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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

10 SHAPING THE

Global Commitments to Catalyze Change

by Brita Belli

15 CHILDREN FOLLOW ADULT EXAMPLES

Enabling “We” Instead of “Me”

by Michael Ungar

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22 FOLLOW THE LIFECYCLE

by Brita Belli

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letterfrompublisher While the inquisitiveness of young children can become exhausting to parents at times, as adults, we can learn from this open-eyed perspective on life. Lately, my son Mays is constantly asking, “What kind is that? Where did it come from? Who gave it to me?”

This ongoing examination has helped me become more aware of my habits as a consumer. He seems particularly interested in where his food comes from. There are some days when everything on his plate is bought from the grocery store. With few known details about the origin of his store-bought food, the discussion ends quickly. Other times, I can tell him that I baked his bread, Angel and Noah at Mae Grace Farm grew his green beans, Tracey of The Pure Vegan prepared his tofu and some cows in Slocomb made his milk. The conversation is much more valuable when we know the story behind everything that he is eating.

This series of questions extends to the history of his toys, his clothes and even his soap. Most of his toys have been gifts, so while I cannot tell him how or where they were made, playtime becomes more meaningful when he is reminded of who gave him his favorite trucks and stuffed animals. Most of Mays’ clothes are hand-me-downs.

He enjoys knowing that Hunter and Lawson, who are now big kids, once wore these same things. They may not be organic or locally produced, but secondhand clothes are more eco-friendly than new ones. As for his soap, he knows we buy it from Rosie Blu and it was made by the Kittrell’s, the same Point Clear couple that makes our honey.

In this month’s Natural Awakenings we focus on the environment and several of our articles illustrate the value of asking questions as conscious consumers. In "Why Food, Family and Farms Matter," page 19, Andrew Beck Grace discusses how eating locally grown food became the storyline for his documentary, Eating Alabama. A list of locavore sources for Mobile/Baldwin residents follows on page 20.

"Follow the Lifecycle," page 22, reminds us that everything we buy has a lifespan and environmental impact dependent on how it is made, how it is used and how it is disposed of. At 3 years old, Mays already knows that some things can be recycled or composted instead of put in the trash. And better yet, he’s eager to repurpose what would otherwise be disposed of. We’ve turned boxes into ships, toilet paper rolls into bulldozers and corks into sailboats.

It’s comforting to know that our individual actions are being supported by efforts on a larger scale. In "Shaping the Future We Want," page 10, we learn about global developments from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, state-based efforts in the U.S. and the importance of a multifaceted approach to curbing emissions.

As adults, we should foster an appreciation for the environment in younger generations through education and awareness. Likewise, in doing so we should be open to learning from the children. While we may not always have all the answers, it doesn’t hurt to ask the questions.

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newsbriefs Rosie Bluum Expands Meditation Offerings Due to increased demand, Rosie Bluum, in Fairhope, has added more meditation classes so that individuals may reap the rewards. As owner Betsey Grady states, “There are hundreds of benefits of a regular practice, including muscle relaxation, lower heart rate and blood pressure and reducing anxiety.

Meditation has also been linked to changes in the memory, empathy, stress Rosie Bluum and 'sense of self' regions of the brain.”

Guided Meditation is offered at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., Thursdays and at 7 p.m., Wednesdays. These classes are best for beginners, with 20 minutes spent relaxing the body and slowing the mind, followed by 20 minutes of guided visualization.

Silent Meditation attendees will follow the lead of a rainstick or crystal quartz singing bowl into a restful period of silence. Offered with bowl at 9 a.m., Fridays, and with rainstick at 9 a.m., Saturdays, these classes are more challenging, yet wonderfully rewarding.

Students should wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat or pillow. The suggested donation for meditation group classes is $5, while a private meditation room is available for renting alone or for scheduling a private guided session.

Also new to Rosie Bluum’s schedule is the Kula Yoga Community class Mantra, Mudra and Movement, taught by Amanda Brenner at 9 a.m., Wednesdays. This pay what you can class incorporates sound, breath, hand gestures, yoga postures, joint opening movement and relaxation to facilitate a state of meditation.

Location: 6A Bancroft, Fairhope. For more information, call 251-517-5626 or visit RosieBluum.com. See ad, page 21.

Good Vibrations Women's Retreat Sue Sides, a retired women’s health nurse practitioner, and Marquerite Dillon, a registered psychiatric nurse, hypnotherapist and certified holistic nurse, are putting on a women’s retreat, Good Vibrations, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 6 and 13, in Citronelle, at the Heart of the Dragonfy.

Both women possess extensive skills in the fields of holistic health and personal development. Participants will learn about energy and its continuous impact on our lives. Hands-on experiences utilizing therapeutic-grade essential oils, music, sound, color, movement and creativity, will be offered, as well as a healthy and delicious lunch.

Everyone will come away with a deeper sense of energy, as well as opportunities to win valuable door prizes. Sides says, “Our intention is that each woman will leave with a higher vibrational frequency, new friends and the tools to understand how to raise vibrational frequency for themselves and their families.”

Open Table Spiritual Book Study Open Table (United Church of Christ) is offering a four-part book study during the month of October at Camille’s Sidewalk Café, in Mobile. On the first four Wednesdays in October the public is invited to join the discussion of Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, by Richard Rohr. Participants may purchase dinner or a drink as they enter, and then gather in the back meeting room at 6 p.m.

Falling Upward describes the spiritual life as having two stages. In the first stage, people generally focus on making a career, finding friends and partners and establishing their identities. Then, often after a crisis, those who are open to it can enter a space of spiritual refreshment, peace and compassion they could not have imagined before. They can learn to hear “a deeper voice of God” that “will sound an awful lot like the voices of risk, of trust, of surrender, of soul, of common sense, of destiny, of love, of an intimate stranger, of a deeper self.”

This book promises to prompt respectful, lively discussion among folks from both “halves of life” who come to ask the deeper questions.

It’s sponsored by a congregation noted for its progressive theology, the only UCC church in southern Alabama. To reserve a free copy of the book, contact the church. All are welcome.

Location: 5817 Old Shell Rd., Mobile.

For more information and a free book, call 251-545-1011 or email Pastor@ OpenTableUCC.org. See ad, page 35.

Location: 7925 Blackburn Ave., Citronelle. Cost is $65, lunch provided. For more information, call 251-272-1030 or email Dillon@MobileHypnosis.co, or 251-2322292/SueSides@bellsouth.net. See listing, page 34. natural awakenings

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newsbriefs Mullet Run The fifth annual Mullet Run will be held October 6 in downtown Fairhope for adults and kids, and a $500 grant will be awarded to the school with the most pre-registered runners counting more than 25.

Proceeds benefit The BayART Project, a local nonprofit organization that provides youth art education through outreach programs and project creation. In the spirit of the race Mullet Run 2011 and cause, grants will be earmarked for use in the winning school's visual arts, performing arts or physical education programs.

Individuals that register for the Mullet Run will receive a long-sleeve tech shirt and goodie bag and be eligible for exciting door prizes. Race finishers will enjoy fish and grits, yogurt and other refreshments in a festive, family-friendly post-race party before the awards ceremony begins. Related events include the Grand Festival of Art and BirdFest.

For more information, call Ameri'ca Jones at 251-709-0188 or email America@ TheBayArtProject.org. View registration and sponsorship information at FairhopeMulletRun.com.

Mahabhuta Yoga Festival Hosts 24 Regional Studios

Shop for Fall and Holidays at the Cheap Chic Boutique The Cheap Chic Boutique fundraising sale will be held in Mobile from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., October 12, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., October 13 to benefit the nonprofit Our Sisters' Closet. Held in the Sisters of Mercy Building, St. Mary Campus, the sale features new, nearly new and vintage designer and name-brand clothing, jewelry, purses and shoes at thrifty prices, in sizes from petite to plus.

All proceeds benefit the mission of Our Sisters' Closet to improve the self-confidence and job opportunities of economically disadvantaged women by providing free interview and workplace clothing, and job search and workplace competencies to women, men and teens.

Location: 1450 Old Shell Rd., across from McGill-Toolen High School. For more information, call Terri Kearns at 251-423-2001 or visit OurSistersCloset.org.

The Mahabhuta Yoga Festival, hosting 24 regional yoga studios, will be held from November 16 to 18, at the Sanders Beach Center, in Pensacola. Two dozen yoga workshops will highlight the talents of regional yoga teachers, artists, healers and musicians.

