To the casual observer, artificial or synthetic turf is barely distinguishable, by look or touch, from grass. Turf even sometimes sprouts weeds, much to the consternation of folks seeking a dandelion-free zone from their $100,000 backyard rug.Once solely used for athletic fields, 20% of artificial grass installations are now residential. In drought-prone areas of the […]
Mother’s Day, Backyard Flocks and a Greener Cup of JoeFor Mother’s Day two years ago, the father of my children built me a chicken coop. It was a gift of time and labor, as well as a concrete (or fine-mesh wire) commitment to the health of our family and its food sources. Laying hens arguably […]
Choose a new vegan delight to cook each day, with recipes from the award-winning food blog VeganYumYum. The VeganYumYum app, based on the award-winning food blog—and book—of the same name, makes Meat-Free Mondays a breeze! Search and choose through this app’s alphabetically arranged vegan courses, and get a detailed checklist of which ingredients to buy […]
The documentary Journey of the Universe offers a voyage of discovery, from the origins of the cosmos to the rise of creativity and the human purpose. If Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras knew what we knew, he would be amazed. So begins the invitation from cosmology professor Brian Thomas Swinne to step into Journey of […]
A Coalition of Environmental Organizations and Farm Workers are Challenging the Government’s Approval of a Dangerous PesticideThe Guardian recently reported that scientists have observed honeybees sealing up hives contaminated with pesticides in order to protect the rest of the hive from the poisonous chemicals. Bees didn’t always do this. Over time, they figured out that […]
Journey of the Universe explains how advanced scientific understanding has changed our very relationship to the planet.
The peanut butter in your cabinet could be contaminated with aflatoxin, a mold directly linked to liver cancer.
