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A Garden Grows in The Bronx: How My Family Is Trying to Live Green

April 22, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Living Sustainably

Tags:
brainstormgreen, carbonoffsets, communitysupportedagriculture, CSA, earthday, factoryfarms, globalwarming, greenlifestyles, greenliving, organicfood, renewableenergy, simplesteps

Okay, so it’s Earth Day and time to reflect on personal practice. I’m at a Fortune Magazine conference called Brainstorm Green.  There is a lot of talk here about innovative solutions, but also about how some of the key environmental...continued

Eating Well for Yourself and for the Next Generation

January 30, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably

Tags:
breastcancer, eatlocal, EPA, michaelpollan, organicfood, pesticides, simplesteps, toxins

I recently read about Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food--currently the second best-selling hardcover in the nation. Like many others, I was inspired by its famously lean tagline: “Eat food. Not much. Mostly plants.” I love how Pollan’s...continued