Saturday Surfing

Finds of the week:

Bananas: The Uncertain Future Of A Favorite Fruit, NPR — Americans consume more bananas than apples and oranges combined. Dan Koeppel, author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, gives us a primer on the expansive history — and the threatened future — of the seedless, sexless fruit.
Donating Through Grief: The Anderson’s Story — A YouTube video about an amazingwoman who after the stillbirth of her son who went on to donate hundreds of ounces of breastmilk.
Fear, Empathy and Parenthood, Motherlode — My writing was featured on the NY Times again. Of course, it could have been under better circumstances, but it’s nice to be recognized nonetheless. The piece stemmed a discussion about accidents and whether it’s possible to avoid such tragedies.
JCPenney pulls ‘I’m too pretty to do homework’ shirt after online complaints, The Washington Post National blog — I cannot believe anyone would think this shirt was sending an appropriate message.
Nursing Bras That Show Mothers in More Than ‘Work Mode’, NY Times — Love that not everyone thinks nursing is incompatible with beauty.
Peach Butter, Smitten Kitchen — this just made my to-do list.
Practical Locavorism: Bananas In Winter, NPR — Great article about eating locally, practically.

Etsy Love:

See more of my Etsy favorites here.