Category: Health

THE WOMEN DELIVER’S 4th Global Conference is the largest gathering working toward and supporting girls’ and women’s health and rights in the last decade. It is also one of the first global conferences following the announcement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals…

AS PART OF the Feeding the 5000 campaign, free meals were given out in Union Square in New York City this week. According to NRDC Senior Scientist Dana Gunders, the campaign is…

She might not have any formal culinary training, but that didn't stop Valerie Shulock from launching her own catering business, Basil Tree. That was back in 1987, when she and two friends cooked and created in a cramped kitchen in Somerville, Mass making unique dishes for area cafes and take-out markets. Today, Val has more than 30 employees who work out of a much larger space in Cambridge. Basil Tree Catering & Cafe is a business with a conscience, working closely with the Boston area's charitable organizations and shelters. As a certified Sustainable Business leader, Val and company recycle and re-compost more than 90% of their waste. Val shares her philosophy, work ethic and some of her delicious dishes - made from scratch with fresh, all natural ingredients.

AFTER HER SISTER committed suicide, Elizabeth Van Meter searched for the answer to the following question: “What’s your purpose in life?” She told the Mother Nature Network this was the question that guided her work on the documentary…

REDGLASS PICTURES’ digital series for PBS, “The Story of Cancer,” has been named a Webby Awards Honoree. David-Michel Davies, Executive Director of The Webby Awards said, “Honorees like Redglass Pictures are…