The festival includes free outdoor music, a vendor village with artists and organic food, a kids’ tent, and evening fire performances. Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band will offer kirtan on Friday evening, and Saturday night will include an after party at the Vinyl Music Hall.

The event will also offer an onsite spa with acupuncture, reflexology, Reiki, Thai yoga bodywork and massage services. “My goal for the weekend will be to hold a high-vibrational environment of sacred space, with integrity and compassion for emotional and physical healing,” says Deborah Neff, who will be offering Thai yoga bodywork.

A portion of all the proceeds will fund the Mahabhuta Yoga Foundation, to provide each participating studio with a scholarship fund for Gulf Coast residents or regional teachers to participate in yoga teacher trainings, workshops and continuing education.

Cost: Six yoga workshops are $150, three workshops are $80. Location: Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 S. I St., Pensacola. For more information, visit MahabhutaYogaFestival.com.

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Racing to Help Midwives Hundreds of people will be walking/running/ strolling in communities across the state as part of the Alabama Birth Coalition (ABC) Miles 4 Midwives (M4M) event, October 20, at Langan Municipal Park, in Mobile, to raise awareness and funds for greater access to midwives and better maternity care in Alabama.

A 5k race starts at 8 a.m., a Fun Run at 9 a.m. and a free Healthy Moms Healthy Baby Expo starts at 9:30 a.m. Awards will be given in many categories. Fruit and water is supplied for the runners and the Cruzin Taco and Shed BBQ trucks will be selling food.

ABC is a nonprofit, all-volunteer, grassroots organization that campaigns to raise funds to support vital public policy and educational work, and relies on the generous donations of supporters. An investment in the M4M will benefit the cause many times over.

Cost is $11-$20. For more information, email TheGirlInTheScarf@gmail.com or register (closes Oct. 18) at AlabamaBirthCoalition.org. See ad, page 16.

Moonstone Specials for National Massage Week National Massage Awareness Week is October 21 through 27, and Moonstone Massage is offering 15 percent off to clients that refer a new client and 15 percent off to new clients. The benefits of massage are finally becoming more known and accepted in the medical profession as doctors begin to refer their patients for massage.

The National Board of Massage intends for massage therapists to get out and inform the population during this week-long national observance, as well. Moonstone will be happy to answer any questions or concerns individuals may have about massage.

Experts estimate that upwards of 90 percent of disease is stress-related, and while it may not be possible to eliminate life's stresses altogether, massage can without a doubt help manage it. This translates into relaxed overused muscles, enhanced immunity, alleviated pain, reduced fatigue, increased circulation, improved concentration, greater energy, enhanced sleep quality and decreased anxiety.

Blue Flower Gardens Encourages Fall Plantings Blue Flower Gardens, in Fairhope, a local company that offers design, installation and maintenance of landscape plants, as well as professional lawn service, wants to remind gardeners that now is the best time to plant.

Owner Pat Whiteside, who has more than 25 years of experience in garden consulting, says, "Because plants don't stop growing during the winter here, Fall is the best time for planting everything including trees, perennials, bulbs, herbs and vegetables. This should be the busiest time of year for gardeners. Then we'll be rewarded in the spring with time to relax and enjoy our new plantings."

Blue Flower Gardens specializes in utilizing existing shrubberies, trees and perennials. Installation of all plants includes the amendment of soil with organic material by hand.

Homeowners that call for a personalized yard assessment will receive the first half-hour free.

For more information, call 961-9293593 or email BlueFlowerGardens@ gmail.com. See ad, page 11.

Location: 17048 Scenic 98, Fairhope. For more information, call 251-517-5383 or visit Moonstone-Massage.com. See ad, page 29.

kudos Sacro Wedgy owner Cindy Ballis has been inducted into Massage Hall of Fame at the World Massage Festival, in Las Vegas. The Hall of Fame honors those that further the profession for all massage therapists. “It was indeed an honor to be recognized by this group of therapists,” says Ballis. “We’re all in the business of helping and healing.”

For 20 years, Ballis has demonstrated and taught the techniques developed by her father, inventor of the Sacro Wedgy. She says, “He started this journey using his hand to hold the sacrum, as taught to him by an osteopath, then by using the Sacro Wedgy.”

Massage therapists started using the tool to enhance existing techniques and a unique modality took form utilizing the Sacro Wedgy to address specific muscle imbalances. Requests from therapists for more instruction in how to use this valuable tool led to the development of Ballis’ educational course, which has been presented throughout the U.S. and in Puerto Rico.

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Busty Justice

News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

The Bra Recyclers, a Gilbert, Arizonabased textile recycling company, is celebrating the third annual Bra Recycling Month during October. The intent is to collect new and gently used and cleaned bras for interested women nationwide. Healthiest options are non-underwire garments—Dr. John McDougall, in his book, The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart, notes that constricting bras have been implicated in the rise of benign, noncancerous but often painful breast cysts and lumps.

Bra Recyclers CEO Elaine BirksMitchell states, “The month-long campaign ties directly into breast cancer and domestic violence awareness. The Bra Recyclers believe every woman and girl should not have to worry about something as simple as a bra as they transition back to self-sufficiency or being cancer-free.

The results are enhanced self-esteem and encouragement and strength to carry on.”

Food Fight

No More Hidden GMOs California voters face a food-protection milestone this November when Proposition 37, a citizens’ initiative, appears on their ballots.

If it passes, California will be the first state to require labeling of a wide range of foods containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients.

Determined to defeat this first-ever initiative, some of the nation’s largest biotech and agribusiness companies have poured millions of dollars into negative advertising. Even more alarming is that much of the money comes from sources most shoppers would not suspect. “Consumers might be surprised to find out that brands hiding under ‘natural’ façades are in fact owned by multi-billion-dollar corporations that are contributing bushel baskets of cash to defeating Proposition 37,” says Charlotte Vallaeys, director of Farm and Food Policy at The Cornucopia Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting sustainable, organic agriculture via research, investigation and education.

According to Cornucopia, recent polls indicate that nearly 70 percent of California citizens support informational labeling. Proponents of Proposition 37 have contributed $3 million—a number dwarfed by the $23 million bursting from biotech and food manufacturer coffers to fight the measure.

The California vote is crucial because many companies will find it more expensive to produce foods with GE labels for California while creating a different product line of foods for the rest of the nation. “Just as we’ve observed in Europe, where labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is mandatory, we fully expect that when given a choice, consumers will choose organic or non-GMO products,” said Cornucopia Co-Director Mark A. Kastel.

To help consumers identify and support organic brands whose corporate owners have contributed to Proposition 37 and avoid product lines committed to its defeat, Cornucopia has compiled an online guide and is sponsoring a petition.

October is Bra Recycling Month

To participate, visit BraRecycling.com.

Learn more and take action at Cornucopia.org/2012/08/prop37.

Number Please

Let Your Fingers Do the Blocking With the advent of online access at home and ubiquitous use of smartphones, the traditional printed telephone book is going the way of the dodo. Yet competing companies across the country are still churning out the archaic directories and delivering them unbidden to millions of people annually. Many receive multiple publications that, although they can be recycled, still add up to a tremendous waste of resources and an unnecessary burden on landfills.

Now an industry-sponsored online opt-out registry, YellowPagesOptOut.com, has been established to provide a convenient way for residents to choose which directories they want to receive or to stop delivery. At least 12 weeks are required to process an opt-out request.

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Breast Health Screening Questioned

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ctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and thousands of well-meaning healthcare providers will continue to recommend mammograms.

However, a growing body of research suggests that X-ray mammography may not be the best screening approach, at least on an annual basis, and even the National Cancer Institute notes potential harms ranging from false results to overtreatment and radiation exposure.

A 2006 study published in the British Journal of Radiobiology revealed that the type of radiation used in X-ray-based screenings is more carcinogenic than previously believed. The researchers wrote, “Recent radiobiological studies have provided compelling evidence that the low-energy X-rays used in mammography are approximately four times—but possibly as much as six times—more likely to cause mutational damage than higher energy X-rays.”

Peter Gøtzsche is director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre and an author of the landmark 2001 Cochrane systematic review, Screening for Breast Cancer with Mammography, which concludes, “Currently available reliable evidence has not shown a survival benefit of mass screening for breast cancer.” In 2011, Gøtzsche stated, “It is getting more and more difficult to argue that mammography is reasonable to [use] for breast screening.”

