Directed by Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush It’s difficult to understand how 50 million people—one in six Americans—can be food insecure in one of the world’s wealthiest countries. The reasons are complex, and perpetuated by our farm policy. Farm subsidies started during the Great Depression, before agribusiness took over our food system, and were intended […]
LA Water: What you don’t know
By Brian Crissey and Pamela Meyer-Crissey We live in a changing world where the rate of change seems to accelerate daily. Sometimes it is hard to remember even yesterday’s disaster, because so many new ones are appearing so quickly. And the weather is clearly getting more extreme. One day is balmy and the next is […]
Were water actually what hydrologists deem it to be—a chemically inert substance—then a long time ago there would already have been no water and no life on this Earth. I regard water as the blood of the earth. Its internal process, while not identical to that of our blood, is nonetheless very similar. It is […]
The trendy new Melrose restaurant where every direction is delicious
Tiny Elkhart Lake’s sustainable ethos is a win for both locals and visitors
The Southland’s biggest sustainability event returns Whether you’re a reseller or a green consumer, you’ve got to know we’re coming up with new eco friendly products all the time. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to find lots of them in one location? The 3rd Annual Green Festival is coming back to the Southland […]
Neighborhood gardens range from private and serene to parkway medians
By Natalie Slater Every barista has a name for it: a chai latte with a couple of shots of espresso. Some call it a dirty chai, some call it a speeder chai, but we called it a Bike Messenger Chai. If you saw a guy (or girl) walk in with one rolled-up pant leg, a little […]
You never know where GMOs are hiding.