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by Judi Gerber When thinking about supporting a healthier food system , you might find it hard to buy all local items and wonder what to do in those cases. For example, there are some things that we in the United States just...

Produce travels 1,500 miles on average from farm to table. Minimize this by buying food grown locally. To get you started, here is a season-by-season list of when 10 common fruits and vegetables are locally available around the United States ....

  by Veronica Peterson In this uncertain economy most of us are having to put off expensive purchases and clothes don’t always make the cut. However, with a few budget-conscious pieces you’ll be sitting pretty...

January 2010 — A Greener Auto Club Better World Club, Portland, OR Imagine you're an occasional driver. You ride your bike for most of your transportation, and you take the bus when you can, but you keep your homemade...

Shawn Donnille September 2009 — Fair Trade, Zero-Waste, Local and Organic Mountain Rose Herbs, Eugene, OR When Mountain Rose Herbs won Green America's People's Choice Award in 2008, the voters who...

by Adam Starr Change your underwear— change the world. That’s the idea behind PACT , an apparel company tailored for people who want something more sustainable in their shorts. Launched in 2009, PACT sells premium...

  In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and a crew of five men crossed the Pacific Ocean on the Kon-Tiki , a craft comprised of natural materials and modeled after ancient Incan rafts. This summer, David de Rothschild, the banking scion and...

  We are passionate about building a sustainable future. While becoming more ecologically-minded at home has been easier with products such as compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL’s), low-flow showerheads , solar panels...

Bená Burda August 2009 — Organic, Ethical Clothing, and More Maggie's Organics, Ypsilanti, MI If you’re a long-time Green American, you probably already know Maggie’s Organics as the...

The collapse of the Brazilian cocoa industry in the late 1980s served as a wake-up call for leading candy-maker Mars, Inc. , propelling the company toward a more aggressive approach to corporate...