By E.B. Boyd

With the holidays around the corner, earth-wise hosts and hostesses with the mostest are in party-planning mode. But when it comes to picking the most sustainable wines, the choice isn’t as straightforward as most harried hosts would like. The old rule of thumb — look for products labeled “organic” — doesn’t work

By Amelia Glynn

Green Worker Cooperatives founder Omar tells us how he Lives The Change.

A hardcore Live The Changer, Stephen lists all the ways he Lives The Change.

I’ve loved the Oregon Zoo since I was a child—the groovy mosaic and sculpture of turtles outside signaling excitement that was inside. The zoo has transformed in the last thirty years, that two-turnstile mosaic entryway giving way to a massive entrance for the most attended paid tourist attraction in Oregon. I’ve gone from funky bell-bottoms to organic Mom clothes, trying to spend my money on things that reflect a more concerned, careful way of living. Already sold on the vastly improved habitats and the mission of the zoo, I was astounded to learn just how passionate the people who run it are.

Typically I wouldn't go for cilantro pesto on cucumbers before noon—or even nasturtium leaf pesto—for that matter. But that's just how my day started at the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Fair at the New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins this past Saturday. The conditions were blustery, and the very frigid, unlike-September air had me craving hot chocolate rather than the heavenly selection of golden brews available in the beer garden.

Since 1950, there has been a steady decrease in the size of U.S. and Canadian families, and in the amount of time those families spend at home. So why have home sizes doubled? In her book Little House on a Small Planet (Lyons Press, September 2006), green building consultant, supervisor and teacher Shay Salomon posits that against this unsustainable trend stands a growing movement of small house people who live their values by putting their family, community and environmentalism above space, status and granite countertops.

Tips for eating better, getting into shape, and saving the planet—a round up of our top resolutions which begins with re-thinking the notion of what it means to make one As