Pesticides: Why You Need to Opt Out

“Someday we shall look back on this dark era of agriculture and shake our heads. How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?” —Dr. Jane Goodall Pollution in plants includes the toxic pesticides used in growing the...

2020 Make It Count Challenge

Link to corresponding Food Smarts Podcast episode. If you have been following me for a while, you know I am not a fan of diet challenges, detoxes, and the like.  The problem I have with diet challenges (even when they are sound nutrition advice— they often are...

Heartwarming Holiday

Hang in.  This starts with tragedy and ends with a truly heartwarming holiday story. 23 years ago, my husband and I lost our first daughter 24 weeks into my pregnancy.  Her name is Adele Maya Serrano. To say it was devastating is an understatement.  Besides some very...