The contradictory information about food and food systems makes my head spin. What is a conscientious consumer to do to ensure your food is safe, grown in en...

Plastic in the world and oceans is a people problem, which means people like you can help solve it! It’s only together that we can protect our ocean from p...

December 2 — Did you know? If your washing machine has a setting for the amount of clothing you're washing, choose a low setting—you'll use less water and...

As the season changes and winter lingers on in northern Wisconsin, our daily activities and our moods change. In fact, the shorter, cold and gloomy days and...

Why Worry About Our Disappearing Biodiversity? A Thought Provoking Article from James Dyke, writing for The Guardian.org on August 19, 2016. “The Earth’s bio...

March 4th: Let’s start the month with some good news! Much of the plastic that ends up in our oceans is from those nasty rings that hold soda and beer cans....

Villagers must travel for over 1.5km every day to fetch water for their daily requirements. As the world urbanizes and industrializes, effects of climate cha...

As Jim Knickelbine of Woodland Dunes says: When you help the birds, you benefit the ecosystem. That’s part of our 7th principle: the interdependent web of...

Many people may already be familiar with the term “Permaculture”. If you’re not, this article will give you a good idea of what permaculture is and what pra...

Spring Kingdom I'm heading for an unwalked place where spring’s not spoken of, where the border gardens and farm orchards cease. There I’ll get on my knees t...

This month we’ll look for ways to celebrate Earth Day (April 22) in your home and garden. Reduce paper use by using rags instead of paper towels and cloth n...

On January 7, 2017: 5 members of our Committee gathered for a 4-hour meeting at the beautiful Bridge Between Retreat Center near Denmark, WI, for the purpos...

Littering hurts the environment and has even been known to cause traffic accidents. It endangers wildlife that try to swallow it; they can also become entan...