Tag: Featured Living
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Comment Period Extended for Food Safety Rules, Show Support for Local, Organic Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period to Nov. 22 for its proposed produce and preventive-control rules that are part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The agency decided to extend the deadline because the web page where comments were being collected had bouts of being offline, out-of-service or not accepting…
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Kauai Council Overrides Veto to Mandate Disclosure of Genetically Modified Crops
Kauai has a ground-breaking new law that mandates disclosure of pesticide use and the presence of genetically modified crops by agrochemical companies on the Hawaiian island, and establishes buffer zones between these operations and schools, hospitals and residential areas. Kauai County Council on Saturday voted 5-2 to override a mayoral veto of the bill, which council…
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Healthy Food Choices at School Cultivates Good Eating Habits at Home
Children’s diets improve outside the schoolhouse when their schools adopt healthy nutrition policies and practices that emphasize whole grains, fruits and vegetables. According to new research published in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, when schools made snacks available that were mostly or entirely healthful, students’ overall diet improved. [caption id="attachment_312289" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption]…
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7 Eco-Friendly Fabrics That Will Green Your Wardrobe
The clothes we wear and the textiles they are made from can damage the environment and make us sick. Good thing there are some eco-friendly alternatives. Check out these seven fabrics, courtesy of Green America: 1. Bamboo—Bamboo is a hardy, highly renewable grass and is generally grown with few chemical inputs. The fabric also has…
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How Living With Less Can Help You Live More
Do you sometimes feel that your possessions are running your life? Are the things you’re consuming actually consuming you? As Annie Leonard details in The Story of Stuff, Americans live in a world of excess and spend a considerable amount of time shopping. At the same time, there’s no sign that owning more things makes people…