Meet the new crop of American farmers -- young and energetic idealists who are bringing local, sustainable food back to the table.

An engineer and retired Air Force colonel spent much of his military career creating coatings for spacecraft and airplanes, and has now invented a white "cool roof" coating that deflects 85% of the sun's heat and can cut air conditioning bills in half.

Addressed to Pick n Pay, Spar, Shoprite and Woolworths, South Africa. This issue concerns anyone wanting to live a cruelty free lifestyle. It is not only South Africans who are affected, but all countries that import South African products.

I have spent the past 25 years working for a more sustainable world. I have campaigned to save endangered species and to protect the rainforest; for stronger pollution controls, standards for greener products and laws to cut emissions of climate-

THE latest celebrity battle cry hit the headlines with considerable clout recently, as ex-Beatle Paul McCartney rallied the troops for Meat-Free Monday. With high-profile support from fellow members of the glitterati Chris Martin and Sheryl Crow, to name

On Wednesday, July 22, the Cancer Project, an affiliate of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a nonprofit organization that advocates vegetarianism and alternatives to animal research, filed a class-action consumer fraud lawsuit to

The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic

I recently watched Earthlings and cried the whole way through. There has to be something I can do to reduce all of the suffering of the animals we use as food, I thought. And then I read THE CHINA STUDY and was shocked to learn how unhealthy the Standard

With the incredible number of vegetarian web sites out there, the online veggie world can be hard to navigate. Here is a list of the Top 10 vegetarian sites as determined by VegNews, a popular award-winning magazine that covers topics including food,

A CSA is a program in which the community supports one of their local farms by joining together to purchase produce. Ordering in bulk also means a sweet discount! A great way for our families and friends to re-connect with the planet, the farm, and food.