Sustainable Living

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Building Food Security Together: The Impact of Community

Discover how the Gabriola Nature Education Society (GNES) and People for a Healthy Community (PHC) are working together to strengthen food security on Gabriola Island. Through collaboration, a new polytunnel is supporting local farmers, increasing fresh food access, and fostering community resilience. This initiative highlights the power of collective action in creating sustainable food systems.

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Sustainable Publishing: Learn to Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

Read the press release launching a new tool to make your publishing practices more sustainable with free, easy-to-use tools and register for an online training session, “Sustainable Publishing Tools: Calculating Your Carbon Output.”

10 Ways to Make (and Actually Keep) Eco-Conscious New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions can be tough to stick to, but what if you made one that’s good for you and the planet? This year, consider these 10 eco-friendly goals that are simple—and way more fun—than you might think!

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Five Tips for Hosting a More Purposeful, Eco-Friendly Gathering

Leor Rotchild, author of How We Gather Matters, offers his expert advice on hosting with purpose and sustainability in mind. These five tips will help you celebrate the season with purpose—and show your guests how easy (and rewarding) it is to go green.

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How to Unlock Smart Buying Decisions this Season

In The Better World Handbook, Ellis Jones makes it easy to shop more consciously by focusing on sustainability, fair labor, and community impact. This excerpt offers simple, practical tips to help you make choices that align with your values—without adding any extra stress to your day.

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3 Ways Caring for the Planet Can Keep Money in Your Pocket

Whether your goal is to help the planet or simply save money, there are practical actions you can take that benefit both your savings and the environment in the long run.

How Change Actually Happens

Today, we share an excerpt from Sami Grover’s We’re All Climate Hypocrites Now, which discusses change and how to make it happen.

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Making the Food System Healthy for People and Planet

Earth for All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. The authors dive deeply into all aspects of what an equitable world might look like – from environmental stewardship to inclusive, fair societies … and everything in between. In this excerpt, the authors examine the simplification and consumption of Earth’s biosphere.