Last month, the Environmental Working Group released their “2012 Guide to Healthy Cleaning,” safety ratings for over 2,000 cleaning products. The cleaning product categories included in this database are: Air Fresheners, All-Purpose, Bathroom, Dishwashing, Floor Care, Furniture, Kitchen, Laundry, and other. This latest guide joins the ranks with EWG’s “Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database,” “Shopper’s…
Bethany Mateosian is a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Pilates Teacher and the founder of Springboard Pilates in Portland’s West End. SRG: What is the focus / intention of Pilates? BM: Pilates is all about moving from your center. In every exercise, we try to connect people with their deepest abdominal muscles so that they can…
Changing the world one green smoothie at a time [An expert conversation featured in the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of Green & Healthy Maine] We caught up with Elizabeth Fraser, a raw foods educator and enthusiast and owner of Girl Gone Raw in Portland, to learn a little more about the benefits of raw foods—and how…
[Feature article from the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of Green & Healthy Maine – Click here for a list of baked bean suppers in Maine] Maine churches have been dishing up hearty, home-cooked meals in a tradition that spans decades by Lynn Ascrizzi It was Saturday night, and in the busy kitchen at John Street Methodist…
A guide to gluten-free dining in Maine by Erika Blauch Rusley [Feature article from the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of Green & Healthy Maine] Pillowy whoopie pies crammed with sweet cream frosting. Piping hot pizza with just the right balance of crisp and chew. Oversized loaves of fresh-baked bread still warm from the oven. Totally…
[From the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of Green & Healthy Maine] The following grocery stores, cafés, and restaurants feature plentiful gluten-free options, and some of the tastiest food in Maine. Southern Beaches Grocery Stores / Markets • Hannaford: Kennebunk (65 Portland Road), Wells (107 Wells Plaza), Biddeford (299 Elm Street), Saco (532 Main Street), Old Orchard…
What Maine hotels and B&Bs are doing to raise the bar for the lodging industry by Jenna Quartararo [Feature article from the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of Green & Healthy Maine] The rains have just fallen, the trees are in bloom, and Maine is turning all shades of green as it readies for another summer…
Dining on delicious and abundant fish in the Gulf of Maine by Nancy English [Feature article from the Summer/Fall 2012 issue of Green & Healthy Maine] Five kinds of unfamiliar fish and seafood, all recommended by restaurant chefs, fishery scientists and a chorus of fishermen, are appearing on Maine menus this summer. Atlantic Pollock,…
To comply with a July 1st deadline set by the Maine Legislature, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection recently published a list of 49 chemicals found in common consumer products that pose the greatest risk to our health…and children’s health, in particular. The Legislature required the DEP to adopt a list of up to 70…
When it comes to purchasing food, most people are familiar with the different places you can buy your groceries. Supermarket? Check. Natural Food Store? Check. Farmer’s Market? Maybe a check…but definitely self-explanatory. Food Cooperative (“Co-op”)? Hmm…come again? Isn’t that the same as a natural food store? Although food cooperatives can be found in many communities…