By Jessica Brothers // From feature-length documentaries to short films and animations, these environmental festivals are intended to raise awareness and encourage discussion about the world's most pressing environmental issues. I have collected and complied a list of festivals...

By Dana Sitterson // Everything in Japan is tiny and individually packaged. That’s good for the waistline, because the first time you open the fifth quarter-sized cookie, and see the pile of wrappers, you feel like a pig. The next time, you only have three. While it’s slightly better for your health to over-package these treats, it’s extremely bad for the environment.

Ants can be tough to get rid of, especially since they always tend to bring a few friends along for the joy ride. This week, I found out we were stricken with the little critters when I left some shredded coconut and some...

By Jessica Brothers // We have experienced nearly three weeks here in Corvallis and have been loving every minute of it. Corvallis has an excellent downtown and it is beautiful in so many ways. I thought I would share a few of our experiences with you and introduce the town to those unfamiliar with it. :)

The GGW mission promotes the idea that "travelers should actively benefit the places they visit, sharing their prosperity with the...

A friend of mine was recently a spotlight in the April 2009 issue of Ode Magazine, which lead me on a search for the magically optimistic magazine. Once seeing what its pages held, I couldn't put it down. I instantly...

I came across a wonderful music blog yesterday and was very happy with what I found. Not only did it include good reviews about under-the-radar artists, but they are reviews about WOMEN ARTISTS! Yay! So, instead of putting...

The Fund for Women Artists is founded on the belief that women artists have the power to change the way women are perceived in our society. We want to make sure that artists have full access to...

Sun exposure to the skin is the human race’s natural, intended, most effective and most neglected source of vitamin D. Vitamin D sufficiency, along with diet and exercise, has emerged as one of the most important preventive factors in human health. Hundreds of studies now link vitamin D deficiency with significantly higher rates of many forms of cancer‚ as well as heart disease‚ osteoporosis‚ multiple sclerosis and many other conditions and diseases.