Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It
We’ve all heard that the one thing we should all do (besides switch to energy-efficient lightbulbs) to fight climate change is fly less. What if that wasn’t true? What if what we really…
Earth Days: A History of the Modern Environmental Movement
Everyone and everything seems to be “Going Green” these days, and it’s hard to imagine a time when environmental issues were nowhere near the top of most people’s agendas. Forty years ago today,…
Kirsten Muenster Jewelry: Ethically Precious
We wear jewelry because it is beautiful and makes a statement about who we are. But did you ever think about where that silver ring on your finger came from, who made it…
What’s Your Favorite Place on Earth?
Sitting on a rocky slope, warmed up from a long day of sunshine, the sun low over the horizon. It’s a mid-summer evening in Stockholm’s archipelago, no sound but chirping birds and clucking…
Futurenatural: Organic Beauty
It always amazes me when people who are otherwise vigilant about their health — eating well, exercising, getting enough sleep — are completely clueless about the detrimental effects of chemicals in beauty products….
One Day Without Shoes
Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you to “think about the poor starving children in Biafra/Somalia/Darfur!” when you didn’t want to finish the food on your plate? That one…
Clothing Libraries – a Shift from Wasteful to Resourceful
Looking good sits high on most people’s agendas, and we spend enough money on clothing and accoutrements to prove it. Although there is nothing wrong with wanting to express ourselves by the way…
5 Facts That Will Make You Lay Off the Bottle(d Water) – for Good
Are you a bottled water addict? Admitting you have a problem is the first step in curing an addiction. It’s time we all take a look at this complicated relationship we have with…
Joshua Katcher – The Discerning Brute
Joshua Katcher is a Brooklyn-based artist, writer, self-taught vegan chef, businessman, activist, television producer, self-declared hotshot and jack-of-all-trades. In 2008 he founded “The Discerning Brute,” a resource for intelligent men who want to…
A Victory for NYC Beekeepers
Urban beekeepers can finally emerge from the underground. New York City is all abuzz in celebration after beekeeping was officially legalized on March 16 as the NYC Board of Health voted in favor…
Carrotmobbing
As the old saying goes, there are two ways to make a donkey walk forward: offer a delicious carrot in front of it, or hit its behind with a stick. Bad behavior should…
Food Rules: Answering the Question “What Should I eat?”
Whenever I get up on my soapbox and start talking to my friends and family about the pitiful state of our food system, the one thing they always ask me is “so what…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
