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Common Good

With the proliferation of virtual communities, real, in your face, community action has never been so important.

From community farms to community acupuncture, the articles below show us why acting local makes all the difference to our quality of life.

Quick Reads

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A Spoonful of Local Food Helps the Medicine Go Down

Your Carbon Footprint

Get Inspired: Linda Kahler

Orgasm Inc.: The Strange Science of Female Pleasure

Get Inspired: Have a Heart

Need Better Lubrication?

The Power Of Pumpkin

Face the Makeup

Rain Chic

This spring, swap your boring black umbrella for a hip, green design.

Sustainable Style

Our favorite earth-friendly clothing and accessory companies.

Put a Cork in It

Explore the advantages of wine botttled with natural cork.

A Beautiful Deed

Donate to local safe houses for victims of domestic violence.

Three Cheers for Organic

Environmentally friendly—and delicious—cocktails for any occasion.

Joy to the Earth

How to green your holidays—eco-friendly tips from Natural Solutions.

Slideshow: Gifts that give back

Conscious giving can be good for your soul and doesn't have to be hard on your wallet.

Green Your Halloween

Have an eco-friendly, green halloween.

Conserve water by turning off the faucet when you brush your teeth.

Volunteer Opportunity: Love Up the Land

Nation Public Lands Day is a great opportunity to help improve over 2,000 public areas.

Tread Lightly

Reduce your ecological footprint by buying green footwear.

Dirty Laundry Cleans Up Its Act

Dry cleaning chemicals can wreak havoc on the environment.

Read All About It

This section delves deep into the heart of the matter. Click below to read in-depth investigations, article features, cover stories, and the inspirational journeys of others facing this health challenge.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Wake-Up Call

It’s Better to Give

Our editors pick 36 body- and planet-friendly gift ideas for under $40.

Quiz: Are You an Eco-Conscious Eater?

Find out if your choices are the most sustainable.

Eco-Fashion for Everyone

What you need to know about sustainable style.

Brave New Period

Natural Solutions explores natural and eco-friendly alternatives for feminine care.

Gifts that give back

Conscious giving can be good for your soul and doesn't have to be hard on your wallet.

What a Catch

Choose the most sustainable seafood.

Create an Eco-Chic Nursery

Here’s what you need to know to keep your baby safe from harmful toxins.

The Green Party

A few simple tricks can turn entertaining into an eco-friendly affair.

The Great, Green Escape

7 destination spots that’ll lessen your impact on the environment when you travel.

The Dirt on Scrubs

Your favorite scrub could contain polyethylene plastic beads which stick around in the environment for centuries. Choose a more natural exfoliant based on your skin type with our guide.

Turning the Tides

Make better seafood choices for your health and the Earth’s.

Web Exclusive—The New Law of the Jungle: It takes fair trade to save a village

One editor goes on a quest to Paraguay to see the fair trade practices of Guayaki Yerba Mate in action.

Eco-Bling: All that glitters isn’t green

Even manufacturers of luxury products like jewelry have made the choice to go green, whether that be to lessen the impact on the environment or make a social difference by empowering communities through fair trade.

Rx: Stop the flow of Water Pollution

Traces of chemicals may make their way into the nation’s waterways. What can you do to help stop it?

Is Big Organic a Cause for Panic?

Though Wal-Mart carrying organics may seem like the lion lying with lamb, it exemplifies just one way the natural-foods world is changing—and growing. But has the organic spirit been left behind?

Common Good—Community Connections

Intentional communities help us belong to something larger than ourselves and help us heal.

Common Good—Community Farms

Local, sustainable, environmental, and organic-for-real

Common Good—Cities Go Kyoto

Look who’s stepping up to tread more lightly on the planet.

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