Sticker Shock: What the Stickers on Fruit are Telling You
If you’re frustrated by those pesky stickers on supermarket produce, this may change your tune. Did you know that those stickers aren’t just for the checkers’ use? The International Federation for...
View ArticleI Still Give My Three Year Old Baby Food – Review: Ella’s Kitchen Fruit Purees
Now before the health nuts and book parents going absolutely haywire, it’s just as the occasional snack. And if you think about it baby food is still just pureed grown-up food. Plus it’s not like I...
View ArticleGrowing a Green Geek–Making Baby’s Food At Home, Part I: Homemade vs. Jarred
For some families, it is a no-brainer what sort of baby food to use when it is time for their babies to begin solids. Many stick to the brands their parents used with them, while others want only the...
View ArticleGarden Math: How Many Tomatoes to Plant?
One of the primary reasons I garden is to fill my pantry with canned fruits and vegetables that are free of bpa and pesticides. Of all the different things I preserve, tomatoes are far and away the...
View ArticleA Sweet Potato Experiment: Why Go Organic?
Sure, some of you scientific GeekMoms out there may quibble with the science (what, in fact, did happen with that “wimpy” sweet potato?) but this little girl’s science experiment – and her exchange...
View ArticleMichigan Woman Could Get 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Garden
Michelle Obama lives in arguably the most prestigious home in America. In 2009, she dug up a portion of the South Lawn and installed an organic vegetable garden to provide fresh produce for the White...
View ArticleFront Yard Veggie Garden – Cleared of All Charges
Earlier this month, GeekMom Kris Bordessa wrote about the story of a Michigan woman, Julie Bass, who was being prosecuted for having a front yard garden. The Bass family put in the garden after their...
View ArticleCheese Tour Promotes Real Food, Offers Grilled Cheese Freebies
Do you hanker for a hunk of cheese? Today may be your lucky day. The American Cheese Revolution Tour is currently traveling the continental U.S. The post Cheese Tour Promotes Real Food, Offers Grilled...
View ArticleEnjoy Quality Fruits and Vegetables From the FruitGuys
I love fruit. I really love fruit. It's not that I don't like vegetables, but the list of veggies that I don't like is fairly long. That's one reason I turn to fruit more heavily, but keeping fresh...
View ArticleGoing Outside the Box for Crustless Sammies
Never anticipating that her child would so love Uncrustables, an intrepid GeekMom hacks her way toward a healthier alternative. The post Going Outside the Box for Crustless Sammies appeared first on...
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