5 Affordable Organic Bedding Collections
When making an effort to make as many of the items in your life as possible free from harmful chemicals, it makes sense to...
Illegal GMO Wheat Found Growing In Montana
Genetically modified (GMO) wheat was found in Montana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection...
4 Incredible Reasons Farmers Markets Rock
In the last decade or so, hundreds if not thousands of farmers’ markets have opened their gates, creating a thriving alternative to industrially produced...
BPA Found in High Levels in Supermarket Register Receipts
BPA (bisphenol-A) is that awfully nasty endocrine disrupting chemical in our food. It’s in the cans and bottles many of our favorite foods come...
5 Things About Drinking Water Everyone Needs to Know
“More than 99 percent of your body’s molecules are water molecules, so water matters,” says Gerald Pollack, Ph.D., water researcher and author of "The...
Oregon First State to Map GMO Crops to Protect Organic Farmers
Oregon will become the first state to map GMO field locations across the state after an order from the governor last fall. They’re the...
Retracted Seralini Study On GMO Corn Republished
A study on genetically modified (GMO) maize, first published two years ago and retracted a year later, has been republished. The study, led by...
Colony Collapse Disorder: Has the Mystery of the Honey Bee Die-Off Been Solved?
Scientists are coming to the realization that colony collapse disorder is somehow tied to pesticide use--especially the neonicotinoid class of pesticides used on corn,...
The Tao of Gardening
Taoism is an ancient philosophy; the principles were first laid out by Lao Tzu in the Tao Te Ching. The Tao Te Ching begins...
What is Upcycling?
I know a lot of people who are interested in eco-living, and every time I mention upcycling they ask me: "What's upcycling?" My response:...
