Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kristen moved to France from New York City in 2011. She launched The Kale Project in 2012, a passion to reintroduce the leafy green cabbage in France and further support the relationship between communities and local French farmers.
When I was seven months pregnant and visiting family in Pittsburgh, we stumbled upon an “all-natural” store for babies. The front window was piled high with disposable diapers. It was so high, I could hardly see inside the store (it reminded me of the way they ...
Growing up with a hippie mom meant I was the guinea pig as she experimented with alternative medicines and healing. Tea bags on my face were meant to cure my teenage—and very hormonal—acne. She gave me Ayurvedic oils for dry skin, and at the age of 16 I was ...
It is really scary to me when I think about how climate change will affect my daughter’s future. Then I hear about the pollution levels in Paris and get nervous when she is running around in the playground. And the worst is when I think about all the junk that is in her food, clothes, toys in her room, and ...
