Andrea DeLeon
Seed Saver
The U.S. government maintains a large stockpile of seeds, to be used if disease threatens the nation’s food supply. But informal networks of farmers are also saving seeds to preserve exotic crop varieties that the government does not. NPR’s Andrea DeLeon (day-lee-OWN) visits one of the country’s biggest seed savers, in central Maine.
Dioxin Update
Paper mills around the nation are being scrutinized by the US federal Environmental Protection Agency. The state of Maine has a new anti-dioxin law that is the toughest in the nation but, critics say the new rules fail to go far enough to protect public health from the deadly dioxins and other dangerous by-products in […]
Breastfeeding Baby: A Modern Dilemma
Nature’s most perfect food, breast milk, helps growing infants develop resilient immune systems. But along with the welcome antibodies are the persistent toxins she may have ingested in her lifetime which are stored in mother’s fatty tissue and are also passed on to baby. As mother of a newborn, reporter Andrea DeLeon grappled with the […]
Breastfeeding Baby: A Modern Dilemma
Nature’s most perfect food, breast milk, helps growing infants develop resilient immune systems. But along with the welcome antibodies are the persistent toxins she may have ingested in her lifetime which are stored in mother’s fatty tissue and are also passed on to baby. As the mother of a newborn, reporter Andrea DeLeon recently grappled […]
Living on Earth Profile Series/Obituary: Helen Nearing
Back-to-the-land movement pioneer Helen Nearing died September 17th at age 91 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Best known for the book she wrote with her late husband Scott Nearing titled Living the Good Life, the book has been in continuous print for decades. The Nearings were also known for opening their homestead and […]