With beans still at their peak, you’re probably running out of ways to prepare them. Step away from simple steaming, and can the hot casseroles. This salad is refreshing, simple, and elegant, with a few extra ingredients to give it a real flavorful punch.

While on the lookout for some of the hottest looks for fall, we turned to the folks at Hemptress for what they had on tap.

Everyday ingredients can do double duty in cleaning your home. By utilizing foods found in the pantry, you not only help out the environment, but also your health and your wallet.

Is it possible to go green and eat genetically modified foods? Does “eco-friendly cuisine” correspond with cross-contaminated organisms? Let’s get the facts straight.

With the fruit season at its peak, there’s no question what should be the dessert of choice: fresh fruit pies highlighting local, flavor-filled goodness.

Nothing spruces up a room like a good art piece. For me, mosaics always do the trick. Be it a mosaic table top or a mosaic-tiled flower pot, mosaics add a lot of life and vibrancy wherever they may be placed.

We’re excited to announce the 2010 launch of Odwalla’s Plant a Tree Program. 200,000 new trees will be planted across all fifty US states – the program’s biggest year yet.

Our good friends at the Rainforest Alliance have officially announced the honorees of their 2010 Rainforest Alliance Gala. There are a load of companies and folks who show leadership in sustainable farming, forestry and tourism, and the annual gala honours their efforts.

Sometimes the best things in life truly are free – one, of course, being your mother. I’m a lucky one – my mom is awesome. And so are all of the mom’s around me! And this can propose a problem – namely on my wallet, which isn’t filled with indispensable income.

Recently private forest owners within the state of Massachusetts have requested and received Forest Stewardship Council certification for their conservation land.  This just adds to the growing trend of folks searching for a FSC certification.