Green Living    ♦    Natural Parenting    ♦    Life Learning     The original natural family living magazine, founded in 1976. Natural Life is trusted by individuals and families around the world who understand that the interconnectedness of life is the key to a greener, healthier, more sustainable lifestyle.   Renew Read Back Issues Commentary Advertise Contribute Visit Natural Life On Facebook Sustainability Statement Ethics Statement Return  to Home Page         A Sense of Place: Sustainability is More Than Solar Panels The clusters of cutting-edge eco houses are one good reason to move to England's bucolic Shropshire countryside. But The Wintles housing development combines modern high-tech energy efficiency with good old-fashioned values like conviviality and neighborliness. Living and Working Off-Grid The Natural Life Interview features a conversation with Cam and Michelle Mather, who run a home-based book publishing business from their solar and wind powered rural home...and are fulfilling a mission to share their knowledge about living sustainably. Greenwash: When the Green is Just Veneer Not all companies and products are as environmentally responsible as they advertise themselves to be. Learn about the greenwash problem from some recent examples...and what consumers can do about it. Ask NL: Should We Eliminate Plastic From Our Lives? Plastic is a huge problem for the health of both our families and the Planet. This guide describes the problem - including dioxins, Bisphenol-A, phthalates, disposal and recycling challenges - and presents tips for living without plastic. The High Cost of Playing Golf Golf courses incur a major cost to the environment and hence to us all. Those who play golf exercise a dubious privilege in a world beset with problems of dwindling wilderness, chemical pollution and shortage of precious natural resources. Finding Real Wealth: Twice the Value for Half the Resources North Americans are overfed but undernourished - socially, psychologically and physically. Our lifestyle of over-consumption creates deficiencies in things that we really need, like health, social connections, security and discretionary time. Author David Wann shows how reducing our levels of consumption will not be a sacrifice but a bonus if we simply redefine the meaning of the word “success.” Green Living Keep your lawn healthy without pesticides No place for peat moss in your eco-garden Overturning clothesline bans Counting our food miles and eating locally Illuminating compact fluorescent bulbs Natural Parenting Protecting our kids from commercialism The benefits of sleeping with your baby Life Learning Understanding life learning The benefits of boredom Read the Current Issue March/April 2008 January/February 2008 November/December 2007 September/October 2007 July/Aug 2007   4847 |  Magazine  |  About Us  |  Contact  |  Subscribe  | |  Advertise  |  Contribute  |  Privacy Policy  |