Supporting Pollinators in Your Backyard

The next time you are biting into a fresh apple or crafting a delicious salad, be sure to thank pollinators. Pollinators are responsible for one out of every three bites of food we take every day.[1] Three-fourths of the flowering plants worldwide and 35 percent of the global food crop depend on pollinators to reproduce.[2] … Continued

Food Sustainability

The Hidden Cost of Glyphosate: Milkweed and Monarchs

Monarch butterflies have long captured the hearts of millions. Their delicate orange-and-black wings, extraordinary migration spanning thousands of miles from Canada to Mexico, and symbolic connection to transformation make them one of nature’s most beloved creatures. Monarchs are more than just insects: they’re a miracle of evolution and a source of wonder. But beneath their … Continued

Food Sustainability

Toxic Trade-Offs: How Banned Pesticides Still Enter the US Food Supply

Despite growing scientific consensus around the dangers of certain pesticides, many of these chemicals continue to be produced, used, and consumed around the world—even in countries where they’ve officially been banned. This global dissonance is particularly stark when comparing pesticide regulations in the European Union (EU) and the United States. Relying heavily on the precautionary … Continued

Food Sustainability

Pesticides—Adapting Chemicals of War

The story of pesticides is not merely one of agricultural innovation; it is also a story of militarism, industrial expansion, ecological upheaval, and a conflicted relationship with the natural world.

Food Sustainability

School Nutrition Programs: Who Do They Serve?

In a study published in 2020, researchers scored the diets of more than thirty thousand US children in the two- to nineteen-year-old range.[1] The nationally representative data, which came from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2016, were scored using the goals of the American Heart Association (AHA), which include … Continued

Family & Kids

Can Organic Farming Feed the World?

In the ongoing debate between conventional and organic farming, it’s commonly believed that conventional agriculture is necessary to meet the growing global demand for food. However, decades of research from the Rodale Institute show that organic farming can not only match but often outperform conventional methods in terms of yield, sustainability, and profitability.

Food Sustainability

Is Your Child a Picky Eater? Avoid This Common Misstep

It’s a common refrain: My kids won’t eat anything! Many parents report feeling concerned, stressed, or guilty because of the struggle to feed their kids healthy foods, especially vegetables.[1] These are unsurprising, innate responses. The drive to ensure our children get enough to eat and eat a wide enough variety to meet their nutritional needs … Continued

Family & Kids

Beef Tallow for Health: A Political-Commercial Farce

Is beef tallow healthy? Setting the record straight on all the press and speculation.

Nutrition Science

When Unhealthy Is Normal: The Social Spread of Disease (Video)

In the following video, Thomas Campbell, MD, discusses how numerous unhealthy behaviors and outcomes can spread through personal networks, even as far as three degrees of separation. As you watch the video, consider the flip side. If social connections are conducive to unhealthy outcomes, why not also health? What might this signal about the potential … Continued

Disease