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With Only Months to Live, This 17-Year-Old Inspired Millions with Music and Love

When he was just 14 years old, Zach Sobiech learned that he had only a few years to live. He decided to use that time creating beautiful music, and inspired a lot of people while doing so.

Jan 25, 2014

Sustainable food and farming

A Chef’s Perspective on Revering Life—Even When It’s Raised to Be Slaughtered

I always knew the goats across the street were raised for food, but this was my first personal relationship with an animal that would later become my food.

Lisa Harris | Jan 8, 2014

Health care

Sitting Is the New Smoking: Why Walking Is the “Secret Sauce” for Better Health and Happier Communities

Whether you live in the ‘burbs, the city, or the middle of nowhere, the "wonder drug" of walking is just what the doctor ordered.

Jay Walljasper | Jan 7, 2014

The Ancient Greeks’ 6 Words for Love (And Why Knowing Them Can Change Your Life)

Looking for an antidote to modern culture’s emphasis on romantic love? Perhaps we can learn from the diverse forms of emotional attachment prized by the ancient Greeks.

Roman Krznaric | Dec 28, 2013

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Less “Big Bang Theory,” More Dana Scully: What It’s Going to Take to Lead More Girls Into Science

Only 25 percent of STEM jobs are held by women. YouTube science sensation Emily Graslie on how we can inspire them with better-quality pop-culture role models.

Leigh Finke | Dec 25, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

What I Learned About Living Well In My Mother’s Puerto Rican Kitchen

When I was growing up, the conveniences of modern life took over my mother’s kitchen, and our health declined as a result. Here’s what happened when we went back to the way our ancestors dined.

Melinda Gonzalez | Dec 25, 2013

Mindfulness | Empathy

6 Habits of Highly Grateful People

Wearing yourself down with worry? It’s time to thank outside the box.

Jeremy Adam Smith | Dec 24, 2013

Health care

Italy’s “Slow Food” Pioneer: How My Love for Food Ripened into a Life’s Work

“Our philosophy is good, clean, and fair food: Good because it is healthy and tasty; clean because it is produced with low environmental impact and with animal welfare in mind; and fair because it respects the work of those who produce, process, and distribute it.”

Sarah van Gelder | Dec 21, 2013

This Christmas, Try Compassion at the Dinner Table

In the spirit of the season, Reverend James Forbes shows us how compassion at the dinner table can bring people from all walks of life together—and reminds us that our work isn't done until that happens.

Dec 21, 2013

Health care

This Farmhouse Cookbook Will Show You How Gathering at the Table Can Revive Your Spirit

Visit the remote kitchen of a writers' refuge where Dorothy Allison, Ruth Ozeki, and other women discovered radical hospitality for the body and soul.

Dec 13, 2013

Wild Eats, Resilient Farms, and Freedom From Money: 3 Holiday Reads for the Radical Homemaker

Books should light up our lives—especially during the dark days of winter. Here are a few to pass along.

Shannon Hayes | Dec 11, 2013

Sustainable food and farming | Health care

The Surprising Healing Qualities … of Dirt

A doctor discovers exposure to healthy farm soil holds keys to healthy bodies.

Daphne Miller | Dec 7, 2013

Health care

Can Football Teach Boys Compassion Instead of Aggression? Two Videos Show Us It Can.

Two videos making the rounds online show us what happens when boys embrace their vulnerability and support one another's emotional needs.

Ariel Chesler | Dec 7, 2013

Photo Essay: Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Joins the Green Museum Movement

LEED certification is tricky for museums, which must carefully regulate temperature and humidity. That makes this brand new building in small-town Washington all the more remarkable.

Dec 6, 2013

Health care

Infographic: The Link Between Cooking at Home And Living Longer

We spend less time in the kitchen than ever. But here's why Michael Pollan says cooking could be an important solution to our public health crisis.

Doug Pibel | Dec 6, 2013

Diogenes. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

The Movement to Live More Simply Is Older Than You Think

What might history teach us about living more simple, less consumerist lifestyles?

Roman Krznaric | Dec 6, 2013

Sustainable food and farming | Health care

The King of Portland’s Deli Scene Cured His Diabetes Through Diet

After I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, I figured out how to get healthy without giving up my favorite foods.

Ken Gordon | Dec 5, 2013

Health care

How I Got My Husband to Take Care of His Body (Even Though He Just Wants to Take Care of Me)

If it takes being a "controlling wife" to make my husband value his own health over his love for his family, I'm going to do it.

Shannon Hayes | Nov 28, 2013

Health care | Sustainable food and farming

Delicious Food Is Not an Indulgence—It’s a Way to Solve Our Ecological Crises

Food became my teacher, and I aligned my taste buds with what the people and planet need.

Frances Moore Lappé | Nov 28, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

What Occupy Oakland Taught Me About Healthy Eating

We came to Occupy because of America’s dangerous gap between rich and poor. But equally distressing was how many of us suffered from diseases created by a food system that makes healthy food inaccessible to the poor.

AshEL Eldridge | Nov 27, 2013

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