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The Town That Banned Pesticides
The Town That Banned Pesticides

Climate

The Town That Banned Pesticides

In 2014, the Italian town of Mals made headlines when its citizens voted to ban pesticides. Philip Ackerman-Leist, a sustainable agriculture...

Traveling in the Tropics? Tread Carefully.
Traveling in the Tropics? Tread Carefully.

Climate

Traveling in the Tropics? Tread Carefully.

Around the world, 5 million people are bitten by venomous snakes each year.

Attack of the Killer Tomato Worms
Attack of the Killer Tomato Worms

Food & Water

Attack of the Killer Tomato Worms

This is the first year in a long while that we’ve tried to grow tomatoes at our house, and tomato hornworms seem intent on making it difficult....

How Much Water You Use VS. How Much You Actually Need
How Much Water You Use VS. How Much You Actually Need

Climate

How Much Water You Use VS. How Much You Actually Need

The good news is that 90 percent of people on the planet have access to “improved water,” which means they have water piped into their homes or...

How to Lighten Your Very Good Dog’s Carbon Pawprint
How to Lighten Your Very Good Dog’s Carbon Pawprint

Animals

How to Lighten Your Very Good Dog’s Carbon Pawprint

Hopefully we can all agree that we need to make decisions that help preserve the only inhabitable planet we’ve got. Although we’ve still got a...

Sheep View 360 Puts the Faroe Islands on the Map
Sheep View 360 Puts the Faroe Islands on the Map

Animals

Sheep View 360 Puts the Faroe Islands on the Map

When the Faroe Islands were passed over for Google Street View, an employee of the Faroe Islands Tourist Board launched an inspired campaign to...

Always Eat the Fish Heads, and Other Non-Negotiable Travel Advice from Anthony Bourdain
Always Eat the Fish Heads, and Other Non-Negotiable Travel Advice from Anthony Bourdain

Food & Water

Always Eat the Fish Heads, and Other Non-Negotiable Travel Advice from Anthony Bourdain

Always Eat the Fish Heads, and Other Non-negotiable Travel Advice from Anthony Bourdain

How to Can Lemon Strawberry Jam
How to Can Lemon Strawberry Jam

Food & Water

How to Can Lemon Strawberry Jam

Teriney Tobler is the canning queen at The Root Café, a beloved restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, specializing in locally grown organic food....