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Protect our planet better. Sustainability is the foundation of natural health. We teach you how to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, one step at a time, because a healthier planet means a healthier you.

Sustainability

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Given the pitfalls of conventional agriculture and the increasing need to feed a rising global population, it’s clear we need to change how we grow and harvest our food—and fast. Fortunately, companies like The Land Institute are on a mission to replace annual crops with perennial grain crops to help move the agricultural industry in a more sustainable direction.

Regenerative Agriculture

For our species, water is life. Yet we have disrespected this essential resource in endless ways. Billion Oyster Project and Sophie’s Kitchen are two organizations taking different approaches with the same goal—to restore, preserve, and protect the waters that sustain us.

Environmental Concerns

While globalization in our food systems may have provided solutions in decades past, it’s also resulted in homogeneous diets, reduced local economies, uncertain supply chains, and environmental repercussions. How can we sustainably produce food for a growing population?

food security

The impact of the environment on human health has been long known: according to the WHO, almost 1 in 4 of all deaths across the globe are linked to environmental conditions. Here we explore the concept of planetary health, where it is today, and how you can apply it to everyday life.

planetary health

Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

Lifestyle

Sustainability Initiatives

Farm to Table

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

Food

Learn how to put your money where your values are. Lotus Foods and B Corp are two companies that help change the way the world works for the better.

Choosing local and purpose&#x2d;driven brands that strive to be kind to our environment or crafting your own unique gifts that sidestep waste are great ways to keep the joy in the season. We’ve rounded up some sustainable gift&#x2d;giving inspiration for everyone on your list. Check out these ideas.

Holidays

innovation spotlight

Whatever your favourite summer activity is, there’s a way to make it more eco&#x2d;friendly—while still having a blast.

Summer

When it comes to nutrition, taste, and sustainability, how does potato milk compare to other varieties of plant&#x2d;based milk?

Potatoes

Sometimes the struggle to eat a healthy and complete diet starts with being able to find those foods. We shine a light on the systemic barriers to healthy foods for all.

Plant-based

Navigating the waters of sustainable seafood isn’t easy. But one Ontario shrimp farm is determined to give Canadians—and the world—a better option when it comes to producing the most widely consumed seafood on the planet.

Sustainable Seafood

New research found microplastics in human blood for the first time. Find out what that means, and how you can protect yourself.

Microplastics Found in Human Blood for the First Time

Plastic

Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

Here’s how to go eco&#x2d;friendly and low waste in the kitchen.

sustainability

Organic, hydroponic, regenerative … the landscape of food production is changing and so are the certifications. Explore the role soil should play in it all and how to navigate the choices for both people and planet.

Organic Agriculture

Marginalized communities are disproportionately exposed to polluting industries, such as dumps, landfills, pipelines, and factories. Let’s dedicate ourselves to a more inclusive form of environmentalism: intersectional environmentalism, the best way to move forward for everyone.

Community

Going “carbon negative” may sound like a lofty goal, but we draw inspiration from the many individuals, companies, and organizations tackling this admirable feat. Grab your passport: let’s take a global tour of carbon negativity together!

Carbon Footprint

Organic farming with minimal disturbance of topsoil sounds like the domain of the small&#x2d;scale farmer. One Pennsylvania farm is proving it can be done on a large scale, ensuring a safe, secure food supply, all while helping to reverse climate change.

Environment

Smartphone production and infrastructure, along with our tendency to upgrade our devices every couple of years, are threatening the planet. Read on to learn more about the problem and what you can do to help minimize it.

Sustainability

The Sustainable Homestead

Better Botanicals

Rooted in Science

Innovation For Good: Billion Oyster Project and Sophie's Kitchen

Sustainable Nutrition

Planetary Health Care

Innovation for Good: Pure Origin and Grounds for Health

A Thread Runs Through It

Innovation for Good: Lotus Foods and B Corp

Innovation for Good: Beneath the Waves and AKUA

The Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide

Innovation For Good: Sustainable Harvest International and Rodale Institute

Innovation For Good: Chum Bites and WildAid

Your Guide to an Eco-Friendly Summer

Potato Milk: Is It Worth Making the Switch?

Access Matters

Sea Change

Plastic: It’s in Our Blood

How to be Eco-Friendly in the Kitchen

Organic Has Company

Why—and How—to Be an Intersectional Environmentalist

Grab Your Passport: Let’s Take a Global Tour of Carbon Negativity!

Cultivating a Climate Change Remedy

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