How to eat local in winter
Sister site MNN has some good suggestions including going back to your roots, and canning what you can.
38 gourmet Thanksgiving recipes for vegans and vegetarians
Looking for amazing Thanksgiving recipes that cater to those of us skipping meat? We've got you covered! Check out these fantastic ideas for appetizers, sides, mains and dessert!
Easy pumpkin pie squares with candied ginger [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
These delicious dessert squares skip the crust and the refined sugar. They're quick and easy to make for lightly sweet snacks during fall and winter.
Salted caramel cupcakes [Vegan]
Fluffy little pieces of heaven, these vegan cupcakes boast that winning combination of caramel sweetness cut with just a tiny sprinkle of sea salt.
40 Favorite fall comfort food recipes
Our best recipes for autumn, when we crave warm, comforting food to counter the falling leaves and frosty bite in the air. These recipes offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
Crunchy-topped lentil casserole [Vegan]
This delicious dish embodies everything comforting about home cooking. Easy, filling, and something everyone at the table will enjoy, whether vegetarian or not.
Sweet and spicy grilled eggplant over rice [Vegan]
The eggplant soaks up all of the marinade, which means lots of sweet, smokey, and spicy flavor in every single bite.
30 Vegetarian recipes you can cook in 30 minutes or less
These delicious, healthy meals can be on the table within half an hour.
38 recipes for beans and lentils for superfood meals
Beans and lentils are one of the most important things you can include in your diet. Here are great ideas, from filling breakfasts to sweet and inspired desserts.
How to cook rice to remove the most arsenic
It’s downright Victorian, but alas, our rice is rife with arsenic – here’s how to enjoy it without the poison.
EPA finally proposes a perchlorate standard, and it's way too high
The chemical is used in rockets and munitions. Priorities!
Do you remove your shoes inside? (Survey)
In some countries, it is standard practice; in others, not so much.
Popular e-cigarettes tainted with toxic bacteria and fungus
If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.
Breakthrough could finally help doctors pinpoint a patient's cancer cause
Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.
20 ways to use vinegar when doing laundry
Need help with the laundry? Head to the pantry.
The shocking truth about organic vs conventional packaged foods
An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.
Key West to ban sunscreen with coral-harming chemicals
The Florida legislation will go into effect in 2021 in an effort to protect the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem.
Lead and arsenic found in almost half of fruit juices tested
For some of the juices – all from well-known brands – drinking just 4 ounces a day is enough to cause concern.
Swedish study finds that living in a house with vinyl floors increases levels of phthalates in pregnant women
We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.
Gas station benzene emissions 10 times as bad as previously thought
Another very good reason to get fossil fuel powered cars out of our cities.
Use real sunscreen this summer, not chicken oil, diaper cream, or carrots
We love natural skincare products, but when it comes to sun safety, choose a sunscreen that's approved by the EWG.
5 sunscreen ingredients to avoid
These worrisome sunscreen chemicals provide potential risk to humans and are wreaking havoc on coral reefs.
Police buy drinks instead of shutting down kids' lemonade stand
In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong.
'Let them roam' and other advice on free-range summer parenting
When my kids begged for an empty calendar, I was worried about the impact on my job, but a few strategies have kept everything on course.
How to freeze summer vegetables
There’s no need to resort to insipid produce from across the globe once the local growing season has ended.
6 ways to help kids explore nature this summer
Kids are born explorers, but they can use a bit of parental guidance when it comes to getting outside.
Build a travel capsule wardrobe this summer
A new downloadable planner from Citizenne Style can help you create a 10-day fashion plan using minimal items.
How to get started with car camping
It's a great way to spend time outside and travel for cheap.
My kids don't want to do anything this summer
They've requested no day camps, just two empty months.
New study links chemical sunscreens to birth defects
Oxybenzone may be effective at filtering UV light, but it comes at a dangerously high cost to human health.
10 ways to fight the post-holiday blues
Just because summer vacation is over doesn't mean you have to stop having fun.
Kids suffer deeply when playtime is not prioritized
Children's lives during summer vacation have been likened to that of battery hens, confined unnaturally and cruelly for long periods of time.
How to eat a mountain of greens in a week
With an unstoppable flow of leafy veggies coming from my CSA share every week, I have to get creative in the kitchen.
5 ways to make fruit cobbler without an oven
It's win-win: you don't heat up the kitchen and you still get the best dessert ever.
Kids ask McDonalds to ditch plastic Happy Meal toys
Their hugely successful petition has even gotten a response – and a promise – from the fast food giant.
Should parents buy non-plastic toys for their kids?
It's not urgent in the big picture, but it's something we should be doing more.
4 reasons to skip battery-powered toys
The fleeting distraction they provide isn't worth the surprising costs.
Lego announces launch of bioplastic pieces
Made from sugarcane, the new sustainable play pieces will be included in Lego kits in 2018.
Study: Second hand toys pose risks to childrens' health
"Reuse" is usually a good motto; this study reminds parents to take care in the case of toys originally sold in yesteryears. We offer some tips for selecting safer used toys.
Kids play better when they have fewer toys
A new study shows that there is such thing as too many toys.
Parenting trends are going green for 2018
Pinterest has released its list of predicted trends for next year, and it looks like TreeHugger's eco-minded philosophies are catching on.
Electronic toys impede language development in children
Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the opposite effect, resulting in parents and children speaking less to each other.
Kids need better toys, but they also need freedom to play
Toy innovation has stagnated in recent years and kids are bored. Who's at fault?
12 amazing plastic-free toys for summer
These beautiful toys are creative, unusual, and eco-friendly.
Ollies Blocks encourage kids' imagination & creativity (Review)
Building with blocks and construction toys is a great unstructured activity for kids, and Ollies Wooden Blocks are a superb new addition to the category.
Create a 'pocket playground' to keep kids entertained
It costs very little, distracts kids for longer, and minimizes clutter around the house. In other words, it's every parent's dream come true.
Atrocious makeup set for young girls earns Worst Toy of the Year Award
Because every preschooler needs insecurity-boosting, sexualizing, toxic cosmetics to slather on their beautiful little faces!
Kids can 'drive' their parent with a helmet that honks, vibrates and flashes
Because the world needs yet more redundant, hard-to-recycle, battery-powered plastic toys whose novelty will wear off quickly.
Ollies Wooden Blocks are like LEGO meets Tinkertoys meets Erector sets
These sets of precision-cut oak blocks and planks, combined with clever connectors, are intended to help spark creativity and imagination in kids, and to "make playtime more meaningful."
Creepy doll redux: 8 reasons not to buy Hello Barbie
Why Mattel's diabolical darling could be a threat to children’s privacy, wellbeing, and creativity.