7 min read A friend of mine said something ridiculous the other day about how he stays in shape by eating a low-calorie diet. This probably shouldn’t have bothered me as much as…
8 min read Many of us, who are already on the path to eating healthier, are also on a path to eating more humanely. Incidentally, those two goals tend to go hand-in-hand, which…
11 min read At this point, most of us have heard that our bee populations are dwindling and are aware of how deeply the issue will affect our ability to grow food in…
6 min read I’ve heard countless stories over the years that claim grocery store honey is fake, but I didn’t really understand what that meant. When we’re talking about pancake syrup, yeah, I…
3 min read A honeybee hive consists of three main classes of bees: the queen, the drones, and the worker bees. Each plays a unique role in the functioning of the hive, but…
3 min read I try not to indulge in candy or gum too often, but when I do I’m pretty careful about checking the ingredients first. I do that because I want to…
2 min read If someone were to ask you where white sugar comes from, your first thought — and a reasonable one — would probably be sugar cane. However, the reality is that…
3 min read Sweets aren’t meant to be healthy. But the idea that most candy, chocolate, gum, and other packaged snacks are filled with petrochemicals and genetically modified ingredients is just disturbing. Not…