Organic Pantry Swap with Sara Snow
5 Easy Swaps We teamed up with green lifestyle expert, TV host, and author Sara Snow on a new video to show you five easy pantry swaps you can make to organic foods for a safer and healthier family.
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Anna Getty
An Interview Anna Getty, Founder of Pregnancy Awareness Month Q: What experiences or influences in your life motivated you to dedicate your career to helping women lead healthy and sustainable lives? A: I have always felt such a great sense of community and camaraderie with women. When I decided to become pregnant I became a [...]
Arsenic in the food supply: Questions and Answers
Reprinted with permission of the Sound Consumer, a publication of PCC Natural Markets Arsenic in the food supply: Questions and answers with Chuck Benbrook, chief scientist, The Organic Center Media coverage about findings of arsenic in brown rice syrup and other rice-based foods has failed to point out that arsenic is a concern for [...]
GMO Article in May 2012 Vogue Magazine
The May Issue of Vogue magazine (U.S.) features an honest and well written piece, titled “Lab to Table,” about the rise of Genetically Modified foods (GMOs). Author, Eve Conant, reports on the latest research, the surprising GM foods in her fridge (and maybe in yours), and the strong movement to get GMOs labeled. The Organic Center’s chief scientist, Dr. Chuck [...]
Green Spring Cleaning Tips
The Organic Center partnered with green lifestyle expert, TV host, journalist and author Sara Snow to develop green spring cleaning tips, which are safer for the home and more sustainable for the environment. Choosing to go green for spring cleaning is important for many reasons. Foremost, by using these alternative choices in place of other conventional [...]
Strawberry Season!
Strawberry season is here! Here are my 5 favorite organic strawberry recipes: 1. Strawberry Rhubarb Shortcake: from Earthbound Farm 2. Strawberry Basil Spritzer cocktail: from Square One Organic Vodka 3. Strawberry Spinach Salad: from Earthbound Farm 4. Strawberry Oat Bars: from Martha Stewart 5. Strawberry Breakfast Power Smoothie: from Alana Amsterdam Please use organic ingredients whenever possible! Conventionally grown strawberries rank among the [...]
Seared Wild Salmon in Lemongrass Broth
with Pad Thai Noodles, Shitakes, and Tat Soi This recipes is courtesy of Chef Nora Pouillon of Restaurant Nora–America’s first certified organic restaurant! Ingredients 4 ounces of Pad Thai noodles or rice sticks 3-inch piece of ginger, peeled and sliced 3 stalks lemongrass, outer leaves removed and thinly sliced 4 Kaffir lime leaves or 2 [...]
Seed Savers Exchange
Save Your Seeds! The diversity of the world’s crops is declining. According to the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation almost 96% of the commercial vegetable varieties available in 1903 are now extinct! This is a problem because our food system needs genetic diversity to survive. Each varietal has developed its own unique resistance to pests [...]
Spring is the Perfect Time To Make the Switch to Organic Lawn Care
We came across this article from our friend, Todd Heft, who writes a blog called BBOG: Big Blog of Gardening. He shares expert advice and fascinating information about flower & vegetable gardening, lawn & tree care, the environment, tips & tools – and all with an organic and environmental focus! Here is the latest post about how [...]
Bonnie’s Best Salad
Excerpted from“The Earthbound Cook” by Myra Goodman Bonnie Sweat, the wife of our CEO, Charles Sweat, is well known for her great salads. Bonnie has a long list of recipes she’s created, so Myra asked her to share her very best salad with us. She says that when she’s invited to someone’s house for dinner, [...]
