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Give Your Landscape a Carbon-Positive Makeover

Here are seven ways to sequester more carbon than you generate

By Lydia Lee February 28, 2021

In this story: climate change, gardening

Illustration shows a woman drinking from a mug and looking out at her yard. There are two red benches, a wheelbarrow, and a broom in the image.

Higher Ground: Best Practices for Safe and Sustainable Cannabis Consumption

As more ways to lawfully imbibe become available, the choices can be confusing

By Jackie Bryant December 29, 2020

In this story: buyers' guide

Illustration shows a couple walking up to a cannabis dispensary. A cat wearing sunglasses is walking out, along with a waft of smoke. The sign says "Go Green Medical Dispensary." A sign in the window says, "Try our new strains."

Smart Ways to Greenify Your Closet

Because our wardrobes create unfashionably massive environmental issues

By Elizabeth L. Cline November 4, 2020

In this story: buyers' guide

Illustration shows a room with a large built-in closet, a man putting away shoes, and a woman opening a drawer of clothes.

Easy Ways to Grow, Preserve, and Share Your Own Food

Embrace time-tested models of mutual aid and community food production

By Novella Carpenter September 2, 2020

In this story: gardening, food and drink

DIY: Dry It Yourself

Zero-waste backcountry dining hacks

By Megan Hill June 30, 2020

In this story: food and drink

Dehydrated lemons, snap peas, and tomatoes with light shining through.

How to Detox Your Digs

Toxic chemicals lurk in our homes, but there are ways to avoid them

By Katie O'Reilly April 28, 2020

In this story: buyers' guide, toxics

Illustration shows a cut-out of a kitchen and living room. A woman is putting a bag of popcorn in the microwave while a man lies on a couch with a cat.

Which Is the Greenest Burger in the Land?

Impossible, Beyond, traditional veggie, and beef burgers have an epic patty meltdown

By James Steinbauer March 4, 2020

In this story: food and drink

Impossible, Beyond, traditional veggie, and beef burgers have an epic patty meltdown

Easy Vegan Baking Hacks to Shrink Your Sweet Tooth's Footprint

Adapt all your favorite recipes with a little substitution savvy

By Katie O'Reilly December 20, 2019

In this story: vegan, buyers' guide, food and drink

Adapt all your favorite recipes with a little substitution savvy

7 Hempy, Healthy Eats From Female-Helmed Businesses

Cannabis's delicious nonpsychoactive cousin opens doors for women

By Lela Nargi November 3, 2019

In this story: buyers' guide, food and drink

Hemp farmer Shani Coleman pours a pack of Patagonia Provisions Organic Savory Seeds into her hand.

7 Sweet and Sustainable Maple-Powered Foodstuffs

Move over, cane sugar and molasses

By Katie O'Reilly September 8, 2019