Many people are aware that chemical pesticides and herbicides used on crops are bad for human health and the environment, but relatively few people are aware that they can also make you gain weight. Many chemical pesticides and herbicides are known or suspected xenoestrogens. Xenoestrogens are a type of endocrine disruptor, a man-made substance that interferes…

I heard a writing professor interviewed on the radio today who instructs his students to write stories that take place within five miles of their hometowns. He said the point of this exercise is to encourage his students to become attuned, in a deeper way, to the story and character of their locales. The same can be said with eating locally. Food, of course, is about…

Back to Eden is a new feature documentary that follows one man’s revolutionary approach to organic gardening. “It’s all about the covering!” is how Paul Gautschi enthusiastically describes his gardening method that mimics the self sustaining design of nature. The film shows how gardeners and farmers worldwide can easily transform…

Just weeks ago, a new organization was established by America’s youths in order to combat the nation’s growing rate of childhood obesity and disease related to poor diet. Dubbed FoodCorps, the group is working to build school gardens and develop Farm to School programs to ensure that children can have what we’re all entitled to: access to…

A new study shows that the use of antibiotics in farm-raised poultry has led to higher instances of enterococci bacteria contamination than those raised with organic methods. Discontinuing antibiotic use in…