We’re hearing a lot about people living long, vibrant lives well into their 90’s and 100’s in the Blue Zones. photo credit: Shantanu Pal We can eat for longe...

What are the Blue Zones? The zones—Sardinia, Okinawa, Nicoya, Ikaria, and Loma Linda—range from the Mediterranean, Central America, the South Pacific, and So...

Originally published by the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes 9-26-19. photo credit: Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes It was 1993 when two piping plover pairs wer...

As I write, the fires in Australia are ravaging the country and its wildlife. News and photos from the fires show a glaring red sky, people escaping by boat,...

The close of the year is the time to review, reflect, and revise marketing strategies. How did you reach and grow your supporters this year? There were more ...

Over the next few weeks we will be targeted with pop-up ads from websites we’ve visited, relentless email campaigns, subliminal music and flashing lights. No...

The organic industry is booming, and that’s good news. Global organic sales have grown from $18 billion in 2000 to $105 billion in 2018 (The Organic and Non-...

Each New Year’s ritual of resolutions, online self-help, and Twitter voices confirm that it’s difficult to change behavior, even when this means simply chang...

How many times have you smelled a chemical odor coming in through the windows, or you’re working outside in the yard and see a chemical company truck pull in...

While most of the news on food and climate change is focused on decreasing yields, research shows a link between rising carbon dioxide and decreasing nutrien...

We won’t have healthy food without growing plants in healthy soil. Each growing season depletes the soil so restoring soil health must be a continuous work i...

Solitude from the chaos of the world. It’s remarkable what a short trip to Lake Michigan can do for both physical and mental health. The early Fall temperatu...

The urban farming movement is exploding with inspiration. No matter how small your space, if you have a small yard, courtyard, apartment balcony or patio you...

The barred owl called through the white pines, resonating, waiting for perfect silence and purity of the darkness and I wondered, does he wait every night fo...

Anyone concerned about food safety will gain invaluable perspective of the ubiquitous use of Roundup and its impact on our food, public health, and environme...

Spring migration is the ultimate statement of defiance. When I see the white-throated sparrows, white-crowned sparrows, and rose-breasted grosbeaks, I know t...

Safe and clean drinking water is a top public health and political issue in Michigan. Prevention helps avoid tragic and costly public health crises caused by...

DDT is not going away without a fight. We think of the danger of DDT in the past tense since it was banned long ago, but it is persistent and still being det...

I hear them again before dawn, singing their familiar song. The American robins are back, ready for another nesting season. The messenger of spring and new l...

There is no substitute for fresh-picked local produce as the focus of our daily diet. Complemented with exercise, it is the most proactive way to improve hea...