Washday Woes: Scented Products Pollute the Air

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he mouth may be one place that signs of celiac disease or gluten sensitivity are manifested, according to a recent study by researchers at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They discovered a link between the disorder and dental enamel defects and recurrent aphthous ulcers, or canker sores, and concluded that dentists can play an important role in identifying unrecognized celiac disease. Appropriate referral and timely diagnosis can help prevent serious complications.

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When researchers analyzed captured gases from dryer vent fumes after participating households ran regular laundry cycles using liquid laundry detergent and a leading brand of scented dryer sheets, they found more than 25 volatile organic compounds, including seven dangerous air pollutants. Of those, two chemicals—acetaldehyde and benzene—are classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as carcinogens, with no established safe exposure level. Benzene is linked to leukemia and other blood cancers, according to the American Cancer Society, and studies have shown that acetaldehyde can cause nasal and throat cancer in animals.

“This is an interesting source of pollution, because emissions from dryer vents are essentially unregulated,” says lead author Anne Steinemann, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental engineering and of public affairs. “If they are coming out of a smokestack or tail pipe, they are regulated—but if they’re coming out of a dryer vent, they are not.”

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social inclusion (including advancing the status of women) and protecting the environment. Building a sustainable future for the planet, say those involved, means addressing all three simultaneously. It demands the kind of real, immediate action so evident at Rio+20.

Real Results

Shaping the Future We Want Global Commitments to Catalyze Change

by Brita Belli

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e don’t need another plan of action or more treaties; what we need are people that will begin to implement the commitments and meet the goals that have already been created and established,” explains Jacob Scherr, director of global strategy and advocacy for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), about the new thinking that drove this year’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The June conference brought together international heads of state, business leaders, nonprofits and activists to prioritize and strategize sustainable development.

Unlike the United Nations’ annual climate change conferences, which led to the Kyoto Protocol in 1997—a legally binding treaty that set targets for greenhouse 10

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gas emissions the United States refused to sign—the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is held once every 20 years. The theme of Rio+20 was simple and direct: The Future We Want.

Moving away from political posturing and endless negotiating, the meet-up asked businesses, governments and charities to publicly declare their specific commitments and solicited the public’s ideas for realizing sustainability, all aligned with the priorities and opportunities of the 21st century. “With growing populations depleting resources, how do we keep increasing and ensuring prosperity while we are already using more than we have?” queries U.N. spokeswoman Pragati Pascale. “It’s a conundrum.”

Sustainable development, as defined by the U.N., includes fighting poverty,

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By the end of the Rio conference, more than 700 voluntarily secured commitments, valued at more than half a trillion dollars, were earmarked to address everything from protecting forests and reducing ocean pollution to building rapid transit bus systems and increasing the number of women entrepreneurs in the green economy. The NRDC launched CloudOfCommitments.org to track and publicize new pledges and make them easily searchable by region or category.

Some commitments are breathtaking in scope: n International development banks have pledged $175 billion to boost sustainable transportation in developing countries; n Bank of America promised $50 billion over 10 years to finance energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and energy access; n The World Bank committed $16 billion to boost clean energy, access to electricity and cookstoves in developing nations; n The New Partnership for Africa’s Development promised to achieve energy access for at least 60 percent of Africa’s population by 2040; n The European Bank offered $8 billion by 2015 to support energy efficiency projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; n Microsoft pledged to be carbon neutral across all its operations by the end of 2013; n The United States together with the Consumer Goods Forum (which represents more than 600 retail and manufacturing companies) committed to achieve zero net deforestation in their supply chains by 2020.

“The real action, the real energy, was the 21st-century aspect [of Rio+20],” advises Scherr. “I call it the ‘network world’, recognizing the number of players today. It’s not just national governments;

“With growing populations depleting resources, how do we keep increasing and ensuring prosperity while we are already using more than we have? It’s a conundrum.” ~ Pragati Pascale, United Nations spokeswoman it’s states and cities, corporations and philanthropists. In addition to the official meetings and negotiations, between 3,000 and 4,000 other gatherings were going on between business people, mayors, civil society organizations and others, presenting myriad opportunities to make specific commitments. We’re moving to a different dynamic.”

Sowing Seeds

The inclusive atmosphere is reflected in another new U.N.-sponsored international sharing website, FutureWe Want.org, featuring visions and videos relating to sustainability and solutions to dire environmental problems, such as turning global warming-inducing methane from China’s farms into a usable energy source; predicting periods of drought in Ethiopia to prevent humanitarian crises; and investing in solar power to bring electricity to 1.4 billion people around the world. More than 50 million people worldwide have submitted ideas for a more sustainable world, ranging from ways to increase public education to plans for stopping industrial pollution and better managing waste.

“The huge public engagement in the conference is exciting,” says Pascale, “because that’s really how progress will happen. People have to force their governments to take action.”

The NRDC dedicated website is part of a coordinated effort to hold governments, businesses and nonprofits accountable and inform the public. The new U.N. websites facilitate a thriving discussion of what sustainability means and how it can be put into practice.

“We want to continue the overall campaign and build upon it,” says Pascale.

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(NGO) or governments, we need to harness that energy and keep that dialogue going to give people a voice in making sustainability happen.”

Results-Oriented Role Models

State-based examples of sustainable development in action speak to widespread needs in the United States. Here are examples of five models worth replicating.

PlaNYC: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement of PlaNYC, on Earth Day 2007, signaled an historic moment. The people’s vision of a cleaner, healthier New York City, one that could accommodate 9 million predicted residents by 2030, aims to be a model for urban sustainable development. Its original 127 initiatives leave few sustainability stones unturned, including cleaning up brownfields, building more playgrounds and parks, increasing public transportation and bike lanes, implementing aggressive recycling, enforcing green building standards and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Two-thirds of the initial goals

have already been achieved; the latest update calls for 132 initiatives, including a new set of annual milestones.

Speaking at the Museum of the City of New York in 2009, Daniel Doctoroff, the former deputy mayor of economic development and rebuilding for the Bloomberg administration, called PlaNYC “one of the most sweeping, most comprehensive blueprints for New York ever undertaken.” Most critically, all of its stated commitments are achievable (see Tinyurl.com/PlaNYC-goals).

Evergreen Cooperative Initiative (ECI): Businesses and community groups in Cleveland, Ohio, determined that they needed to solve the problem of joblessness in low-income areas by creating living-wage jobs and then training eligible residents to fill them. They developed a new, cooperative-based economic model, based on green jobs that can inspire other cities with similar economic woes.

The ECI is a community undertaking in which anchor institutions like the Cleveland Foundation, University Hospitals and the municipal government leverage their purchasing power to help

create green-focused, employee-owned local businesses, which to date include a green laundromat, the hydroponic greenhouse Green City Growers, and Ohio Cooperative Solar, which provides weatherization and installs and maintains solar panels. The solar cooperative will more than double Ohio’s solar generating capacity from 2011 levels by the end of 2012 (see EvergreenCooperatives.com).

CALGreen: Updated building codes may not generate much excitement until we consider that U.S. buildings account for a lion’s share of carbon dioxide emissions (39 percent), and consume 70 percent of the electricity we generate. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) reports, “If half of new commercial buildings were built to use 50 percent less energy, it would save over 6 million metric tons of CO2 annually for the life of the buildings—the equivalent of taking more than 1 million cars off the road every year.”

The California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), which took effect in January 2011, sets the highest green bar for new buildings in the country. It requires that new build-

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“We really tried to bring together an entire spectrum of people and groups with different perspectives and expertise to build a consensus,” says David Walls, executive director of the California Building Standards Commission. “If we were going to put something in the code, we wanted to make sure it was right.” (See Tinyurl.com/CALGreen-Home.)

Renewable Portfolio Standard: Texas leads the country in electricity generated from wind power. One complex, in Roscoe, features 627 turbines on 100,000 acres that cost $1 billion to build. Much of the rapid growth of the state’s wind industry can be credited to Texas’ Renewable Portfolio Standard, legislation passed in 1999 that mandated construction of renewable energy, including solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass and landfill gas, in addition to wind.

It further mandated that utilities generate 2,000 megawatts of additional renewable energy by 2009, then 5,880 MW by 2015 and 10,000 MW by 2025.

The 10-year goal was met in six years, and Texas has added many green jobs, increased tax revenues and provided security against blackouts, which is critical in the event of extreme heat or drought (see Tinyurl.com/ TexasStandard).

