The weather is on everyone’s mind. Record rainfall ending a 7-year drought in most places throughout California has had a significant impact on our food production. California feeds this country, or much of it, at least, and produce is in…
Ditch the Toxic Chemicals with This 3 Ingredient DIY Face Primer
Are you in the process of replacing your conventional beauty products with all-natural, perhaps homemade, products? This DIY Face Primer uses three simple ingredients to give you a non-toxic, beautifully scented beauty product that you can easily make yourself and…
Animal Companionship Has Scientific Proven Benefit to Our Health
Anyone who has ever loved an animal knows the sublime quality of a relationship built upon unconditional love. Increasing evidence suggests that beyond the bonds of companionship, human-animal relationships can also be life-saving. Tune in to learn about how animals…
What Can We Learn from the Land and Soil?
We all live in cycles: moon cycles, sun cycles, menstrual cycles, seasons, birth, youth, maturity, old age, and ultimately death. Destruction and creation. We are in conversation today with Earl Herrick about cycles and the wisdom that Nature and the…
A Homemade BBQ Sauce So Delicious, You’ll Never Buy Store Bought Again
There’s no lack of opportunities for adding barbecue sauce to your favorite dishes. So, why not skip the added sugars and preservatives and whip up your own homemade BBQ Sauce that will impress your family and friends? Homemade BBQ Sauce…
Medicinal Mushrooms: The Fabulous World of Fungi
From metabolizing environmental pollutants to absolutely critical roles in the process of decay and renewal in Nature to the absolutely stunning medicinal benefits for human health, mushrooms are mystical powerhouses with abilities far beyond most other plants or organisms. It’s…
The Terroir of an Avocado Affects the Flavor
Like many produce items, avocados bear a sticker that indicates where that piece of fruit was grown: Mexico, California, Peru, or Chile. Equal Exchange avocados specifically come from small farmers who are part of the Pragor cooperative, based in Michoacán,…
Regenerative Gardening is Good for Your Health and the Planet
Written by Acadia Tucker It’s 6:30 a.m. and the sun has been up for a little less than an hour. I roll out of bed and quickly guzzle a cup of coffee. Then I slip on my moss-green muck boots,…
What an Incredible Superfood! Here are The Facts on Flaxseed
A powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory food that has been around for centuries, flaxseed helps fight health conditions ranging from constipation to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Ready to add this superfood to your diet? The Facts on Flaxseed Ground or Unground?…
The Benefits of Turmeric and Why It’s Nature’s Golden Answer to Chronic Disease
There are certain foods that suddenly become hip and draw attention from those in the health world. For example, kale, coconut water, spirulina, or avocados are all buzzing for good reason. These foods are known as superfoods – a category of…
