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Foods We Love: Tomatoes

Tomatoes are juicy, plump red vegetables. Yes, vegetables. I specify this because the discussion often arises as to whether they might be fruits. Turns out that a long time ago, 1893 to be exact, the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato is, in fact, a vegetable. You see, in 1883, Congress passed a...

Baby Your Baby's Skin When the Sun Shines

Chances are, you're aware that babies are more susceptible to sun damage than adults are. But do you know why?    Regardless of age, just about everyone produces a pigment called melanin that protects their skin against DNA damage from ultraviolet rays. Since babies make less melanin...

Breast Cancer Fund Celebrates 20 Years

The Breast Cancer Fund celebrates 20 years of groundbreaking work to prevent this devastating disease. Shelia Hollender, Devon Gill, and Susan Johnson were on hand to represent Seventh Generation at the Breast Cancer Fund Hero’s celebration at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco...

Running in Circles

Sports metaphors are hard to avoid. We're forever racing to the finish or otherwise racing against the clock to some goal.   However, when considering sustainable businesses, racing to the finish may not be the best approach. Consider, for example, the logging industry in New England. In...

Barnes Students Visit Seventh Generation for a Lesson in Sustainability

What happens when sixty 4th and 5th graders descend on our offices?  A whole lot of fun, combined with a whole lot of learning!  Students from Mrs. Gordon's, Mrs. Smith's and Mr. Fitzsimmons' classes at the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes School in Burlington visited...

99% Shocking

What's with all the hate for the Chevy Volt, the country's first mainstream plug-in passenger car? It cleans the air, prevents climate meltdowns, creates American jobs, reduces oil dependency, and maybe even does the dishes while it brings you a nice hot toddy. But listen to the public...

Foods We Love: Black Beans

If you're seeking a quick, healthy vegetarian meal with a satisfying starchiness and a whole lot of protein, black beans are your answer. A feature in many Latin recipes, black beans are a member of the kidney bean family and go back at least 7,000 years to Central America. Black beans are a...

Celebrating 20 Years of Breast Cancer Prevention

For years I have been keeping a list of the women I come across in life whom I consider personal heroes. They come from all walks of life and have guided and mentored me in my journey to become a responsible member of my community. One such hero is a woman named Jeanne Rizzo. Jeanne, a nurse and...

Foods We Love: Edamame

Edamame, those little green bursts of soy that you can enjoy as a snack or as a meal, have become a staple in my local grocery store.  I started hearing about the popularity of this health nugget years back, and a couple of months ago I noticed bags of dried edamame snacks in a variety of...

Volunteering for a Vacation

Spring is in the air, but many of us are already looking toward the season that comes after and that crazy little thing we call our summer vacation. We're hatching grand schemes and blocking off vast swaths of the calendar. But before you book, consider this: a volunteer vacation may be the...