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 7
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Poignant Museum Exhibit Illustrates Plastic Catastrophe
A new exhibit "Out to Sea? The Plastic Garbage Project" presents collected plastic garbage from all the world’s seas.
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NatureBox Delivers Healthy Snacks to Your Door
Unhealthy snacks make you fat. This subscription service sends you the healthy ones, and donates meals to starving children to boot.
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These Sexy Jeans are Made From Beer Bottles
NYC label I AM NOT A VIRGIN makes jeans from bottles, and shirts from food trays.
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New Study Explains Why the Modern Tomato Tastes Like Cardboard
Researchers have discovered the answer to the often-asked question: What happened to the tomato's flavor?
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8 Great Green Summer Reads
From a novel about a lonely real estate developer who starts breaking into zoos to a non-fiction tome (riddled with intrigue!) on butterflies, these are the perfect books to sink into this summer.
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Art Project Brings Beach Trash Back to Life
An environmental artist tackles the enormous plastic trash problem, one ink pen at a time.
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Natural Beauty Products Delivered to Your Door, Recycling Included
Beauty products provider Goodebox offers package recycling bonuses for customers and money for EWG's Cosmetics Database.
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Simple Sheet of Paper Keeps Produce Fresh 4 Times Longer
The new innovation, FreshPaper, is made of edible, organic ingredients and is biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable.
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10 Deliciously Radical Avocado Recipes, From Soup to Cheesecake
Move over lime and cilantro, it's time to introduce the avocado to some new friends.
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What’s Really Inside? Shocking Anatomy of a Hot Dog
Are there pig snouts and ears in your hot dog? Not unless they're listed, but some of the ingredients commonly used are still rather unpleasant.
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Design Your Own Vegan Party Shoes
Shoes of Prey debuts a new line of vegan materials, allowing customers to create their own certified vegan shoes online.
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12 Most Toxic Fruits and Vegetables
EWG releases its annual report on which produce has the most pesticide residues.
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Canning Comeback? Kmart Launches Affordable Preserving Equipment
The mega-chain debuts a line of home-canning equipment, making food preservation more accessible and affordable for all.
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10 Recipes for DIY Dried Foods, From Kale Chips to Rose Hips
The most primitive method of food preservation is also the most energy efficient, and results in superstar nutrients and flavors.
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Make Your Own Granola
Here's how to simply make your own most-important meal of the day.
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Study Reveals the Most Contaminated Surfaces in Hotel Rooms
New research reveals hotel room germ hotspots - toilets and sinks rank high, but a few surprising surfaces are equally befouled.
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Artist Crochets Taxidermy Specimens, Wildlife Rejoices
Shauna Richardson's crocheted mounts and trophies tackle the taxidermy trend, no hunting required.
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Turn Your Bike into a Living Cartoon (Video)
A student project transforms bicycle wheels into rolling animation -- magic ensues.
