May 28th, 2008 · Summertime is salad time! Try an Arugula and Avocado Salad with Shaved Parmesan, topped with a garlicky lemon dressing. Or, if you still can't warm up to your leafy greens, maybe a sprightly Chicken Salad with Fruit and Toasted Pecans is more to your liking?
May 12th, 2008 · The songs of Tall Tales and the Silver Lining ramble down leafy paths through cool forests and dive headlong into the ocean. It's a carefree mix of country folk, with simple guitar strums that mingle playfully with spare rhythms and sweet harmonies. The Ventura, Calif. band's latest release is the uplifting Earthling EP, a cozy set of songs inspired by life in Big Sur, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise from the Pacific.
Apr 12th, 2008 · Vandals decapitated a life-size topiary of Ringo Starr in Liverpool, England, last weekend after he said he missed nothing about the city. An Italian sculptor created the leafy tribute to Starr and the other Beatles to celebrate Liverpool's designation as a 2008 "European Capital of Culture."
Feb 14th, 2008 · Across the country, only one-third of kids eat the recommended daily servings of vegetables. In one school district, a dietitian is turning that around. Ivy Marx has installed salad bars in 60 Los Angeles public schools, and she says kids are giving fresh veggies the thumbs up.
Sep 27th, 2007 · Some residents of a leafy suburb of Boston are fighting over what to do with all the leaves. Residents of Newton, Mass., say they are being tormented by the noise coming from the gas-powered leaf blowers that are now everywhere. But busy suburban families say the blowers are the only way to keep their lawns neat.
Sep 14th, 2007 · Farms that produce California's leafy greens start a new voluntary inspection program a year after the Food and Drug Administration warns consumers not to eat fresh spinach because it might be contaminated with E. coli.
Apr 25th, 2007 · Once upon a time, Susan Thomas didn't know a mustard green from a mizuna leaf. Now, she can't imagine life without dark, leafy greens -- especially Swiss chard. She shares easy and tasty ways to get vitamin-packed greens into your diet.
Nov 2nd, 2004 · A new study finds that eating lots of fruits and vegetables daily -- especially green leafy vegetables -- protects against heart attacks and strokes. However, there is no evidence that they help prevent cancer. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports.