sustainable sunday :: the daily green

The Consumer's Guide to the Green Revolution "The Daily Green features daily news, tips, seasonal recipes and community photos.  We have a host of bloggers and contributors, and our features cover a variety of topics, including gardening, nutrition and food safety; saving money and energy at home, in the car and everywhere else; the latest research about global warming and the health risks of chemicals and toxic toys; as well as unique topics you'll find nowhere else (like that architectural marvel, the shipping container home).  We are happy to publish the work of many talented writers, and we're proud to partner with some of the most effective nonprofit organizations in the U.S., including the NRDC, the National Audubon Society and the American Lung Association."

sustainable sunday :: ode magazine

Ode Magazine
the online community for intelligent optimists

Ode is a print and online publication about positive news, about the 
people and ideas that are changing our world for the better.  Ode was 
founded in the spring of 1995 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands by 
Jurriaan Kamp and Helene de Puy.  Kamp, a former editor and 
correspondent with the leading Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, and 
de Puy wanted to create an alternative to mainstream publications, 
a magazine that was open to new inspirations and new visions from 
around the world.  The cover of the first issue - a close-up image of a 
radiant woman laughing out loud - captured the joy and spontaneity 
they wanted Ode to embody.

sustainable sunday :: max gladwell

Max Gladwell™
authored by Rob Reed
"The nexus of social media, geolocation, and green living.  
It is Web 2.0 with a purpose. It is location with relevance.
It is sustainability with network effects.
Our mission is to provide coverage and analysis about
this compelling mix of technology and humanity
from a unique point of view. It is to produce original content
and inspire healthy conversation about the challenges we face
individually and as a global society.
It is to challenge conventional wisdom
and offer an alternative to the echo chamber.
Max Gladwell is the voice for social media, geolocation, and green living."

sustainable sunday :: little homestead in the city

Little Homestead in the City

"In the mid-1980s, our family set out to do
the seemingly impossible:
To create what we dubbed an urban homestead
and live a self-sufficient, low-impact life in the heart of the city.
For years we worked steadily to transform
our ordinary urban lot in Pasadena, California,
into an organic permaculture garden that supplies us with food year-round."

"The journey is ongoing and we are by no means finished
but we are grateful to have come this far.
In 2001, we named our homegrown venture Path to Freedom
and created this website, the first ever devoted to urban homesteading.
We hoped that by documenting our personal experiences
we could offer encouragement to those striving to live a simpler,
more self sufficient lifestyle.
Eight years later, Path to Freedom is now the largest
and most comprehensive urban homesteading website,
with more than five million hits per month."

travelling down the greenway

The Storque :: Travelling Down the Greenway
"Since the day I moved into my very first home, I have been 
dedicated to living an eco-friendly lifestyle.  I began with small 
steps toward living green like switching to energy saving 
light bulbs, making my own natural cleaning products, supporting 
local businesses and buying organic locally grown produce.  
Once I realized how easy it was to adapt to these changes, 
I became interested in doing a lot more."
read full article and Christine's finds here..

feel good guru

Sidhe Sitting Stockings

Moira Nordholdt, founder and author, of Feel Good Guru joined together
and Eco Sexy Valentine list of 10 splendid ideas. 
She included Under The Root with her list. Thank you, Moira.



Feel Good Guru is your online destination for celebrating people, 
ideas and things that make the world a better place.  We’re an 
aspirational new tribe of eco-consumers looking for the best places 
to vote with our forks and our green.  We call ourselves 
CHUPPIES. 
Conscious, Healthy Urbanites with Passion and Power to 
Inspire Evolution.
Feel Good Guru is all about healthy plant-powered food, cool 
eco-stuff, green travel and inspirational people, peppered with a 
little irreverence and lots of laughter.  It’s a community of readers 
and contributors who want nothing less than to change the world.
Our healthy, hip and fresh-picked portal is full of organic ingredients, 
innovative design, sustainable cuisine, electric vehicles, feel good 
films and free spirits.

green leaf reviewer

Green Leaf Reviewer
Jennifer Shon of Chucka Stone Designs
A pleasantly surprising and uplifting journal for projects, sustainable living, and lifestyle.

whirling beauties :: green dancers

Philandanco


Alvin Ailey


William Trevitt and Michael Nunn


Benjamin Wardell


Green Dancers
A space for dancers, dance fans, and people who are interested in learning and getting more involved in the dance community to come talk, discover, learn, and develop a voice.

whirling beauties :: fashion, evolved

Fashion, Evolved
"I never set out to be an eco-fashion writer. I don’t consider myself particularly trendy. Fashion, Evolved was born in April 2008 after a tangent sent me on hours of unproductive internet surfing for eco-fashion websites and blogs. The pickings were indeed slim, and in a flash of inspiration I realized that this was a subject I could write about to make a real contribution to the environmental movement.
As I started researching and interviewing different independent “green” designers, I realized that very few of them were making the big bucks with their lines. In fact, many of them are working on their clothing or jewelry along with a second job to support themselves and their vision. Yet, they pushed forward, spurred on the passion for what they believe in: beautiful, tasteful, artistic style that does not compromise ethics or the health and well-being of our environment. Their stories are inspiring and their enthusiasm is infectious."

sprout chicago

Lydia of Sprout Chicago, a conscious living seedling,
contacted Under The Root for an interview. The questions were
of the utmost importance and I was deeply moved with her
care.

environmental working group

I recommend taking a gander at this site and signing up for the newsletter.

Environmental Working Group
The Basics
The mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. EWG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1993 by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles.
In 2002, we founded the EWG Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization that advocates on Capitol Hill for health-protective and subsidy-shifting policies.
EWG specializes in providing useful resources (like Skin Deep and the Shoppers' Guide to Pesticides in Produce\) to consumers while simultaneously pushing for national policy change.

Organizational Goals
1. To protect the most vulnerable segments of the human population—children, babies, and infants in the womb—from health problems attributed to a wide array of toxic contaminants.
2. To replace federal policies, including government subsidies that damage the environment and natural resources, with policies that invest in conservation and sustainable development.

How EWG Does It
Our research brings to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know. It shames and shakes up polluters and their lobbyists. It rattles politicians and shapes policy. It persuades bureaucracies to rethink science and strengthen regulation. It provides practical information you can use to protect your family and community.
And because our investigations and interactive websites tend to make news, you've probably heard about them. Even if you've never heard of us. Which is fine. We'd rather you remember our work than our name.

sprout chicago

Sprout Chicago is a fresh addition to Chicago’s
sprouting green scene. A collaboration between
local ecoverts Irena Djuric and Lydia Krupinski,
Sprout Chicago takes you into the heart of
good and green life in Chicago.

Irena and Lydia first joined forces in the seventh grade,
when they produced an interactive, underground
magazine called The Blob. It was a runaway hit that was
eventually confiscated – but not before its first three issues
reached hundreds of Gemini Junior High pupils. Years later,
with the help of the worldwide web, the two have
once again conspired to bring their words and vision to the masses.

From local news and restaurant reviews, to interviews
with green go-getters and profiles of eco-events,
Sprout Chicago is your source for sustainability in the city.
For instant eco-updates, follow them on Twitter,
or join the Facebook group!