Alt Guide: The Sustainable Picnic Table

By: Laura Troyer

It's around this time of year that many of us in the northern hemisphere begin to feel the pull of rising temperatures and sunny skies coaxing us outdoors after months of winter hibernation. For food lovers, picnics are a way to enjoy both food and the environment that ultimately begets much of what we eat. more...

Alt Guide: Community Service

By: Tsia

Contrary to popular imagination, community service is not an “alternative sentence” if Paris is caught littering, pot smoking, or not cleaning up after her dog. Nor is it a “civic duty” for uncreative, earnest, and holier than thou people who criticize your paper towel usage. more...

Alt Guide: Air Conditioning

By: Tsia

Face it; air conditioning is an unholy abomination. While we all have some point in the summer where we can do nothing more than hug our air conditioning units in gratitude, most of the time, provided we do not live in Arizona, we can do without it. more...

Alt Guide: Slow Food

By: Juliane Crump

In America, the fast food backlash has begun. We are increasingly suspicious of hormones, trans fats and foods concocted in the laboratory. more...

Alt Guide: Tea

By: thom

Thanks to the proliferation of Starbucks, local coffee shops, and local coffee shops that sell Starbucks, you probably know the difference between a latte and a cappuccino. But when it comes to tea, you know there’s green tea and something called a Chai latte. more...

Alt Guide: Cash Money

By: Riva Soucie

So the holidays are pretty much over. Not all of them, no, but definitely the most commercial, cash-sucking ones. more...

Alt Guide: Passing It On

By: Lin Dada

You pride yourself on not being like your parents. (Don’t we all?) Your wardrobe is eclectic – some stuff on sale, some hand-me-overs from friends, some interesting vintage pieces, and the occasional splurge on something new whose price tag you’d rather not discuss. more...

Alt Guide: Sustainability and Eating Locally

By: Heather Humble

You’ve got a literal world of foods at your supermarket. So why should you bother with local foods? more...

Alt Guide: Podcasting

By: Sister Diane

Podcasting is catching on and spreading like wildfire. But what the heck is it? more...