This has got to be one of the yummiest kale salad recipes ever! It has just the right amount of everything: crisp greens, chewy grain, sweet cranberries, crunchy almonds, and tangy feta. On top of being delicious, you will get happy chemicals flowing in your brain just by thinking of how healthy you...
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Via WalletHub - Which are the "greenest" and "least green" cities in the United States? WalletHub analysts compared the 100 largest cities across 20 key “green” indicators. Their data set ranges from “greenhouse-gas emissions per capita” to “number of smart-energy policies and initiatives....
The American food system is greatly influenced and controlled by U.S. food policy. Food policy impacts the availability of healthy and affordable food, national health guidelines, school lunches, agricultural practices, and the environment, to name a few areas. Most of us are unaware of what issues ...
Hello Breakfast! You are looking beautiful today! And YOU will feel beautiful inside and out after consuming this gorgeous, healthy breakfast bowl chock full of superfoods. Quinoa & Blueberry Breakfast Bowl Ingredients: Quinoa or granola or yogurt Blueberries Kiwis Almonds Coconut Chia seeds Min...
Some pet foods are not only unsafe, but could slowly be poisoning your pets, according to a new study released by national non-profit organization Clean Label Project, and reported on by TV station KGUN9. The company studied over 900 top-selling dog and cat food products and the results were shockin...
"While we think about what we put IN our bodies and eating organic, we don’t always think about what we put ON our bodies. Yet our skin is our largest organ." Danika Basista, Consultant with Beautycounter, talks about what inspired her to get involved with the clean beauty movement. Snapshot: Name...
“I know of no other animals are more consistently curious, more willing to explore new experiences, more ready to meet the world with open mouthed enthusiasm. Pigs, I have discovered, are incurable optimists and get a big kick out of just being,” writes biologist Lyall Watson in The Whol...
In a corner of Etsy’s new headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, there is a room meant only for breathing. A few times a week, dozens of employees gather in the room for meditation sessions, scheduled and sponsored—prompted, even—by Etsy. The idea, Etsy tells Quartz, is to “encourage more susta...
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If you've been looking for ways to make your financial life cleaner and greener, one simple thing you can do is switch to using green credit cards and debit cards to make your purchases. Credit cards that support the environment are issued by financial institutions that show some type of commitment ...
If you are looking for an impactful way to help fight climate change, one of the easiest and best things you can do is to get involved with an environmental nonprofit that is working on climate change issues. They will be up to speed on the top priorities and will have organized projects where you c...
From recycled fabrics to ethical labor practices, many brands are embracing sustainable practices to make clothing to fit any style, for any occasion. But with so many sustainable clothing options out there (and so many sustainable marketing claims), it can be hard to know where to start when you're...
Looking for that perfect vegan coat or jacket that’s ethical, sustainable, well-made, warm, and is actually stylish? Good news! They exist! We've scoured the web and after searching high and low, and digging into all of the sustainability details, we came up with some excellent picks. So, whether ...