Summer is the Best Time of the Year to Stock up...
While most fruits and vegetables nowadays are available year-round in frozen or half-ripened form, summer is the season when many favorites are available fresh...
The Environmental Working Group’s Clean 15
The EWG’s annual Dirty Dozen is a list that is meant to be an important tool for figuring out when it’s worth spending more...
Antibiotic Resistant Bugs: How They Evolve and Why They Spread
Back before the discovery of antibiotics, millions of people died or became seriously ill from a whole host of infections that we wouldn’t give...
Organic Consumers Association Calling for Ban On All Glyphosate-Containing Pesticides
A recent pilot study conducted by Moms Across America and Sustainable Pulse found that the toxic ingredient in the popular herbicide Roundup showed up...
Exposure to Banned Pesticides May Increase Risk of Endometriosis
A study performed by Washington State University researchers highlights yet another danger of the banned pesticides that still linger throughout our environment decades after...
Plant Self Seeding Vegetables in Your Garden
Whether you’re a lazy gardener or you just don’t have a lot of time on your hands (and who does?) self-seeding, self-sowing vegetables can...
Can a Lack of Contact with the Earth Promote Disease?
Have you ever noticed that when you remain cooped up inside the house for too long, you start feeling a bit off, or even...
Walk Softly on the Earth: Protecting Natural Resources and Promoting a...
“On my 70th birthday I was asked: What are Mankind’s prospects? My reply: We are behaving like yeasts in a brewer’s vat, multiplying mindlessly...
BPA Exposure May Be Higher Than You Think
If you avoid plastic bottles and soup cans like the plague in an effort to reduce your BPA exposure, you may want to think...
Hawaii Bans Plastic Bags to Encourage a Greener Shopping Experience
Paving the way for a greener nation, Hawaii is now the first US state with a nearly thorough ban of plastic bags at retail...