Edison Innovation Green Growth Fund: Clean technology is booming despite the economic recession and attracting serious investment funds. According to a report by Clean Edge, Inc., venture capital investments in clean technologies increased 30 percent between 2010 and 2011, from $5.1 billion to $6.6 billion.

New Jersey entrepreneurs are upping their state’s potential in this

Sustainable development includes fighting poverty, increasing social inclusion (including advancing the status of women) and protecting the environment. arena with the Edison Innovation Green Growth Fund. The program proffers loans of up to $2 million for companies, research facilities and nonprofits engaged in producing clean energy technologies, ranging from energy efficiency products such as LED lighting to solar, wind, tidal, biomass and methane capture. A condition of the loan is that a project must employ 75 percent of its workforce from New Jersey, or commit to growing 10 high-paying jobs (minimum $75,000 annually) over two years (see Tinyurl.com/ NewJersey-EDA).

Grassroots Leadership

Elinor Ostrom, the political economist who won a Nobel Prize in economics but passed on just before the start of the Rio conference, dedicated her last blog post to considering the event’s impact. Titled “Green from the Grassroots,” the post stressed the priority of a multifaceted approach to curbing emissions.

“Decades of research demonstrate that a variety of overlapping policies at city, subnational, national and international levels is more likely to succeed than single, overarching, binding agreements,” Ostrom remarked. “Such an evolutionary approach to policy provides essential safety nets should one

or more policies fail. The good news is that evolutionary policymaking is already happening organically. In the absence of effective national and international legislation to curb greenhouse gases, a growing number of city leaders are acting to protect their citizens and economies.”

She reported that even in the absence of federally mandated emissions targets, 30 U.S. states have passed their own climate plans and more than 900 mayors signed a climate protection agreement essentially agreeing to reach the Kyoto Protocol goals the federal government refused to sanction.

Rio+20 built upon such bottom-up commitments and pushed states and businesses to go further than they’d ever imagined. “There was an incredible amount of energized activity,” concludes Scherr. “Many people came away feeling empowered and encouraged, because they saw that the sustainability movement is truly worldwide.

That’s going to be the legacy of Rio.” Brita Belli, the editor of E-The Environmental Magazine, reports for Natural Awakenings.

COMPELLING INTERNATIONAL ECO-INITIATIVES Aruba is working with Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room program to transition to 100 percent renewable energy.

Australia will spend $33 million to establish the world’s largest network of marine reserves.

Germany has committed to drawing 80 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050.

India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency signed an agreement with the European Union to reduce its carbon emissions by 77,000 tons in the next 3.5 years.

Norway has pledged $140 million to boost sustainable energy in rural Kenya, including replacing kerosene lamps with solar alternatives.

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Keeping daily to-do lists is standard practice for many life projects. Now, the environmentally conscious can periodically monitor their personal eco-progress via ChasingGreen.org/ green-actions. The website helps people to become greener by suggesting many activities and ideas to consider and then check off when they have been accomplished, all while exchanging ideas with an interactive community.

Eight categories—energy, health, heating and cooling, recycle and reuse, travel, water, miscellaneous and one-time actions—together contain more than 150 distinct actionable steps. Users can register or log-in using Facebook and save the latest additions to their progress report, then return at any time to monitor the successful greening of their lifestyle.

For example, while many homeowners may have already insulated their dwelling, the energy section points out possible areas for improvement, including water pipes, roof, walls, window treatments, doors, ductwork, water heater and basement. Some tips in the miscellaneous section are timely for upcoming holidays, such as giving an eco-friendly gift, substituting an experience for a tangible gift and sending e-cards instead of traditional paper greetings.

The travel section reminds the eco- and budget-conscious to check their cars’ tire pressure often, as underinflated tires put more rubber on the road, which demands more energy to drive and hurts gas mileage. When planning trips, a rail option is deemed better for the environment than driving or flying.

Operators of the site, based in Walla Walla, Washington, state: “By offering small steps towards going green, we hope to give people a starting point and a source of inspiration. We are advocates of the proverbial, ‘Well, I can do that!’ moment.” Relevant articles on various topics offer additional eco-tips, enhanced by user comments and reviews.

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CHILDREN FOLLOW ADULT EXAMPLES Enabling “We” Instead of “Me”

by Michael Ungar

“If you want to be miserable, think about yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others.” ~ Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

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he phrase “connected kids” may describe youth consumed by Internet-dependent relationships. Yet these same young people still crave oldfashioned, face-to-face connections with the adults in their lives. With one parent or two, stepparents, a grandparent, aunts or uncles, older family friends, teachers and coaches—experience shows they all can help guide our children by showing the compassion that nurtures kids’ own caring instincts.

Swedish futurist and author Mats Lindgren characterizes these young people, raised by the “Me Generation” (born in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s), The MeWe Generation, for their efforts to balance a culture of individualism and their need to belong. He notes, “Although the MeWes travel and experience more than any other

generation before them, [in surveys] the small things in life still get the highest scores. A happy life is based on relations and companionship.”

Family life, for better or worse, establishes the way children connect with others at school, in their communities, on the job, as citizens and as members of the human race. How can we help youngsters feel truly connected and learn to be responsible for themselves and others?

All Together Now The cycle we want to start at home encompasses compassion, connection, responsibility and citizenship. The alternative is selfishness, alienation, exploitation and disenfranchisement; terms we hope will not apply to our children. If we want children to embody healthy and

positive qualities and play an important role in family life and beyond, we need to understand how to enable kids to think “We” by outgrowing some of our own Me-thinking ways.

To start, it helps to understand that when we ask nothing of our children— keep them from experiencing larger challenges and taking real responsibility for themselves and others—we risk spoiling them. Children that instead see and experience We-oriented caring for others and regularly participate in compassionate acts feel more attached to a community of family and friends. A child that feels noticed and embraced, and is then given opportunities to act independently of his parents, also will know what it means to be trusted. Parents convey, “I know you can do this.”

A youngster that experiences this compassionate caring and trust will mimic such compassion, because it feels good to give and he wants others to acknowledge his worth. Also, having been allowed to suffer the consequences of some bad personal decisions (up to a point), he understands that his choices affect both himself and others. Given the opportunity to think things through for himself, he can make helpful choices instead of feeling forced to either resist or give in to what adults want.

He knows how to show respect because he knows what it feels like to be respected.

Acting responsibly follows naturally as a way to identify with others and demonstrate the strength of his connections and contributions to the welfare of others.

It sews a child into the fabric of his family and community, which responds, “You are a part of us. You belong and we rely on you.” The child quietly says to himself, “I’m here” and “I count.”

Connecting Places These connections to others and community are also profoundly shaped by the physical spaces we occupy. Studies cited in Alain de Botton’s The Architecture of Happiness, attest to their effects on mental well-being, relationship patterns and even physical health and longevity.

Cloistering children inside large, middle-class houses may be the greatest single threat to the realization of We Generation values. According to the National Association of Home Builders, the average U.S. home grew from 983 square

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feet in 1950 to 2,434 square feet in 2005. This overwhelming spaciousness dampens family interaction, denying the informality that allows us to offer ourselves to each other spontaneously.

Fewer central family hearths reduce the passing of stories among generations, leaving children feeling alone in their room amidst material abundance. They grow up expecting to have things to themselves without having to share.

Why live in a bigger house if it threatens our relationships with our children, neighbors and spouses? It takes a lot of extra hours at work to afford the mini-mansion and two cars for the long commutes required to sustain a detached lifestyle in the suburbs. Countermeasures are called for.

When I ask kids where they’d like to live, they want to be where they can navigate their own way to the store, school and friends. They rarely mention square footage. Most would be happy to give up large rooms and en suite baths for greater personal freedom, a cohesive community and more time with parents that are less stressed.

Listen closely and we will hear children asking permission to live their lives truly connected with us and with their widening circles of friends around the world.

Michael Ungar, Ph.D., is a clinician and research professor at the School of Social Work at Canada’s Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He based this article on his book, The We Generation: Raising Socially Responsible Kids, published

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From Rude to Responsible: Ways to Foster “We” Thinking

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Age 5 and Under n Help with household chores, including

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sion) for a younger sibling’s care n Look after a pet n Learn commonsense use of potential hazards like pocketknives and push scooters n Decide what to wear to school n Get ready for sports activities and special interest classes n Walk to school, where appropriate

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by Meredith Montgomery

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elinda Ringpfeil, director of Ocean Camp, has had a general interest in water and the ocean since childhood. As an adult, her passion for marine education was genuinely sparked when she discovered the underwater world through scuba diving. Today, Ringpfeil is on a mission to open the Gulf Shores Marine Learning Center (GSMLC).

