Latest Blog Posts

January 05, 2016
Fotolia 40570189 S.jpg

ON COMMON GROUND | Good for Health, Good for the Planet...and Just Plain Good

Have you caught Michael Pollan’s new documentary, In Defense of Food , on PBS? If not, check it out immediately — in fact you can watch it at the...
Read more
December 31, 2015
2015collage.jpg

The Last Bite of 2015: A Year of Heritage Pyramids, Healthy Recipes, and Common Ground

This has been a big year for Oldways, especially because 2015 marked our 25th Anniversary, certainly a worthy cause for celebration. In reflecting...
Read more
December 29, 2015
IMG 7235 Croppy.jpeg

New Year's Resolutions from the Oldways Team

With 2016 looming on the horizon, New Year’s Resolutions are on many people’s minds. Below, we share what we plan to do differently in the new year...
Read more
December 22, 2015
Blog Dec 22 HeritageHolidays.jpg

Celebrating Holiday Traditions Around the World

Christmas is truly an old ways time of the year. Holiday traditions vary from country to country, region to region, and family to family, and some of...
Read more
December 18, 2015
Kelly's Farmers Market Photo Copy.jpg

Reading Past the Headlines: Plant-Based Diets ARE Sustainable

Sustainable diets have been a topic of fervent interest like never before. Now, a recent study published in the Environment Systems and Decisions...
Read more
December 17, 2015
USCapitol.jpg

Omnibus Spending Bill: Politics Over Good Health

This week Congress unveiled a 2000+ page omnibus budget bill that in some areas puts politics over science and health, affecting all of us who care...
Read more
December 15, 2015
Blog Dec.15 SUstCGField Of Grains Copy.jpg

ON COMMON GROUND | Ten Tips for Embracing a Sustainable Diet

The best dietary advice on the planet is meaningless if we aren’t able to produce or access the foods recommended for health. Therefore, it’s no...
Read more
December 10, 2015
Blog Dec.10 ATHOH Recipe Southern Rice Pilaf.jpg

The Historical and Edible Roots of Cookbook Author Nicole Taylor — plus a recipe!

Nicole Taylor is a woman dedicated to roots — both historical and edible. Nicole has spent her career talking and writing about cultural food...
Read more
December 07, 2015
Consensus or Confusion

ON COMMON GROUND | Consensus or Confusion? You Hold the Key

When Oldways announced its groundbreaking Common Ground Consensus on healthy eating on November 18, our main goal was to replace confusion with...
Read more
December 03, 2015
IMG 7858.jpg

ON COMMON GROUND | Why We Need to Stand on Common Ground Every Day

Two weeks ago, a group of 20 leading scientists and food systems experts met at our Finding Common Ground conference in Boston. Despite their varying...
Read more
December 01, 2015
Blog Dec 1 HealthyDessert2.jpg

Go Ahead: Have Your (Healthy) Cake and Eat It Too

Apparently, “too much of a good thing” is a pill that only goes down with a spoonful of sugar in today’s society. After all, dessert seems to be...
Read more
November 24, 2015
COVER Screen Shot 2015-11-24 At 5.19.47 PM.png

ON COMMON GROUND | The Top 37 Tweets from Finding Common Ground

If you missed our Live Tweeting during the conference, make sure to follow us on Twitter @OldwaysPT and join the conversation today.
Read more

Pages