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Fashion for the Future – As Old Becomes New, The New Becomes Old
It’s hard to think of an industry that relies more on the power of new-ness than fashion. Designers are expected to produce as much as six new collections every year. Just the thought…
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Good Gift Cards
This final good gift guide of the season is for all you forgetful procrastinators out there. Gift cards will never disappoint, but there’s no need to be as obvious as getting an Amazon…
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Good Gifts for Men
Men can either be really easy or super difficult to buy presents for. Our handpicked gift selections include good stuff like a badass backpack, sinful beard oil, cookwear for the rugged outdoorsman, a…
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Good Gifts for your BFF
When buying a gift for your best friend, go for things that make their everyday life just a little bit brighter. Our BFF gift guide includes cozy and conscious wardrobe staples, social reading…
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Good Gifts for the Wellness Warrior
Although the holidays are not a time when we tend to stick to our normal healthy routine, the rest of the year offers plenty of opportunity to make up for that. This gift…
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Good Gifts for Your (Lady) Love
This gift guide is for you men out there desperately wondering what to get that special lady in your life for the holidays. Our suggestions include beautifully handmade objects and wearables, lots of…
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Good Gifts for Foodies
Food is no longer just something we need three times a day to stay alive. It’s become a way of life, with an increasing number of people identifying themselves as foodies. In this…
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Richard Branson Tells Employees: Take as Much Vacation as You Want
If you want to get a European living in the US riled up about something, start discussing vacation time. Most American companies give their employees two weeks paid vacation every year. In that…
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A Tour of Moby’s LA Home, Where He Keeps 30,000 Bees
Musician, DJ and activist Moby takes us on a tour of his four-acre property atop the Hollywood Hills, which he shares with approximately 30,000 healthy, happy bees. Many of the foods we eat…
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Homeboy Industries – Jobs, Hope & Transformation for LA’s Former Gang Members
Since 1988, Homeboy Industries has provided job training and counseling to thousands of former gang members, giving them a rare opportunity to change their lives. The organization was started by Father Greg Boyle…
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Vivienne Westwood – Designer, Climate Activist, Fashion Icon
Upon entering the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s wildly popular exhibit Punk: Chaos to Couture, visitors were greeted by spiky-haired mannequins wearing outfits designed by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren alongside couture designer pieces…
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Startup Stories: Factory45, an Accelerator Program for Made in the USA
The most successful entrepreneurs out there create because they simply cannot help themselves, and few stop at just one idea. Shannon Whitehead got her start in 2010 when she co-founded {r}evolution apparel, a…
Investigating Personal Care Products: Juice Beauty
Having skin that is both sensitive and prone to breakouts, I’ve struggled to find products that work for me. Knowing that the skin absorbs over 60% of what we put on it, I…
Good Stuff: Mellow Yellow Sexy Fringy Peace Mist
Here at Goodlifer, we like to tell you about good, eco-friendly, sustainable stuff that we come across. In this new section, I will share my favorite things right now, which can be anything…
Good News: Week 19
Seven ways to naturally beat those stubborn allergies. The growing culture of Flea Markets. Why your fashion choices say about your political views. A DIY pedicure will get your feet ready for summer….
Why You Should Care About Labels – Fair Trade Explained
You’ve all probably heard the term or seen the labels, but what, exactly, is Fair Trade (or Fairtrade, as both spellings are used)? In 2001, the four members — Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International…
Good News: Week 18
Taking a look at how we are already using renewable energy in daily life. Honoring the 2011 class of Food and Community Fellows. Hemp, aka the Happy Seed, is finally making a comeback….
Teeny Tiny Spice Co – Flavors of the World, From Vermont
Are you in a culinary rut? Do you keep on making the same handful or two of dishes over and over? Sure, they’re quick and easy, but you’re getting awfully bored with them…
Eco-Scale – A New Rating System for Cleaning Products
We all want nice clean, healthy homes, right? What we don’t want are the toxic chemicals that often come with that. According to the EPA, indoor air can sometimes be more polluted that…
Good News: Week 17
Green consumer behaviors are on the rise and the fair trade label shows an increase in sales and allure. Swapping out some foods for others can be a lifesaver. Why the foodie movement…
Future:Standard – Ethical Fashion for the Stylishly Conscious
I long for the day when something does not need to be labeled “green,” “sustainable” or “fair trade”—because everything is made with the utmost concern for the environment and everyone around us. Online…
Eating Well on a Budget – The Dirty Dozen & The Clean 15
In a perfect world all food would be organic and we would all be able to afford as much of it as we need. Since that world does not (yet) exist, we need…
Garden + Protein = Gardein
There may come a day when you decide you need to stop eating meat, or at least some meats. I know some of you decided this long ago and have already acted on…
Good News: Week 16
This week we celebrated the 41st Earth Day and learned about where our raw food comes from, why Michael Pollan thinks we should obsess less about “nutritionism” and what foods promote happiness. We’re…
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...
