed. + READ MORE