Of Note
This is what else we've been up to. This is what else is on our minds.
honey varieties in bottles
Mar 2018

Honey is a good-for-you (in moderation!) sweetener. But a lot of honey in the U.S. is cut with cheaper, less wholesome corn syrup. This is unethical. This is illegal. And it’s a lot more common than you’d think.

Mar
2018
Nov 2017

Like the show? Got a marketing budget? We’re looking for regional and national sponsors to partner with us.

Nov
2017
Oct 2017

Chimpanzees can tell the difference between organic and conventional fruits…

Oct
2017
Jun 2017

Milk and Molasses both are wonderful plant foods. But which to use — and when?

Jun
2017
Honey bees
Mar 2017

What is royal jelly?  It’s the food the nurse bees manufacture for the sole purpose of sustaining the queen bee.  It’s the superfood that keeps her healthy and allows her to live longer and be stronger.

Mar
2017
Feb 2017

Originally written the morning after we learned the new administration would ban entrants to the US from six countries, including legal permanent residents of the United States.

Feb
2017
Jan 2017

“The world’s most expensive dates” (that’s dates, as in *food* we’re talking about!) are jet black, sweet, and lower on the glycemic index than other dates.

Jan
2017
Sep 2016

RUNA’s mission is to improve livelihoods for indigenous farmers in the Amazon. “We believe people everywhere can benefit from the bounty of the rainforest without destroying it.”  

Sep
2016
Jul 2016

With all the turmoil in the world, all the violence, all the hatred, I was thinking about how to make the world a better place. I was thinking about things that are important to me, remembering Tip O’Neil…

Jul
2016
Apr 2016

The natural products industry occasionally honors one of its own for outstanding contributions to the industry — but more so, to the movement. This year, Debra was honored.

Apr
2016
Dec 2015

Monsanto will sue people at the drop of a hat. But now they’ve been challenged.

Dec
2015