“The Gulf Shores community deserves a marine learning center to accompany the beauty of its beaches and Gulf. I believe a public facility providing an interactive, educational experience with underwater wonders completes an ideal coastal destination,” says Ringpfeil.

As a teacher in Birmingham, with a condo in Gulf Shores, Ringpfeil began attending teacher workshops at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab 10 years ago. “I think I’ve been to almost every workshop they’ve offered,” says Ringpfeil, who is also a member of the National Marine Educators Association. After leaving her job as a public schoolteacher, and with some encouragement from an advisor at the Business Support Center, in Gulf Shores, Ringpfeil began Ocean Camp, an environmental and marine education program that provides school field trips and summer camps.

“Since I began working as a marine educator here, things have kept falling into place perfectly. Doors continue to open and I see the GSMLC as the light at the end of the tunnel.” With her extensive training in the field, combined with experience as

both a teacher that has taken students on field trips and as a facilitator of field trip programs, Ringpfeil is confident that she knows what it takes to make an educational center like GSMLC run smoothly.

Her vision for the facility includes aquariums and touch tanks that house native sea life alongside interactive learning displays. During school hours, the center would host field trips for Pre-K through 12th grade students. It would be open to the general public after school, on weekends and during the summer months. The GSMLC will be within walking distance of

the beach, providing a base for scientific field study opportunities, while encouraging environmental stewardship in local residents and tourists.

Ringpfeil regularly hosts educational programs at the Gulf Shores Retreat Center, on West Beach Boulevard, which happens to have a large lot for sale next door. “When I saw the property for sale next to the retreat center and across the street from the beach, I could really visualize GSMLC. It became so clear to me that this project is supposed to happen.”

A steering committee has been formed, and a letter of interest and a proposal have been submitted to the owners of the West Beach Boulevard property. Ringpfeil has programming supplies and equipment from her own educational outreach programs, but plans to secure donations and grants to fund additional materials, infrastructure and staffing.

“At this point, I’m hoping doors will continue to open and funding support will come along, but more importantly, what we need right now is encouragement from the community. We need to hear from the residents of Gulf Shores and surrounding areas that there is a need for this.” Ringpfeil envisions the center opening in 2013 and says, “There’s no doubt about it that there is a need for this, and I see this project as very doable.”

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WHY FOOD, FAMILY & FARMS MATTER

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hen documentary filmmaker Andrew Beck Grace returned to Alabama to oversee the Documenting Justice program at the University of Alabama, he wanted to pay homage to his home state. “I always felt a little conflicted about being from Alabama when I was younger,” Grace says, “But the older I got, the more I felt drawn back to it; when my wife and I moved back here, I really wanted to embrace this unique place as home.”

In recognition of the state’s deeply rooted agricultural history, the young couple set out to eat the way their grandparents did—locally and seasonally. Grace documented the intimate exploration and rediscovery of their home state in the film, Eating Alabama, a thoughtful and often funny essay on community, the South and sustainability.

“My grandfather was a farmer, and his stories about a seemingly more simple time have always stood out in my mind,” says Grace, who grew up with a vision that life on the farm was driven by hard work, closeness of family and self-sufficiency.

When he moved back, he was eager to get to know the local food growers of his home state. “We see a lot of farmland in rural Alabama, and I assumed that we had just lost a connection with the farmers,

or that the farmers had trouble marketing what they were growing,” he says of his initial naivety. “But as I met some of them, I quickly realized they were having a difficult time and that the food system

as we knew it [through the eyes of older generations] had changed.”

Discovering that, for the most part, the state’s only financially stable farms are huge commodity farms growing just one or two crops per season, Grace wanted to understand what caused the agricultural industry to become so mechanized and corporatized. “We don’t want to villainize the commodity growers, because what they are doing is valuable. While making the film, we wanted to examine how and why we got to where we are today; a place where expansive commodity farms are the only ones that are economically stable... and how even they are having a hard time getting by.”

Eating Alabama premiered in March at the SXSW Film Festival, in Austin, Texas, and will make its South Alabama premiere as the opening night film for the 2012 SoAL Film Fest, in downtown Mobile, November 2. Tagged as, “a story about why food matters,” the film has been well received at showings across the country.

While the movie is a must-see for eco-conscious audiences, the underlying themes of Eating Alabama make it relevant to a diverse crowd. Grace says, “It’s a very personal documentary in a lot of ways, with a focus on my grandfather and my struggle to connect with and understand why he left farming. Everyone can relate to the idea of forming your own identity from the stories of your family and where you live. This movie is about how slowing down, working hard and sharing good food can go a long way toward living a good life. This is a story about where I am from.”

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Local Resources For Eating Alabama

Fairhope Health Foods, Fairhope Virginia's Health Foods, Mobile Sunflower Cafe, Mobile and Fairhope Virginia’s Health Foods, in Mobile, and Fairhope Health Foods (Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com) are the area’s oldest health food stores, offering local residents everything they need for healthy, natural living. With an extensive selection of nutritional supplements, whole foods supplements, groceries, organic produce, books, cleaning supplies, pet food, cosmetics and wine, these stores offer one-stop shopping for the whole family.

Both stores stock locally produced items whenever possible.

Currently, locavores can rely on Virginia’s and Fairhope Health Foods for locally produced honey, organic milk, organic produce, grass-fed beef, organic eggs, soaps, candles and gift items.

Workers at the Sunflower Cafes, inside Virginia’s and next door to Fairhope Health Foods, are conscious of the miles their food travels, as well. Both serve entirely organic menus that incorporate locally grown produce when possible. Some items, such as herbs and green onions, are grown onsite. Kitchen scraps are sent home with one of the Fairhope cafe’s employees for use in his backyard garden. He then shares his harvest of vegetables with the restaurant for use in daily specials.

Virginia’s Health Foods Manager Krissy Little says, “We stock as many local products as we can in support of the local growers.

Many of the people that we buy from were our customers first. Also, we strive to get the freshest and healthiest food for our customers and we feel local food is the best way to do that.”

LuLu's at Homeport, Gulf Shores While LuLu’s at Homeport Marina (LuLuBuffett.com), in Gulf Shores, is well known for their fun-loving waterfront dining, live music, burgers in paradise and family-friendly atmosphere, the restaurant takes sustainability seriously. Owner Lucy Buffett recently joined the board of directors of The Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network, which works to improve the lives of Alabama farmers and provide consumers with fresh local products.

LuLu’s uses locally grown, fresh produce whenever possible.

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Mae Grace Farm, Loxley Mae Grace Farm (MaeGrace Farm.com), in Loxley, practices an intensive approach to organic Loxley, AL agriculture in the operation of its community supported agriculture (CSA) program. The member’s weekly deliveries of organic vegetables, fruit and herbs are exclusively hand-grown on the farm, and most of it is harvested the same day it is delivered.

“The quality of our produce is due to the purity of our methods,” explains co-owner Angel Martin, “We offer a wide variety of produce, which makes the CSA experience more of an adventure.

The flavor of the food is what keeps our members coming back.”

Mae Grace Farm also offers its shareholders organic baked goods through a partnership with Manna Bakery, in Mobile.

The Mae Grace farmers are passionate about eating locally because less fuel is burned, the food is more nutrient-dense and the risk of questionable cultural practices involving toxic chemicals is eliminated. Martin says, “The opportunity for consumers to interact with and appreciate where their food comes from creates a mindset that extends beyond the dinner table. And it tastes better.”

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Manna Bakery, Mobile Manna Bakery (MannaBakery.com) is the area's first organic bakery specializing in hearty wholegrain breads, European desserts, sandwiches and seasonal sweet breads. Offering a wide variety of breads, including gluten-free options, all of their products are made fresh each day. Owner Manja Leyk says, “Our customers appreciate the purity of our products—no sweeteners, fillers, preservatives, colors, GMOs or artificial flavoring. We bake the old-fashioned way, and that means everything is handmade, with real ingredients from local farmers, never out of a box.”

Partnering with Mae Grace Farm, Middle Earth Healing Center and other local, organic growers, Manna Bakery seeks out local sources of seasonal vegetables, fruits, herbs and nuts. Leyk points out that it is valuable for local businesses to support each other, and that when farmers receive local customer support, they are often more motivated to farm their land sustainably.

