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An hour north of Milwaukee, in America’s dairy heartland, there is a spring-fed lake that calls to locals and tourists as the epitome of Christmas charm.
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Tea tree oil just might be the most powerful essential oil of them all. Here’s how to use it for health and home.
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Want to sleep better, help your heart, boost brain health and more? Turn to tea, the world’s most beloved drink for 4,000 years.
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Give a gift to Mother Nature by making the most of your cooking and feasting this holiday season.
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A no-refined-sugar cookie that you can readily enjoy for breakfast, this recipe from Sally’s Cookie Addiction (Race Point, 2017) will streamline your morning routine and add legit nutrition to the most important meal of the day.
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This year, treat your guests to a delicious, sustainable holiday menu, and give yourself the gift of knowing you did your part to make a positive impact that can last into the new year.
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Eat seasonally to support local agriculture and to cut back on foods that require long travel and storage. This simple dessert features in-season pomegranate and oranges.
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Dried beans, lentils and other pulses are super soil helpers. Unlike most plants, which pull nitrogen from the soil as a food source, beans work with soil microbes to pull nitrogen from the air, which both enriches the soil and reduces the need for fertilizer.
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Mushrooms have a remarkably low environmental footprint. Research shows that a pound of mushrooms requires only 1.8 gallons of water to grow. Comparatively, it takes 2,000 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef.