Pesticides and bananas? Although bananas are not on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen List, they are one of the most chemically intensive crops grown. The list can mislead people into thinking conventional bananas must be ok to consume. However,…
How You Buy and Store Carrots Can Affect Nutritional Value
There are always so many choices for carrots when you go shopping at the store: loose, baby, 1-5 pound bags – and they are all good for you and quite flavorful! However, my favorites during this time of year are the bunched carrots.…
Dirt Rich – Official Trailer
Marcy Cravat (ANGEL AZUL) illustrates how implementing carbon ‘draw down’ strategies will return our atmosphere to safe levels of carbon while growing soil, our most precious resource. These regenerative agricultural practices, reforestation of abandoned land, protection/restoration of carbon rich wetlands…
How to Sleep Better and Stay Focused: Using Food for Wellness
Beyond diets and health benefits, food has a specific function. It can make us sleepy, or wake us up. It can make us fast or enduring. It can make us focused, or calm. It can make us feel warm, or…
Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution – Official Trailer
Filmmaker James Redford embarks on a colorful personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier across the US. Pioneering clean energy solutions are revealed, from Georgetown,…
A Tuscan Tomato Skillet Recipe Bursting with the Flavors of Summer
Looking for a way to use up your summer harvest of tomatoes? The following Tuscan Tomato Skillet recipe from our friends at Cooking Guru is a simple and delicious preparation for brunch bursting with the fresh flavors of summer. Easily adapted for…
Marinated Mixed Olives are an Easy Appetizer
Marinated Mixed Olives can be mixed up in minutes, leaving you more time to focus on important things such as friends and … dessert. Additionally, this recipe suits a wide variety of guests’ dietary needs as its free from gluten,…
Three Travel Essentials To Bring on Your Next Trip
My favorite three travel essentials that I always bring with me on vacation are Medicinal Charcoal, Grapefruit Seed Extract and Bentonite Clay (all of which can be found at a local health food store near you). Top Three Travel Essentials…
A New Preschool Uses Outdoor Classrooms to Make Education Affordable
Can education be fun, safe, and affordable – even for low-income families? A new preschool is using outdoor classrooms to provide quality education in reading, math, and science; made affordable for families and designed to give children a joyful, nature-rich…
Slow-Cooker Overnight Oatmeal For a Better Morning
Tired of skipping breakfast because you don’t have enough time in the morning? Here’s a simple, overnight oatmeal recipe for a better breakfast when you’re in a hurry. Make-Ahead Oatmeal Breakfast Healthy Homemade Overnight Oatmeal Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time:…