Grab’em Snacks – Plantains To Go
Because I write about food, I tend to assume that everyone keeps up on current food trends as much as I do. You’d think I’d know better by now! For instance, I had…
Investigating Personal Care Products: Cleure
Do you have sensitive skin? If you do, you know how difficult it can be to find personal care products that don’t cause some kind of crazy reaction for you. Sure, some of…
Talenti Gelato e Sorbetto – Delicious, Natural & Made with Real Stuff
Not so long ago, gelato and sorbetto were a new concept to Americans. Now, it seems, everybody is making both. As usually happens in such a case, some producers are turning out frozen…
Investigating Personal Care Products: Burt’s Bees
Is there anyone into natural skin care who doesn’t know about Burt’s Bees? I became aware of this brand years ago, when the only place I could find them was an herb farm…
Happy Goat Caramels
If asked, a lot of people will tell you that they’re not big fans of caramel. In a way, it’s understandable; a lot of caramels produced in the US are much too sweet…
Investigating Personal Care Products: Mountain Ocean
I love coconut. I especially love a good coconut aroma; that’s what first attracted me to the products of Mountain Ocean, located in Boulder, CO. I remember first seeing their Skin Trip Soap…
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly — Investigating Personal Care Products
All natural! Organic! Vegan! Not Tested on Animals! No SLS! No parabens! No phthalates! If you’re trying to live a greener, gentler, more Earth-friendly lifestyle or have done any looking into personal care…
The Real Organic Vanilla Deal
Tell me the truth: what kind of vanilla extract do you have in the house now? Is it something you bought in the grocery store? If so, too bad; you don’t know what…
Cocoa Puro: Kaka’wa Cocoa Beans
What’s your favorite kind of chocolate? Milk? Dark? White? What if I found you a confection where you could experience all three kinds, plus other chocolate tastes? Everyone knows that cocoa beans are…
MOO Kids Chocolate: Deliciously Organic
I’ve been writing about chocolate for over 13 years now. As a rule, I favor European-style chocolate, which tends toward semisweet or bittersweet. You know the kind—upscale and sophisticated. But there’s still enough…
Ancient Grains Brought to Life: Einkorn Pasta
When unearthing the body of Ötzi, the Bronze Age man found perfectly preserved in the Italian Alps in the 90s, scientists found that for his last meal he had eaten an ancient species…
A Better Option: Strauss Free Raised
I stopped eating veal decades ago. I’ve always eaten some meat, and I loved veal as a child (Veal Cordon Bleu was a specialty of my Mother’s). But after the horror stories of…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
