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Indoor Oasis: How Houseplants Transform the Winter Blues

Oct 31, 2025 09:26AM ● By Maya Whitman

Houseplants support mood, air quality and sensory calm during winter, offering therapeutic benefits even for those without a green thumb.

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Honoring the Earth and Each Other

Oct 31, 2025 09:00AM

Simple shifts—like reusable tableware, local produce and low-waste meals—can make Thanksgiving more sustainable without losing warmth or tradition

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Creativity Therapy: Discovering the Healing Power of Crafting

Sep 30, 2025 09:26AM ● By Megy Karydes

Hands-on crafts like knitting and pottery reduce anxiety, boost dopamine and provide mindful calm in a fast-paced, screen-saturated world.

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Sustainable Halloween Costumes

Sep 30, 2025 09:00AM

DIY costumes made from reused clothing, household items and natural materials offer a low-waste alternative to fast-fashion Halloween gear.

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Ocean Harvests: Eco-Friendly Benefits of Seaweed

Aug 29, 2025 09:26AM ● By Maya Whitman

Seaweed farming improves marine ecosystems, sequesters carbon, and offers sustainable food, fertilizer, and plastic alternatives.

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Packing School Lunch With Zero Waste

Aug 29, 2025 09:00AM

Zero-waste lunch packing with reusable containers and homemade snacks helps reduce landfill waste and encourages healthier eating habits.

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Baking Soda: The All-Purpose Dynamo

Jul 31, 2025 09:00AM

Eco-friendly and budget-wise, baking soda shines as a non-toxic staple for cleaning, personal care, and home remedies with wide-ranging applications.

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Edible Landscapes: Creating Regenerative Sustenance

Jun 30, 2025 09:26AM ● By Maya Whitman

Food forests mimic natural ecosystems to produce resilient, edible landscapes, offering biodiversity, soil health, and local food solutions—even in small urban spaces.

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Rescuing Old Items for Garden Décor

Jun 30, 2025 09:00AM

Old teapots, ladders, and boots become whimsical, low-cost garden art, as upcycling breathes creative, eco-conscious life into outdoor spaces

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Healing the Split From Nature: Accepting Earth’s Guidance

May 30, 2025 09:26AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Soil microbes, forest immersion and daily time outdoors can ease anxiety, boost immunity and reconnect modern lives with the rhythms and healing of the natural world.

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