Melissa Breyer
Melissa Breyer has been a nature-loving, energy-saving, trash-recycling, waste-composting, stuff-shunning, healthy-eating, animal-advocating, espouser of sustainably since her first Save the Whales rally when she was a kid. She has also been known to vehemently defend the serial comma.
With a background in food, science, and design, she has edited and written for national and international publications including The New York Times Magazine. She is the co-author of True Food: Eight Simple Steps to a Healthier You (National Geographic, 2009) and her writing can be found across the Web.
Melissa lives in a converted 19th-century convent in Brooklyn, NY with her two daughters and an exuberant collection of cuckoo clocks.
Latest Stories from Melissa Breyer - Page 2
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Photographer Captures Poignant Beauty of Industry-Ravaged Landscapes
Elena Dorfman's compelling images of Midwestern rock quarries are as sad and eerie as they are beautiful.
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Become a Scottish Lord or Lady for $49.99
While at the same time supporting conservation for land at risk of development.
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5 Natural Fixes for a Stomachache
When the stomach doth protest too much, relief can be as close as the kitchen cupboard.
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7 Shocking Facts About Your Thanksgiving Turkey
From the 'know where you food comes from' file, the truth behind your turkey dinner.
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18 Unexpected Recipes for Sweet Potatoes
From fondue and latkes to waffles and cheesecake, it's time to overcome the sweet potato slump.
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From Necklaces to Nail Polish: 5 Ways Shopping Supports Hurricane Sandy Relief
Take altruitsic advantage of these companies' good will to donate to disaster relief and start your holiday shopping.
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10 Easy Vegan Thanksgiving Side Dishes
From maple brussels sprouts salad, to herb mashed potatoes and gravy, leek and mushroom stuffing, and more, all of of these tasty, traditional holiday side dishes come with a vegan twist.
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Green Gift Guide: The Foodie
From a grow-your-own mushroom kit to an easy canning book, award-winning olive oil, vegan truffles, and more, please even the most picky chef (or eater) on your list.
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Green Gift Guide: The Health and Wellness Guru
From a super chic air purifier (they do exist!) to eco-friendly running sandals, a gluten-free cookbook, and more, find the perfect gift for your health and wellness guru here.
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EcoChic Competition Brings Sustainable Practices to Shanghai Fashion Week
Competitors must use zero-waste, up-cycling and reconstruction techniques in their designs.
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9 Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes Omnivores Will Eat Too
From stuffed pumpkins to fig stuffing, vegetarians (and their meat-eating guests) need not suffer through a bird-free feast.
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Green Gift Guide: The DIY'er
Get the creative juices flowing with a maple sugaring or chalkboard paint kit, a cheese cookbook, a knitting set, the best multi-purpose scissors, and more.
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Sweet Potato Bread Pudding Sneaks Super Foods into Dessert
Or, a lesson on how to get crazy amounts of beta carotene in after dinner.
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Green Gift Guide: The Pop Culture Fan
From a crazy nastyass honey badger to-go cup to a poker chip Mona Lisa pendant, upcycled book clutch, and more, find the perfect gift for your pop culture fan here.
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Pollenapocalypse! Study Predicts Double the Allergy Agony by 2040
If you thought your allergies were bad now…
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Are You Allergic to Your Phone?
New study reveals which mobile phones contain the most allergins.
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21 Natural Home Remedies for Pets
From knocking out fleas to fighting the evils of hairballs, these simple, all-natural remedies are both planet and pet approved.
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Walgreens Launches Ology Line of Green Products
The nation's largest drugstore chain taps the eco-friendly market with a new private line label.
