For three years I have done my grocery shopping at Walmart. Living in a rural area with grocery stores located 30 miles away, the shopping trips I make together with my husband have always been intentional and planned.  Every Friday, we would head to the supermarket with a detailed list...

Summer is fast approaching and as the heat rises so does your electric bill, am I right?!. Although we as a planet are forging together and greening up our living this fifteen million dollar, twenty five THOUSAND foot square foot home in Mclean Virginia makes me think about a few...

Co-Ed Naked Gardening Anyone? Without actually dating myself, anyone here remember the t-shirts that were seductively “charming” and topped the fashion charts for at least an entire 8th grade year? You know, Co-Ed naked blah blah blah? Yeah, you know! Personally, I had a mom with...

Grow your own is back in vogue and I can’t tell you how pleased I am to hear this. We, as a nation have been doing this for generations, yet when I come across newcomers at my allotment in Suffolk; many have thoughts of painful stooping backs and toiling in acres of mud. After I have given...

Recent scares about what is in the food our supermarkets sell has led to a surge in the home grown vegetable. Not only does growing your own food ensure healthier mealtimes, it’s also an enjoyable pastime that gets you outdoors and exercising. The primary concern people have when it comes to...

Humans love food. We need it, we revel in the joy it brings, and we even enjoy competitive food eating (to the chagrin of many a hot dog and pie). So, it should come as a surprise to learn that the very culture of eating that sustains and entertains us is actually harming humanity and the very...

Cafe Direct is the United Kingdom’s largest 100% Fairtrade hot drinks company. By following their mission of changing lives and building communities through inspirational, sustainable business, they focus their social and economic impact in the developing world, by investing 50% of their...

Okay, so I may not always smile. In fact, sometimes I think my kids actually fear that I might be distantly related to The Wicked Witch of the West…or East…or any ol’ direction for that matter. And it really might be true except that I have not ridden a bicycle with a basket...

One of the best ways to honor and live in harmony with this planet we all seek to protect is through a return to gardening. Family gardens. Rooftop gardens. Community gardens. Gardens play an important role in the sustainability movement. More gardens mean better health for us...

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I am a bartender in Sacramento and I would love to be able to use some sort of locally made or sustainable version of sugar. What’s out there? – Ryan Seng, via e-mail It sure would be nice if we could obtain...