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Off the Vine (OffTheVine.org) is considered the original organic box program of the Southeast. Co-owner Shana Wolf says, “We’ve been bringing the farmers market to our customers since 2002. All organic, all the time."

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serves Mobile and the Eastern Shore. Much of their seasonal produce comes from Florida, Georgia and Alabama, and is certified organic. Customers can choose from three box options: mixed vegetable and fruit box, an all-fruit box or their new juicing box.

“We are unique and we pride ourselves in delivering quality and seasonal values to our customers, while helping to strengthen our local economy,” says Wolf.

By supporting regional farmers, Off the Vine hopes to encourage more organic produce yields and the expansion of farmland here in the U.S.

Windmill Market, Fairhope

The Windmill Market (Windmill Market.org) is a whirlwind tour of the best food, produce, live music, artists and crafts that the Gulf Coast has to offer. With a fun and casual atmosphere, the eco-friendly venue features three restaurants, a bakery, a grocery store, a marketplace and a produce club. Almost everything sold at Windmill is made or grown in Baldwin County, including produce, dairy, meat, cheese, jams, baked goods, art, skateboards, pottery, candles and more.

With different types of food, unique gifts, great entertainment and friendly people, Windmill is a great destination for outof-town guests to experience what the area has to offer. Locals enjoy this meeting place for its casual breakfast and lunch options as much as for its lively weekend evenings of pizza and live music.

The market’s Produce Club is popular with residents of Mobile and Baldwin counties with six subscription options to choose from. Small households can order the Petit Basket for a weekly taste of local fruits and veggies, while larger locavore families can stock their fridge and pantries with the Grocery Box option.

“We look for that connection to the farm, reducing the number of steps between the grower and consumer,” says Manager Maggie Lacey, “By purchasing from Baldwin County farms, produce is allowed to ripen on the vine, which improves taste and nutritional value. There is also more accountability for how something is grown when you know the farm and have seen the land. The result is a safer and healthier food system.”

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very product we use has a lifecycle, or duration of environmental impact.

According to the State of the World 2012: Transforming Cultures from Consumerism to Sustainability, by the Worldwatch Institute, humans collectively are consuming resources equivalent to 1.5 Earths, or 50 percent more than is sustainable—and that’s before projected population growth. In short, we’re depleting more resources than the planet can replenish; hence, our personal consumption habits matter.

In an ideal world, all the appliances, furniture and electronics we use and later discard would be “cradleto-cradle,” or C2C, certified, a term popularized by German chemist Michael Braungart and American Architect William McDonough for describing products designed never to become waste. Such innovative products typically are made of both technical components that can be reused and biological components that decompose back into the natural world.

Current examples of products that have obtained C2C certification include gDiapers—biodegradable cloth diaper liners that can be flushed or composted—and Greenweave recycled fabrics.

But smart, sustainable design is not yet the norm, so we have to monitor our own consumption and waste habits to try limiting our support of polluting industries and

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contribution to ever-growing landfills.

Such product assessments are challenging, because it’s not only about what happens after a cell phone, for example, is thrown into a landfill that takes an environmental toll. It also entails the chemicals used, toxins released and fossil fuels burned to manufacture and ship that phone.

To help us sort out the best approaches, The Green Design Institute at Carnegie Mellon University has created the online Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA) that crunches the numbers for commonly used products—from household cleaners to mattresses—to provide us with the bigger-picture impact. So, as their website explains, “The effect of producing an automobile would include not only the impacts at the final assembly facility, but also the impact from mining metal ores, making electronic parts, forming windows, etc., that are needed for parts to build the car.”

The accompanying chart, using the latest available EIO-LCA figures, provides comparisons for some common products—from the most to the least energyintensive—as well as recycling rates and suggested alternatives for keeping our own resource usage and waste load to a minimum.

Brita Belli is the editor of E-The Environmental Magazine.

Call for Cradle-to-Cradle Product Lifestyle MATERIAL ENERGY COST TO GREENHOUSE AMOUNT LANDFILL ALTERNATIVES

PRODUCE GASES RECYCLED LIFESPAN $1,000 WORTH PRODUCED

Paper

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Glass 7,778 kWh 3,373 pounds 33.4 percent 1 million years containers (2010)

Plastic bottles 6,361 kWh 2,910 pounds

28 percent 450 years HDPE bottles; 29 percent PET bottles (2010)*

Plastic bags 5,889 kWh 2,712 pounds 12 percent Up to 1,000

and film (2010) years or more

Carpets and 5,083 kWh 2,469 pounds 8.1 percent Up to 20,000

rugs (2009) years

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Recycle or reuse glass bottles and jars as glassware or to store food.

Save money by choosing refillable bottles over throwaways.

Use washable cloth shopping bags and non-plastic food storage containers.

Use individual carpet tiles or carpet that meets Carpet Area Recovery Effort (CARE) standards.

Toxins from Recycle plastic bottles and cleaners can use biodegradable cleaners. contaminate water supplies.

Light bulbs 2,328 kWh 1,023 pounds 2 to 6.7 Up to 1,000 and parts percent of years or more

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CFLs (2009)*

Mattresses 2,281 kWh 1,122 pounds

Use recycled and scrap paper and limit printing.

Up to 1,000 years or more

Use CFL and LED energyefficient lights and recycle CFLs at major hardware stores or check Earth911.com.* Consider solar exterior lights.

Buy organic mattresses and recycle old ones (Earth911.com).

Computers 1,183 kWh 586 pounds 38 percent Up to 1,000

(2009) years or more

Look for recycled content in electronics and recycle equipment. See Earth911.com.

Cell phones 1,322 kWh 665 pounds 8 percent Up to 1,000 and other (2009) years or more devices

Only upgrade when needed.

Trade old phone in to recycle (SecureTradeIn.com) or donate to charity (ReCellular.com).

*HDPE means high density polyethylene; PET means polyethylene terephthalate; CFL means compact fluorescent lamp (or light); LED means light-emitting diode. Additional sources include epa.gov, PaperRecycles.org and ProductStewardship.us.

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Chiropractic Care Help for Common Complaints

by Kathleen Barnes

“M

ost people visit a chiropractor because they are in pain and seeking relief, although some initially visit for general health,” says Keith Overland, president of the American Chiropractic Association and a practicing chiropractic physician in Norwalk, Connecticut.

“Every doctor of chiropractic should first perform a complete and thorough exam and develop a diagnosis to determine the best approach to the patient’s condition.”

Rick Burns, a doctor of chiropractic and professor of chiropractic technique at Palmer College of Chiropractic, in Davenport, Iowa, notes that more than 100 techniques and endless permutations of adjustments and thrusts can be used to help bring the body back into alignment and health. “Most chiropractors integrate several methods, depending on the needs of the patient,” he says.

While chiropractors undergo four years of post-graduate training, like medical doctors, they specialize in, “… making certain the brain communicates 100 percent of the time through the spinal cord to the nerves,” explains Burns. Miscommunication between the brain and the nerves caused by spinal misalignments, called subluxations, are at the heart of the science of chiropractic adjustment.

Most chiropractic schools give students a basic toolbox of techniques before individual practitioners go on to obtain

certification in advanced techniques; much like medical specializations, says Overland. His specialties include treating sports injuries and he has many Olympic athletes as patients.

Most Common Techniques

Diversified: This catch-all term encompasses the short thrust spinal adjustment approach used by an estimated 80 percent of all chiropractors, says Dr. Cynthia Vaughn, an Austin, Texas-based chiropractor and member of the board of governors of the American Chiropractic Association.

It is characterized by what is called the high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust (HVLA), resulting in the popping sound familiar to most people that have experienced chiropractic care. Although the adjustment is painless, some patients instinctively tense their muscles.

“Adjustment is a sneak attack, ‘My reflexes being faster than yours,’” remarks Burns. “The average muscle contracts in about a quarter of a second. We do a lot of speed training so we can do the adjustment in one-tenth of a second.”

Activator: The activator technique, used by about 20 percent of chiropractors as part of an integrated practice, employs a small, spring-loaded, rubber-tipped device, slightly larger than a pen, which applies a small amount of force to a specific area. It makes a stapler-like sound and the recipient usually feels only slight pressure.

“Not everybody can tolerate the more aggressive manipulation that is performed as a foundation in chiropractic, especially elderly people or very young children,” says Overland. “The activator technique claims to be faster, more specific and less forceful than manual adjustment.”

