Organic Gardening

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This Week In Magazines: Helping the Ill with Robots and an Academic Classic - Gays and Coastal Resorts

James Warren | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media

Read More: The Week, Goldman Sachs, Organic Gardening, The New Yorker, Time Magazine, Espn, Magazines, Media News

Goldman Sachs, poster child for the double-edge sword of mega-success, now finds that even an act of charity brings rebuke.

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What the Heck Is Permaculture?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Ellen Page, Organic Gardening, Permaculture, Ellen Degeneres, Sustainability, Ecopsychology, Gardening, Teen Hollywood, Ecotherapy, Green News

Permaculture is a path towards sustainable living that is patterned on the way nature works, and can be applied in rural, suburban and urban areas.

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The Greening Cow Town

Nancy Wadsworth | Posted 11.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bicycle Culture, Greening Denver, Sustainability, Green Lifestyle, Organic Gardening, Denver, Sustainable Food, Denver News

I'm no sustainability expert, but in the eleven-plus years I've called Denver home, I've watched us undergo some significant paradigm shifts.

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In Memory of My Dad, Bob Rodale

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Obituary, Organic Gardening, Family, Rodale, Green Living, Living News

A lot of people loved my father and even romanticized his reign as leader of Rodale Press and chief spokesman for the organic movement around the world. But I knew him first and foremost as a father.

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The Clash of the Time Zones

Linda Buzzell | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Organic Gardening, Gardening, Lifestyle, Ecopsychology, Healthy Lifestyle, Ecotherapy, Time Stress, Living News

Most of us start out 100 percent in the old culture and inch our way into a different and healthier way of living. But there's no denying that somewhere in the middle of this process we'll probably hit a bad case of Clash of the Time Zones.

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Dan Barber's Op-Ed On The Tomato Blight

nytimes.com | DAN BARBER | Posted 09.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Organic Gardening, Local Food, Dan Barber, Food Politics, Tomato Blight, Gardening, Potato Blight, Tomatoes, Green News

Of course, farmers aren't the only ones affected. If you love eating flavorful organic field tomatoes, good luck -- they'll be as rare this summer as ...

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Organic Veggie Plot Is the New Office Gathering Spot

EcoSalon | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Organic Gardening Offices, Food, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Green Living, Office Gardens, Green News

As hungry workers nationwide kiss moral-boosting bonuses and office parties goodbye, at least one Minnesota employer is adding rather than subtracting...

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The Quest for the Secret of Really Green Pesto, Part 1

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Pesto, Whole Foods, Pasta, Organic Gardening, Preservatives, Basil-Recipes, Style News

Pesto is one of my culinary specialties and one of my goals this summer was to discover how to keep pesto really green.

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Chicago's Green Food Resolution Advances

Wesley Epplin | Posted 08.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Organic Farming, Food Movement, Chicago City Council, Organic Gardening, Growing Power, Organic Food, Farmers Markets, Chicago Food Deserts, Green Food Resolution, Local Farmers, Local Food Movement, Food, Green Living, Chicago News

Chicago is even closer to beating out the likes of New York and San Francisco in officially resolving to help both the the planet and their citizens by encouraging more sustainable, healthier food options.

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Garden Instead of Lawns in Beverly Hills: An Update

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Garden, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, Vegetable Garden, Compost, Green News

I know a garden has long been a metaphor of life yet growing it in my backyard made it ever so vivid.

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Is Your Yard an Ornamental Desert?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Foodscaping, Organic Gardening, Green Psychology, Green Therapy, Edible Landscaping, Farmers Markets, Community Gardens, Gardening, Ecotherapy, Edible-Landscaping, Outdoor Exercise, Food Security, Living News

But there's a new movement in landscaping, away from "ornamental deserts" and towards local food security. It's called edible landscaping -- or "foodscaping."

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Sex, Adventure, and Plant Hunting

Maria Rodale | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Book Review, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Books, Organic-Gardening, Living News

The very plants in our own gardens have many stories to tell, if we are willing to listen.

