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Ability Over Age
June 1st, 2013Have you heard the saying “You’re only as old as you think you are?”
Well, a group of shot-blocking, three-point shooting, layup-loving, free throw-swishing senior citizen women are taking that adage to a whole other level—as in Senior Olympic competitions. And they are winning gold medals.
NS chats with Catherine “Kitty” Sparacello of the Senior Olympic gold-medalist team, the Celadrin Tigerettes
Over the Rainbow
May 1st, 2013The passion Marge Perry has for all things culinary is obvious when you talk about her cooking program at the Kip’s Bay Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx. The club is a nonprofit organization that provides programs and activities for kids from 6 to 18 that “instill a sense of competence, a sense of belonging, and a sense of power and influence,” according to their website.
How Marge Perry’s “happy accident” helped teens make healthier choices
40 Years of Compost
April 1st, 2013Bob Dickey is an energetic 74-year-old with an infectious laugh. His love of organic gardening is clear—he speaks of compost, earthworms, microbes, and full sun with the zeal of the truly converted. His excellent health and a youth that belies his age make a compelling argument for the merits of a diet heavy on the homegrown fruits and veggies.
Inspired by Silent Spring, master gardener Bob Dickey grows vegetables the old-fashioned way
The Humble Seed that Started a Phenomenon
March 1st, 2013Instead of growing chia pets, Janie Hoffman makes chia drinks. Hoffman—CEO and founder of Mamma Chia—burst onto the beverage industry scene in 2011 by launching the first organic chia seed beverage in the marketplace. It turns out that “ch-ch-ch-chia!” is good for more than just growing those grassy animal-shaped figurines.
Mamma Chia reinvigorates an old favorite
A Worldwide Family
February 1st, 2013Some say one must travel far to discover what is already in front of you. Such is the case for Amit Hooda, who grew up in northern India—a country known for its ancient traditions and the natural splendor of the Himalayan wilderness—but eventually left to pursue a higher education in Midwestern America.
Heavenly Organics breathes new life into conflict zone countries
Because There Is a Bob
January 1st, 2013Bob Moore moved to Portland in 1978 to attend seminary after an enjoyable—if not economically sustainable—experiment in running a mill with his three sons. Empty-nesters, Bob and his wife Charlee lived in a townhouse two blocks from the seminary. “There was a lark to the whole thing,” Bob said.
How and why Bob Moore gave Bob’s Red Mill to his employees
Henry’s Humdingers
November 1st, 2012When he was ten, Henry’s family traded in sunny, smoggy LA for a wet, verdant farm in western Washington. They started raising goats, sheep, cows, ducks, geese, chickens, pigs, oxen, and a donkey, so Henry quickly learned a thing or two about agriculture.
15-year-old beekeeper and entrepreneur helps fight colony collapse disorder
Go Green by Going Blue
October 1st, 2012The fate of the world’s oceans is in our hands—and so are the animals that live there.
Rainbow Light makes strides to protect ocean ecosystems
Tea Time
September 1st, 2012Each day, we are faced with millions of tiny choices. Some choices we make without even thinking, while some we deliberate upon too long. It may be that we think our personal choices affect only us; but, in reality, even solid, thought-out decisions can have a ripple effect, and reverberate to distant circles in far away places.
Organic tea company makes every choice count.
Sprouting Good Nutrition
August 1st, 2012It is easy to see that Tyler Florence is very passionate about the subject of food. A 15-year veteran of the Food Network, dad to three, restaurateur, and author, Tyler Florence knows firsthand that avoiding picky eating habits means starting early.
Food Network star creates tasty, organic baby-food line.
