Breathe Magazine

Robin Pharo shows us that going green can be fun and that it doesn’t always have to be taken so seriously. She shares easy ways to make small changes with big impact, using tips and techniques tailored to fit your active lifestyle.

photo: Sara Novak First off, when it comes to sweets, I recommend making them for yourself as often as possible. That way you avoid the energy used in processing and manufacturing and you avoid any additives. When it comes to the sweeteners you choose, honey is truly nature’s choice. Honey is a sweetener that in [...]

I harvested eggplant from the organic garden last week and I’ve been trying to find some good eggplant recipes ever since. You can make caponata a pasta sauce or you can serve it on bruschetta as an appetizer. Consider making your own pasta sauce from fresh local heirloom tomatoes as well as using local Vidalia onions.

According to the state environment department, at least two-thirds of the groundwater underneath or adjacent to New Mexico’s dairy CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) has been poisoned by nitrates. When other pollutants are included, estimates of water contamination by these factory farms can rise as high as 90 percent.

Earth Day is right around the corner once again. This April 22 more than 1 billion people around the world will be participating in Earth Day events. From Georgia to Virginia and everywhere in between Breathe readers will find an abundance of great events and ways to get involved. But after Earth Day is done, [...]

I’m the first one to admit that a number of companies make wild claims about the power of their products in the green marketplace: it will save you energy, make you healthier, save the world. Not that this is a new concept. Since the first tonics were sold by traveling salesmen, marketing departments have been [...]

No, this isn’t a dating column. Hopefully, I’m past having to date anyway and consider myself lucky to have my own fab catch. And that is the perfect transition to talk about fish (get it, catch?). Green Peace recently released their list of the best (and worst) national grocery chains when it comes to sustainably [...]

I have a local meat market/grocery store that I love to shop at just down the street from my office. Every day, they offer a tasty selection of home-cooked meals and prices that are unusually low. There other products are high quality and they stock a good selection of local foods and beers (which if [...]

I’m traveling this week and enjoying some of my favorite places in the North Woods. One of the rules we have on vacation is never eat at a place you can find at home. So, unfortunately for my son, that means no McDonald’s (yeah!). But for me, it means discovering new and locally owned places [...]

 Yesterday was hot, Africa Hot as we say in our family. And of course it was the day that we decided to have an energy audit of our home. Now, if you haven’t had an energy audit, I highly recommend the process but that is a topic for another blog. Today, I want to talk [...]

By now, anyone who is paying even a little attention to the world of green, has heard the message to carry your own bags into the store. But, if you’re anything like me, there are times that I forget to either bring them into the store or put them back into my vehicle. When that [...]