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1 Bananas: Organic vs. Conventional
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2 Oikos Greek Style Yogurt from Stonyfield Farm
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3 Always Be in Season
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4 Label-Able: 100% Organic
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6 Navigate Your Way to Healthy Supermarket Shopping
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7 FITSUGAR SNEAK PEEK: Baskets Biologique
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8 Nellie's Nest Eggs
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9 Eat Organically on Only $7 a Day
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10 The Skinny On: Mini Produce
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11 Horizon Organic: Amazing Dairy Products
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12 Tasty Morsels: MI-DEL Ginger Snaps
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13 Make Chocolate Count: Organic, Fair Trade, and Vegan Picks
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14 Go Organic! for Earthday
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15 5 Things: Go Organic With These Foods
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16 Get Your Food Minus the Chemicals
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17 Label-Able: Certified Organic
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18 Zinc and Echinacea vs. the Common Cold
It's already difficult enough to shop responsibly, given how widely words like "organic" and "natural" are misused. To make things even more complicated, though, there are also tons of ecological certifications products can get. They're designed to tell consumers that a product is more ecologically friendly, but not all certifications are the same, and some are much more strict than others. Read more
With all of the information overload about the state of our current agriculture system, sometimes it's hard to keep the most basic rules straight. Whether you've been buying local produce for some time or you're finally getting serious about avoiding all the crazy pesticides, the Environmental Working Group makes it its job to inform people about which produce is best organic and where you can Read more
On Thursday, the Oakland, CA-based Center For Environmental Health (CEH) filed a suit against 26 cosmetic companies, claiming the beauty brands have been misleading the public with their misuse of the term "organic." Even though the California Organic Products Act of 2003 states that any product with an "organic" label on the front must consist of 70 percent organic ingredients (and those with Read more
My first go-to gift for any new mother is always a plush, organic, baby blanket. Regardless of how many blankets she's already been gifted, another baby blanket can never go amiss. When a blanket is organic, the cotton used to make it is free from pesticides, so it is nontoxic and safe for your little one. What's great about all of these luxurious blankets is that they can be used to swaddle your Read more
Yes, there are ways to add green goodness to your wedding without compromising even a little bit of beauty and sophistication. A crop of sites are dedicated to eco-conscious weddings, supplying sources for everything from the invitations to the flowers. We're focused on your stylish self, of course, and we hunted down gorgeously green options, from conflict-free diamond rings to a romantic hemp Read more
Keep your baby belly under wraps in an eco-chic wardrobe. As Alicia Silverstone has modeled throughout her pregnancy, it's easy to maintain your stylish look while covering your bump in earth-friendly clothes. The mama-to-be, who posed for this gorgeous Vogue photo shoot while expecting, has been touting the green, vegan life through Read more
I'm definitely a fan of Valentine's Day, but mostly because I like the excuse to eat chocolate. Besides tasting good, dark chocolate is full of heart-healthy flavonoids (equal to many fruits), can soothe a cough, increase blood flow, and lower blood pressure. Spread the love even more this holiday by buying my picks for chocolate that's organic, Fair Trade, or health-inspired, and don't forget Read more
Add rock-country musician Sheryl Crow to the growing list of celebrities-turned-cookbook-authors. Her first compendium of recipes is due out this March. The tome, cheekily titled If It Makes You Healthy: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Inspired by the Seasons, is cowritten by Chuck White, her personal chef who's been cooking for her ever since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It will contain Read more
How will America's food landscape change in the coming year? If two recent articles from MSNBC are any indicator, organic will really hit the mainstream in 2011. The first details results of an adult consumer survey, which illustrate that while the percentage of people who buy organic over the past two years hasn't budged, what has changed is where they're buying it. Fewer sales are coming from Read more
Here's a post from OnSugar blog A Beginner's Journey . . . Gardening: Last year, I planted my very first vegetable garden too late in the season and was partially impressed. I planted carrots, peas, string beans, okra, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce and herbs. What did manage to grow was quite impressive. However, I was afraid to eat it because I wasn't sure if it was safe (me = beginner). I have Read more
