Dear EarthTalk: Ever since the red dye #2 scare in the 1970s I’ve been wary of using food colorings or buying food that appears to contain them. Are there natural and healthy food colorings? – Nancy McFarlane, Methuen, MA Many of us are still wary of food dyes because of reports about...

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: As far as I know, genetically modified foods are not required to be labeled so. Why is this? Don’t we have a right to know what our food is made of? – Rebecca Webster, via e-mail Unbeknownst to most Americans,...

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I know that local food has health and environmental benefits, but my local grocer only carries a few items. Is there a push for bigger supermarkets to carry locally produced food? – Maria Fine, Somerville,...

It Pays to Bring Your Bags by Jeanne Blaisdell Beyond environmental reasons to bring your bags to the grocery store or anywhere you shop, many retailers are now giving a small, but encouraging incentive for bringing your own bags. EarthFare -  offers a Choose or Reuse Program.  Each time a...

Our Green Giving Guide won’t end with this holiday season, but I thought we should give you one more installment before the big holiday. So if you’re making last ditch efforts to purchase green gifts for loved ones and live in close proximity to downtown Sarasota FL, take heart, green and...

My passion for beauty products is profound. No, scratch that. My passion for amazing, effective, natural beauty products is profound. And after almost 20 years exploring and experimenting in the cosmetics world plus nearly three years managing a beauty boutique, products now have to meet some...