Another Reason to be Vegetarian

At the age of 16, I became a vegetarian. It was a time when my consciousness was awakening to both animal rights and ecological issues. I also had trouble digesting meat as a child and had naturally avoided it. My daughter chose to be a vegetarian around the age of five. … [Read more...]

3 Reasons to Buy Antibiotic-free Meat and Poultry

by Margie Kelly, Communications Manager, Healthy Child Healthy World If you’re a meat-eater, it’s better for your health and the planet to buy antibiotic-free meat and poultry. That might be tough to do, given that 80 percent of the antibiotics in use are fed to animals raised … [Read more...]

BPA Linked to Brain Tumors

I wrote this post yesterday, then POOF!, it disappeared. Perhaps it will be better the second time around... Bisphenol A has been used in plastics for 50 years. It is pervasively found in breast milk, saliva, urine, amniotic fluid, and/or blood of 95% of Americans. The … [Read more...]

95+% Organic, Kosher, Vegan, Dairy Free, Gluten Free Agave Soda

It is always hard for me to write a review of soda, organic or not. I don't believe in soda, unless it is part of cocktail. Water is the best beverage for hydration. Soda is just empty calories. That being said, my family was very excited to try Oogave. This 95+% organic, … [Read more...]

Hank D and the Bee: Rethinking Center Field

I live in St. Louis, so Cardinals if you'd like some local, organic tomatoes to replace your center field lawn just reach out to my sister and sister-in-love at BackdoorHarvest. They'll hook you up! The rest of you, your on your own, but I want credit! Catch up on the rest … [Read more...]