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Amy's Drive Thru Proves Fast Food Can Go Veggie

In 2015, Amy’s Kitchen, one of the biggest soup and frozen food companies in America, launched its first vegetarian fast food chain in Sonoma County, California, which is also where its headquarters and food packaging plant are located. Two years later, it is still going strong and according to Business Insider, six new locations are in development in Northern California.

Dealing With Dandruff: 6 Natural Remedies

Have you ever watched a commercial where a dark-haired man or woman is afraid of wearing a black top for fear of revealing his or her dandruff? This commercial usually advertised for a specific type of anti-dandruff shampoo and while the product may have worked, it more than likely had a slew of toxic ingredients. That said, no one wants dandruff. Dandruff can be caused by a dry scalp or be related to eczema, psoriasis, or several other skin conditions. No matter the cause, here are a few natural suggestions on dealing with dandruff, once and for all.

Fruit Tattoos: The Sustainable Way To Label Produce

I'm sure many of you are familiar with those annoying stickers on fresh produce. Well guess what? They might not be around for much longer. Because more and more people are speaking out about how wasteful they are (those stickers can't be recycled, after all), they might just be replaced with tattoos. You heard me: Fruit tattoos. While these are not designed to be aesthetically pleasing, like tattoos humans get, they would be designed for functionality.  

Why Eat Wheatgrass? 20 Benefits

Frankly, with words like chia, flaxprobiotics, goji, and more making the rounds, it’s understandable to become sick of the whole bandwagon of health food and stick to a normal diet instead.

10 Steps To Fertile, Organic Soil

For those of us with a penchant for a green thumb, the soil can become a rather moody and mysterious being that flips out of control and destroys our work. To really get the best produce, you have got to decode soil, piece by piece…

Back To The Roots Wants To Help U.S. Schools ‘Undo Food’

Back to the Roots is a Bay Area company founded in 2009 by then college seniors Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora. They chose to decline corporate job offers and initiate their startup after enjoying learning how to grow mushrooms from coffee grounds.

9 Tips For Quality Compost

Composting is a technique which involves decomposing plant matter into rich, productive soil. It is an essential method for anyone who chooses to practice organic gardening. Successful composting requires more than just placing organic matter into large piles. To get the most out of your compost, check out these 9 useful tips!

 

How To Choose Coconut Oil: Refined? Unrefined? Cold Pressed?

You’ve heard about the wonders of coconuts and coconut oil, but which to choose? Refined, naturally refined, unrefined, virgin, cold pressed, expeller pressed, “100% pure”…Is there a difference? If there is, do these differences affect our health?