Investigating Personal Care Products: Kettlepot Soap
I admit it: I’m a perfect fool for a good back massage. Many of my friends agree, but some bemoan the mess made by massage oils, which can leak from bottles or run…
Boost Your Probiotics – Lifeway Kefir
Many of the products I write about are those I’ve tried at trade shows, or those I’ve become aware of only after their PR people have contacted me. But sometimes, I like to…
Investigating Personal Care Products: JAMU Spa
Two words: spa getaway! Pack up, and we’ll grab a flight to some exotic destination and leave behind our mundane cares for a week or so. What’s that? You can’t leave your family?…
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…
Investigating Personal Care Products: The Ugly Truth About Fragrance
We’ve all been there — suddenly enveloped in a cloud of excessive perfume in the ladies room, or stuck next to a perfume junkie on a six-hour plane ride. What’s wrong with people…
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…
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…
John & Kira’s – Chocolate with a Backstory
Do you consider chocolate to be one of the essential food groups? I know I do. I’m not talking about mass-market, overly-sweet imitations here, mind you; I mean real chocolate, made by people…
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...