Applied kinesiology: Also known as muscle testing, applied kinesiology evaluates muscle strength at various specific points to help determine if a specific type of adjustment or even a nutritional supplement might be helpful to an individual patient as a treatment. This individualized treatment is popular among chiropractors and their patients. “It is a way to glean a tremendous amount of diagnostic information to specifically tell where the subluxations (imbalances) are,” says Vaughn, “and is used by about 20 percent of chiropractors.”

Sacro-occipital technique (SOT): Another form of non-forceful adjustment, SOT usually involves having the patient lie face down on a table. Inserting a variety of wedges asymmetrically distributed under the pelvis creates a helpful torque.

“Gravity causes the adjustment to happen very subtly in about 10 minutes,” explains Vaughn. “It is effective for the elderly and people with osteoporosis that can’t tolerate more vigorous adjustments.”

Gonstead: Similar to the HVLA technique, a Gonstead approach pays particular attention to the lower spine and the effects of its misalignments on the rest of the body.

These practitioners generally prefer to adjust the neck with the patient in a sitting position.

More than half of all chiropractors use some form of the Gonstead technique. It involves detailed structural analysis of the spine, which can include various types of palpitation, nervoscope analysis of heat and nerve pressure along the spine, and X-rays.

“All of these techniques require extensive education and thousands of hours of training,” concludes Overland.

Adds Burns, “Each patient is evaluated and diagnosed individually. So try different techniques and see what works for you. The goal is to unlock the body’s ability to heal itself.”

Kathleen Barnes is a natural health advocate, author and publisher. 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge Plan for Women, written with Dr. Hyla Cass, is among her many books. Visit KathleenBarnes.com.

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Foot Injury May Result in Back Pain

by Dr. Christian Augustin

W

e are born barefoot and happy, wiggling our toes and running on all surfaces. Then we are given shoes, supposedly to protect our feet, but that assumption carries some caveats. In high school, we play basketball, soccer, run track and participate in other physical activities. We suffer minor ankle sprains and foot pain, and then keep on going. No big deal, right?

Then we turn 30 and develop a tight lems that were never addressed or rehaback. Not real painful, just some nagging bilitated, or even examined when the injury stiffness that comes and goes. We try to lose occurred. One relevant, surprising fact is some weight, get healthy, buy expensive most shoes that cost hundreds of dollars and shoes, take some Advil, go to the gym and tout the best soles and support technology are actually doing more harm than good. even take up jogging. Sure, why not?

We become a fitness nut, but still have Here’s a simple test for ankle or foot the same nagging pains. Then the back pain problems. Stand on one foot, and if balance gets worse and we break down and go to see cannot be maintained for 10 seconds on it, the chiropractor. He adjusts us and it feels there is a problem. We all should be able to better. A few days go by before the nagging put our arms in front of our body and then lift pains come back. Another adjustment and one leg, with eyes open and closed, for 10 voila, it feels better, but two days later, we seconds on one foot, and then on the other have to go again. foot. During this test, we should always have

Then we go to the real doctor to get someone there to catch us so we do not fall. some Loratab and muscle relaxers. That’s the Dr. Craig Richards, a researcher at ticket. After a few months, we realize we’re the University of Newcastle in Australia, addicted to painkillers and have no idea revealed in the British Journal of Sports what was really wrong in the first place. The Medicine no evidence-based studies demback pain just keeps getting worse and now onstrate running shoes make the wearer less we are lying in the surgery suite, about to prone to injury. He writes, “Not only can have the back surgery we no longer recomwe never wanted.

A great majority of unex- mend a shoe with What happened? elevated heel and plained back pain actually an pronation [walking

This unfortunately widespread comes from foot and ankle primarily on the inportion of the example illustrates problems that were never side feet] control system, the point that a great majority of unex- addressed or rehabilitated, but the lack of rein this area plained back pain or even examined when the search means that we canactually comes from not currently make injury occurred. foot and ankle prob26

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any evidence-based shoe recommendations to runners. Running shoes need to be tested like any other medical treatment, in carefully controlled clinical trials.”

A wise injury prevention strategy is to practice walking and running shoeless.

Humans have been barefooted for about 2 million years, which means that our feet have the ability to carry us around on all kinds of surfaces and that we have the ability to adapt ourselves to our surroundings.

Our entire locomotive system, comprising muscles, tendons and bones, evolved in conditions where maintaining balance was a survival factor. Our ancestors needed to create variation just by changing the way their feet hit the ground to avoid predators and chase prey (and each other). Creating variation is also a major factor in avoiding injuries or dilapidation, as people with a runner’s knee well know.

“Barefoot running has been one of my training philosophies for years,” says Dr. Gerard Hartmann, an Irish physical therapist who treats many of the world's finest distance runners. “Pronation has become this very bad word, but it's just the natural movement of the foot,” he says. It supplies a mild, shock-absorbing twist that allows the arch to compress, comprising in his opinion the greatest weight-bearing design ever created.

He explains, “The arch gets stronger under stress; the harder we push down, the tighter its parts mesh. Push up from underneath and you weaken the whole structure.”

When shoes are doing the work, tendons can stiffen and muscles shrivel. Hartmann’s final word is this: ”I've worked with the best Kenyan runners, and they all have marvelous elasticity in their feet. That comes from never running in shoes until you're 17.”

Chiropractic clinics such as Bayside Chiropractic offer easy rehab exercises which, combined with proper footwear and correction of foot biomechanics, can save patients from many types of misfortune. Also, parents with children in high school sports should have every minor ankle sprain or other injury examined and treated, to avoid problems such as these later in life.

Dr. Christian Augustin, DC, is the owner of Bayside Chiropractic Rehab and Laser Therapy, 8335 Gayfer Rd. Ext, Ste. F, in Fairhope. For more information, call 251990-8388 or visit MyFairhopeChiropractor. com. See ad, page 9.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 Alabama Coastal BirdFest – 7am-9pm. Oct 4-6.

Come welcome the fall migration with expertly guided trips on foot and by boat to prime spots on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail; evening dinner/ speaker events; free Expo. Trips and evening events require advance registration. Costs vary. 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort. 251-625-0814.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 2012 The Odyssey Movie Presentation – 7pm. The Mayan calendar is ending on December 21, 2012.

Join author Sharron Rose as she travels across the US speaking to many experts on this fast approaching prophecy. See what is revealed which will help shape our future. $10 donation. 1230 Montlimar Dr, Mobile. 251-343-0777.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

markyourcalendar Mullet Run 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk.

Participants will receive long sleeve tech shirt and goodie bag. The after party will include fish and grits, Cold Snap frozen yogurt and door prizes. Original art awards will be presented to winners.

October 6 • 8:30am.

Fairhope Museum of History, Bancroft St Downtown Fairhope FairhopeMulletRun.com.

Bird & Conservation Expo – 9am-4pm. Free, fun family day with hands-on activities for all ages; live raptors, live snakes; sea creature touch tanks, exhibits, vendors, artists, birdhouse build, giveaways and more. 251-625-0814. AlabamaCoastalBirdFest. com. AlabamaCoastalBirdFest.com/FreeEvents.htm.

Reiki I Class – 9am-4pm. Reiki is a spiritual energy that can help activate the Divine Healing Power within. Class includes instruction, attunement, hands on practice, treatment and certification. Wear comfortable clothes, light lunch provided. Registration required. $75. Healing Acres, 22355 Price Grubbs Rd, Robertsdale. Sylvia Norton: 251-367-0123 or Charlotte McCool: 251-423-1863.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 Cheap Chic Boutique – 9am-5pm, Oct 12. 9am-2pm, Oct 13. Cheap Chic Boutique is a fundraiser featuring new, nearly new and vintage clothing, shoes and purses galore. Sizes petite to plus. Visit our website to register for the non-advertised sale. St. Mary Parish, 1450 Old Shell Rd, Mobile. Like us on FB: Our Sisters' Closet.

251-423-2001. OurSistersCloset.org.

Sunset Yoga on the Bluff – 5-6:30pm. This event is by donation for charity overlooking the bay. Bring your own mat and a friend. Beginner friendly classes. Donation. Fairhope. 251-379-4493. ThriveFairhope.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 The Yoga of Health and Wellness – 9:30am-4pm. In this all day workshop, explore the concept of health from a holistic perspective, with sessions on mindfulness, nutrition, self-healing, meditation, a 75 minute all levels hatha yoga practice, pranayama, Ayurveda, yoga nidra.

