This 28 yr-old farmer grew up playing in the racks of her grandmother’s costume shop and with a family that made variety shows a priority at nearly all functions. So it’s not surprising that Molly continues to weave art, dance, and music into her farm in Ferguson, Missouri.

There are different schools of thought as to whether carbon-building practices should be verified via documenting that the practice is taking place or getting on the ground and measuring the soil for actual carbon change. If a verification program requires soil carbon measurement, this will demand a quick, efficient and flexible system. The Mobile Field Lab may be that system.

Ronnie Cummings, Director of the Organic Consumer Association, outlines just why we should be labeling genetically modified foods pulling a collection of the latest science to the forefront on the most commonly grown GMOs.

In the fall of 2008 the Rodale Institute partnered with Iowa State University, Michigan State University, North Dakota State University, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota and select farmers on a project to develop carbon-positive organic systems through reduced tillage and cover crop-intensive crop rotations. Now that the data are tabulated, we’re excited to share some of the highs and lows of the 2009 season.

The folks who brought us The Story of Stuff have a new simple message about cosmetics: We're bathing ourselves in pretty bad stuff. Watch the story and then take action!