There are lots of glossy photos of amazing gardens out there, and sometimes they seem too good to be true. Last year when I was a keynote speaker at a gardening conference, after my talk one of the participants approached…
3 Quick Tips to Break “the” Fast
Fasting has become a popular method of eating strategy for a variety of reasons. These include weight loss, metabolism reset and activating anti-aging genes. Depending on the length of your fast (generally longer than 24 hours), you may want to…
Our Massive Problem with Sugar Addiction: What Can We Do?
The average American consumes about 150 pounds of refined sugar a year. That’s almost half a pound of refined sugar each day. Refined sugar is in everything, not just in sugary drinks, but even in our cut meats, in our…
5 Simple Ways to Enjoy Winter Squash
The season is abundant with winter squash. These “globes of joy,” burst with sweet, nutty flavor, are packed with antioxidants and can be as versatile as your creativity allows. To help you get started, here are some of Chef Sita’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,…
A DIY Aromatherapy Body Scrub to Make Your Summer Skin Glow
Once you start making your own bath products, you’ll be hooked. They’re easy, inexpensive, and can be customized to fit your – or your gift-recipient’s – exact preferences. A DIY Aromatherapy Body Scrub is a perfect place to start. Sugar is…
6 Great Organic Gardening Books to Add to Your Winter Reading List
If gardening is a big part of your life in spring, summer, and fall, the arrival of winter gifts you with a lot more free time in your schedule. What’s a gardener to do? Read voraciously! Or, at least, that’s…
Plant Perennials to Nourish Your Garden Year-Round
Written by Acadia Tucker My dark winter nights are generally spent curled next to a fire devouring every seed catalog that can fit into my mailbox. Dreaming of the tomatoes, peas, and corn I’ll plant in the spring helps me…
Guardian – Official Trailer
Instituted in the early 1900s, the Canadian government’s “Guardian” program established a network of maritime patrolmen tasked with the ecological protection of coastal waterways. Dedicated to lives of science and solitude, Guardians live on boats full-time, monitoring the salmon populations…
Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality: A History of Women + Power
What would our society be without women? Impossible to comprehend, right? And yet, women have been marginalized for hundreds and hundreds of years. Fighting long and hard for equal pay, for voting rights, for a true recognition of their value…
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…
