Crude MCHM, one of two chemicals that leaked into West Virginia’s Elk River last month, was detected in the water supply of George Washington High School this morning, according to Kanawha-Charleston…
Tag: Health
Coconut Oil: A Multi-Purpose Super Food (Though Not Everyone’s Convinced)
Writer’s Note: Please check with your healthcare provider before consuming coconut oil to ensure it’s safe for you. We are almost to the end of January; how are you doing [ … ]
Healthy Soil: a Human Right? #BAD13
Human rights assume an individual’s ability to take advantage of them… which is difficult if you’re hungry. So, for this year’s Blog Action Day, we’re thinking about soil health, which we think is critical to fighting hunger and supporting equal opportunity.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How Fashionistas Can Unite to Support a Worthy Cause
It’s still early in the month, but you’ve probably noticed pink ribbons decorating your local community, grocery stores and/or workplace. October is recognized as International Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a time to support the nearly 235,000 women and men in the United States and abroad who will be affected by the life-threatening illness.
When Water Kills [Infographic]
Water’s the source of all life, and yet it also kills tens of millions of people each year. More specifically, water contamination leads to disease and death, especially of children, throughout the developing world. Yet the technology for cleaning water is generally affordable and available; people affected by water contamination just have to learn about the practices and tools they need to protect their communities.
Harvesting Justice 18: Meet Up, Eat Up, Act Up – Consumers Join the Movement for Food Workers’ Rights
“We are trying to have workers become as trendy as local and organic has become in the industry,” Saru Jayaraman, co-director and co-founder of ROC, told us. “It’s going to take the three stakeholders – workers, good employers, and consumers – working together to actually change things.”
Harvesting Justice 10: Small Farms Fight Back – Food and Community Self-Governance
Heather Retberg stood on the steps of the Blue Hill, Maine town hall surrounded by 200 people. “We are farmers,” she told the crowd, “who are supported by our friends and our neighbors who know us and trust us, and want to ensure that they maintain access to their chosen food supply.”
Sugar vs. Salt Body Scrubs: Recipes & Tips to Make All-Natural Skincare Remedies
Never mind those store-bought, toxic-filled cosmetic products; you can exfoliate, cleanse and moisturize your skin with an all-natural, homemade body scrub. The largest organ of your body will thank you for pampering it with healthy, organic ingredients– as it’s capable of absorbing anything you lather on.
Harvesting Justice #7: The True Cost of Industrialized Food
Think that burger’s cheap? Tory Field and Beverly Bell of Other Worlds dig into the costs, both human and environmental, of the industrialized food system.
Harvesting Justice #3: Food and Land at the Service of People – An Interview with Peter Rosset
Authors Tory Field and Beverly Bell discuss control of food and agricultural systems with agricultural economist Peter Rosset.
Cultivating a Better Food System in 2013
Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson, founders of new organization The Food Tank, share their ideas for improving the global food system in 2013 and beyond.
Sustainable Seafood from Head to Tail: Maria Finn’s The Whole Fish
Ever eaten a whole fish? No doubt you’ve probably been served one at some point, but you probably didn’t eat everything: the head, fins, and bones stayed on your plate. Food writer and former Alaska fisherwoman Maria Finn thinks that’s wasteful; furthermore, she sees the waste on our plates as symbolic of how we treat our fisheries and marine life generally. Her new book The Whole Fish: How Adventurous Eating of Seafood Can Make You Healthier, Sexier, and Help Save the Ocean covers a wide range of concerns surrounding seafood sustainability.
Gardening Leave: a New Way to Organize the Work Week?
Would offering employees a four-day work week in exchange for gardening time make them more productive? Happier? Healthier? These are just a few of the good reasons for companies to implement “gardening leave.”