If you’re wondering why we’re so quiet on the editorial front lately, here’s your answer: we’re spending time with family, enjoying the weather, taking care of our gardens and traveling. Among other things. Our authors share their best tips for Summer. Getting in the garden. Home gardens, box gardens, roof gardens, urban vertical gardens–gardening...

When it comes to fashion and giving back to the environment, how do you know for sure that you are purchasing eco-friendly and sustainable products? If you ask me, it’s confusing to choose, let alone find, credible organic claims made by designers and brands. I love that there’s a label launching next year that the average consumer like myself will be able...

As temperatures heat up, keeping hydrated is essential for your body’s internal mechanisms and to improve your external appearance as well. Water is the best beverage option to provide fluids without any of the negative affects of other drinks—caffeine, sugar, unnecessary calories and artificial dyes. However drinking water, water and more water all day can get...

Chip Sammons and Allie, his 11 year old rescue. This is a continuation of a conversation I recently had with pet food expert, Chip Sammons. He is owner of Holistic Pet Center in Clackamas, Oregon. In this part of the interview, what to do to keep your pet optimally healthy from the raw food diet and dental care, to fleas and free-feeding. Read the first part of the interview...

Chip Sammons and Allie, his 11 year old rescue. The rain is coming down hard as I drive up to the humble storefront of Holistic Pet Center in Oregon City. Chip Sammons greets me and takes me to his office. His desk is wedged between shelves of veterinary, nutrition, dog, cat, biology, animal physiology and anatomy books, and stacks of file folders containing what I soon...

Vegetables aren’t usually the most expensive ingredient on your shopping list. Still, there are ways to save money and make the most of your nutritious choices: Buy seasonal produce when possible. Buy heavy nutritious vegetables. If it’s edible, eat it! Don’t peel vegetables. Buy in season Most fruits and vegetables are a lot cheaper when they’re in...

We love interacting with our readers, whether it’s Twitter, Facebook, comments or our Ask the Experts column. Part of the effort to interact more closely to you guys is for us to share our own experience. What happens when we take our own advice? I tried it so you can see. Oatmeal has been mentioned several times on the site as a healthy ingredient and energy booster....

A beautiful dome by Tend Living. Meet my friend Britton Neubacher, founder of green-chic company Tend Living. Brit creates sustainable living sculptures that make you think twice about gardening, like the one above. What started as a small San Diego project has now transformed home and work spaces all over Southern California to reflect the native landscape in completely...

Orna Izakson. Back in the late ’90s and early aughts, a small but information-dense ’zine circulated in the Eugene, Oregon area called “Weed Lover.” The premise was that weeds offend gardeners by growing where they’re not wanted, but that they nevertheless offer great value by way of food, medicine and pulling nutrients up from the subsoil to feed neighboring...

A lot of people are embarrassed to talk about constipation but hey, it happens to be one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints in the country. More than 4 million Americans experience frequent constipation and most of them are adult women. Your diet plays a huge role in your digestive movements but if you don’t exercise regularly even with an excellent diet,...