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Many have the vision of creating a community-involved local and sustainable food supply. In the town of Northampton, Massachusetts, it is actually happening. Read all about their story in Organic Connections, the magazine for Natural Vitality.

Supply your kitchen with these items to dodge potential toxins and reduce waste

Decrease landfill accumulation by picking up after your dog with biodegradable bags derived from non-GMO cornhusks.

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Choose a pet care product free of irritating parabens, sulfates, and artificial dyes. Look for skin- and coat-nourishing ingredients such as shea butter, colloidal oatmeal, and aloe vera. When visiting the groomer, request plant-based rather than chemical shampoo.

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Don’t be a victim of greenwashing! Experts share how to identify legitimate green products—and take steps toward living a greener lifestyle.

How do you convince average American consumers to truly care about medical, economic or social issues taking place halfway around the world? Better still, how do you get them to contribute? Sevenly.org addresses these issues, as reported by Organic Connections, the magazine for Natural Vitality.

Holly Hirshberg helped solve the economic problems in her own family by planting a garden to feed them. Now, through her nonprofit organization The Dinner Garden, Holly is helping families all over America achieve the same success—by sending them seeds, free of charge. Organic Connections, the magazine for Natural Vitality, investigates.

Tired of wondering which fruits and veggies were grown with pesticides, if the chickens were really treated humanely, and how far those apples had to travel to get to your cart? City dweller Novella Carpenter was and took matters into her own hands. Organic Connections, the magazine for Natural Vitality, reports.

An expert chicken farmer, beekeeper and sustainable-food advocate who has been interviewed by NPR, the Huffington Post and numerous others, Orren Fox has one attribute that many in his position do not: he’s only 14 years old.

Chef, cooking instructor and award-winning cookbook author Peter Berley has taken his passion for locally sourced and seasonal cooking and has decided to pass it on through the unique classroom environment he has created at North Fork Kitchen. Peter sat down with Organic Connections to share his vision of the cooking school he built in a remote area of Long Island—and how he is using it to create a better world, one cook at a time.