How Can We Make Every Day Earth Day? (Sponsored)

Here are some family activities you can do to foster environmentalism. Sponsored by Sony.

  Very few events are celebrated around the globe, but Earth Day is. This year, it’s come and gone. But we’re here to ask: What can we do to show our love of the earth on that day, and every day? On May 31st, Sony will release After Earth, an action-packed movie that takes place 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity to leave. It’s the kind of scenario that makes you want to donate to Greenpeace, recycle everything, and start biking every where, immediately. So, in honor of Earth Day, Patch has teamed up with Sony to present these ideas for making every day Earth Day. How can we make every day Earth Day? Begin with little things. Easy things. Obvious things. Things we take for granted each day, and use and/or abuse because …

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Organic vs. Natural

What's the difference?

Full disclosure: While I have cooked at some of the top-rated restaurants on Cape Cod, I have no formal culinary training.  I also moonlight as a personal trainer, so any recipes you'll find in this column will be not only delicious, but healthful too. Have you ever wandered through the supermarket and found yourself immensely confused about labels and ingredients?  Well, I aim to clear up any misconceptions about natural vs. organic.     "Natural" often refers to products that haven't been packed with additives like preservatives or artificial coloring. But the term has little meaning and can be misleading to boot. All foods, technically, come from natural sources. Guidelines suggest that natural is to be applied to foods that have been …

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