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Free the Seeds!

Maria Rodale | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Genetically-Modified-Crops, Genetically Modified Food, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening, Organic Garden, Organic Gardens, Green News

In laboratories across the globe, seeds are being captured, submitted to intense and painful torture (too graphic to describe here), and held prisoner in a scheme for world food domination.

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Ruthless Gardening: A Must!

Maria Rodale | Posted 08.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Gardening, Organic Gardening, Vegetable Garden, Weeds, Organic Garden, Home-Grown-Vegetables, Green News

Without discipline and tough decision-making, gardens turn into crazy jungles where the plants are so busy fighting for their space and survival they forget to make vegetables.

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The Edible Garden Trend Spreads

Kerry Trueman | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

Read More: American Community Gardening Association, Robert Mondavi, Lenape Edible Estate, Manhatta Project, Fritz Haeg, Roger Doiron, New York Botanical Garden, Organic Gardening, Food, Gardening, Green News

New York Botanical Garden's Edible Garden is a showcase for healthy meal preparation.

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Use the Precautionary Principle

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: White House Garden, White House, Obama White House, Lead, Michelle Obama, Eddie Gehman Kohan, The Obama Girls, Gardening, Epa, Green News, Lead Poising, Sewage Sludge, Obama Administration, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, National Park Service, Toxic Chemicals, Green News

At the White House, the precautionary principle should be used: lead contaminated soil should be removed and replaced with organic compost. That would be the safe and truly organic way.

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The Obama Organic Family Garden: Swimming in Sludge?

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Obama White House, White House, Lead, Sewage Sludge, Michelle Obama, Organic Gardening, Lead Poising, Organic Food, Epa, National Park Service, Obama Administration, Gardening, The Obama Girls, White House Garden, Green News

The Obamas may be the newest sludge victims. Michelle's hopes of having a truly organic garden and healthy vegetables for her own children and other children who visit the White House have been dashed.

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America's Diet-Related Health Issues a Direct Result of Unequal "Access"

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, Prevention, Food Inc., Michelle Obama Garden, Health Care Reform, New York Times, Gardening, Obesity, Health Care, Living News

The equalizer is to improve access to fresh produce in low-income communities, offer more nutritious food in school breakfast and lunch programs, and overhaul how American families eat.

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Fathers' Day Gift Guide

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Gift Guide, Ties, Whiskey, Golf, Fathers-Day-Gift-Ideas, Fathers Day, Meaningful Gifts, Fathers' Day, Gifts, Father Day Present, Thoughtful Gifts, Slideshow, Twitter, Books, Happiness, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Reading, Living News

Fathers' day is a tricky one. Unlike moms, who are often very receptive to the fool proof formula of flowers or fancy soaps, dads can be a bit harder ...

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Trading Backyard Bounty: Foraging For Fruit Gains Popularity

nytimes.com | Kim Severson | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Sharing, Independent Farmers, Organic Gardening, Fruit, Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Produce, Neighbors, Gardening, Giving, Fallen Fruit, The Giving Life, Living News

It was just another day of urban fruit foraging for Ms. Wadud, one of a growing number of people who looked around their cities, saw trees full of fru...

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Nicole Richie, Lance Bass, Rosario Dawson Promote Organic Gardens

people.com | Eunice Oh | Posted 06.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Organic Gardening, Gardening, Green Living, Organic, Green News

The trio, along with a handful of other stars, has joined the Environmental Media Association's Young Hollywood Board and will help raise awareness an...

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"HR 875" Myth Sows Terror Among Organic Gardeners

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green

Rep. Rosa DeLauro knew she had a problem when her colleagues began asking her on the House floor about her bill that was going to put small farmers ou...

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The "White House Organic Vegetables Brand"?

A. Siegel | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Organic Gardening, Gardening, White House Garden, Michelle Obama, Victory Garden, Green News

Michelle will be digging up part of the White House lawn for an organic vegetable garden. While the food from the garden will help feed the first family, the savings on the grocery bill isn't the driving force.

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