Cost includes an Ayurvedic vegan lunch for longevity. $110. Quiet Mind Massage andYoga, Mobile. 251-5102418. Tracey@ShantiWarrior.com. ShantiWarrior.com.

Essential Oil Workshop – 10am-12pm. Looking for a healthy alternative? Look no further, come and learn about the benefits of using Young Living's 100% pure therapeutic grade essential oils. Listen as others share their own personal stories and how they use these wonderful essential oils. Free. 1230 Montlimar Dr, Mobile. Judith Wilson: 251-656-6696 or Sue Sides: 232-2292.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 Essential Oil Workshop – 9-11am. Join us as we continue our workshop on Healing Oils of the Bible. Learn about the benefits of using essential oils and enjoy the aromas of essential oils such as Frankincense, Myrrh and Hyssop. Free. Westminster Village, 500 Spanish Fort Blvd, Spanish Fort. Judith Wilson: 251-656-6696.

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Alabama Festival of Flavor – 9am-8pm. The festival celebrates local foods of individuals and businesses throughout the state and Southeast. Food, music, arts and crafts, kids activities, vendors and information.

Open to public. Free. Heritage Park, Intersection of Hwy 98 and 59, Foley. SouthBaldwinChamber.com.

Reiki II Class – 9am-2pm. Class is only open to those with prior Reiki I attunement. Reiki II enables the practioner to send distance healing, address emotional and spiritual issues. The class includes instruction, treatment, practice and certification. Light lunch provided.

Registration required. $75. Healing Acres, 22355 Price Grubbs Rd, Robertsdale. Sylvia Norton:251-367-0123 or Charlotte McCool: 251-423-1863.

Vinyasa Yoga: Growing Roots – 11:15am-12:45pm.

Join Julie Wilkins for a 75 minute invigorating flow yoga class. This class will activate your inner power through intention setting, core strengthening, balancing and a fun (but challenging) tree pose flow.

Seasoned beginners and up. Pay What You Can. Space 301, downtown Mobile. 251-202-YOGA, KulaYogaCommunity.org.

Yoga: Universal Principles of Alignment – 1-4pm.

Join Melanie Buffett, E-RYT500 to learn the 5 Principles of Alignment from the Anusara Yoga System.

Refine understanding by applying them to yoga postures. Implementing alignment skillfully takes practice to new heights and is essential to staying injury-free. $30. Center for Spiritual Living, Mobile.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 Sunset Yoga on the Bluff – 5-6:15pm. This event is by donation for charity overlooking the bay. Bring your own mat and a friend. Beginner friendly classes. Can't make it? Join us next year for a whole season of classes! Donation. Fairhope. 251-379-4493. ThriveFairhope.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 Dog River Ghost Chase 5K – 5pm. Certified scenic race course begins and ends at the River Shack restaurant under the Dog River Bridge. There is a Goblin Gallop Fun Run also. Post race party includes great food prepared by the River Shack; also door prizes. $20 day of race. River Shack, Dog River Bridge, Mobile.

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Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 9-10:15am. Also on Wed. All levels. Every class includes asana (poses), pranayama (breathwork) and mindfulness or meditation techniques.

Props and mats provided. $10. TheYoga Center at A Balanced Body Studio, 103 W Canal Dr, Gulf Shores. 251975-8687, 251-609-6999. KAKeane47@gmail.com.

Yoga in the Yurt – 9-10am. No experience necessary.

Increase flexibility, strength and balance through the gentle stretching and poses of yoga. Instructor Rosie Denton has practiced and taught yoga for many years. Bring a yoga mat or beach towel and a pillow. Pay what you can (suggested $7-$12). Middle Earth Healing and Learning Center, Citronelle.

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Power Yoga with Lynette – 9:15-10:15am. Blends Pilates and yoga (primarily Pilates) and traditional strength training exercises with emphasis on the core. May include the use of stability balls, light weights or resistance bands. Promotes mind-bodybreath connection focusing on quality movements. $5/1st time. $10/preregister. $15/drop-in. Integrated Fitness-Fairhope. 251-554-4121. IntegratedFitnessFairhope.com.

Eyes on Living, Baldwin County Low Vision Support Group – 10-11:30am. Third Mon. Anyone who has or knows someone with vision loss or impairment is welcome in the Single Tax room at Fairhope Library. Free. Shelia Tetley: 251-929-2169.

Gentle Yoga with Dana – 4:15pm. Join Dana for a calming yoga class to ease stress, refresh the soul and quiet the mind. Finish your day in the land of "ahhhhs". Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

Outstretched Christ-Centered Yoga Class – 5:45pm. Also at 8:15am on Wed. Each week Pneuma offers two donation-only yoga classes open to the public. Classes are appropriate for all levels and include a Christ-centered devotion. Donation only.

1901 Main St, Daphne. See website for more info Pneuma-Yoga-Movement.com.

Align & Flow – 6-7:15pm. Join Amanda Elizabeth

Give Us This Day, Our Daily Bread – Inspirational quotes. We all need a little inspiration from time to time. ShantiWarrior.com/DailyBread.

Center for Spiritual Living Service – 10am. Make every step, every choice, every word, a conscious one. Center for Spiritual Living, 1230 Montlimar, Mobile. Rev. Sherrie Quander: 251-343-0777.

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Sunday Service – 10:30am. Explore a spiritual pathway with Mobile Unitarian Universalists, 6345 Old Shell Rd, Mobile. UUFM.org.

Sunday Service – 10:30am. Questioning, understanding and growing together spiritually as we enjoy the adventure of life. Center for Joyful Living, 60 N Ann St, Mobile. 251-391-6960.

Sunday Worth-ship Celebration – 10:30am. Find, strengthen and celebrate a connection with Divine Spirit. Donation. One mile north of US Hwy 104.

Unity on the Eastern Shore, 22979 US Hwy 98, Montrose. 251-990-8934. UnityEasternShore.org.

Sunday Worship – 11am. Celebrate Spirit in this special and sacred space. Between Hillcrest and Knollwood. Unity Mobile, 5859 Cottage Hill, Mobile. 251-661-1788.

Align & Flow Yoga w/Amanda Barfield – 4-5:15pm.

Alignment based flow class for beginners to seasoned yogis. Opportunity to make the transition from the weekend to the work week one of fluidity and ease. Come together to breathe, play, laugh & move. $5/1st time, $10/ preregister, $15/drop in. Integrated Fitness, Fairhope.

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Open Table: A Community of Faith Worship Service (United Church of Christ) – 5pm. Weekly progressive Christian worship. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1050 Azalea Rd, Mobile. 251-545-1011.

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Barfield for fun and funky flow! This class is a combination of alignment-based flow yoga, upbeat music, and intermediate level pinnacle poses. Pose variations are available to all levels of practitioners. $5/1st time, $10/preregister, $15/drop in. Integrated Fitness, Fairhope. 251-554-4121. IntegratedFitnessFairhope.com.

Relax/Renew/Restore Gentle Chair Yoga – 6-7:15pm. All levels. Every class includes asana (poses), pranayama (breathwork) and mindfulness or meditation techniques. Props and mats provided. $10. The Yoga Center at A Balanced Body Studio, 103 W Canal Dr, Gulf Shores. 251-975-8687, 251609-6999. DavidsGallery1@yahoo.com.

La Leche League Enrichment Meeting – 6:30pm.

Last Mon. La Leche League provides encouragement, information and support for nursing and expectant mothers. Free. Call for location. 251689-2085.

Pranic Healing and Meditation – 6:30pm. Come experience healing for your mind, body and soul.

We address specific physical and emotional ailments, followed by the Meditation on Twin Hearts. Let us take the stress off and balance your aura. Classes also available. CEU's -LMTs and Nurses. $10 donation.

Mobile. Deana: 251-454-0959.

tuesday Kick Your Yoga Butt – 6:30-7:45am. Also on Thurs.

All levels. Every class includes asana (poses), pranayama (breathwork) and mindfulness or meditation techniques. Props and mats provided. $10. The Yoga Center at A Balanced Body Studio, 103 W Canal Dr, Gulf Shores. 251-550-8209.

Rise and Shine Yoga – 6:30-7:45am. Tues and Thurs. Start the day with an invigorating Hatha Yoga practice. Class includes a mixture of flow yoga, Pranayama, restorative and meditation. Fellowship, coffee and some of mom's homemade bread follows. $7/drop-in, $50/10 class package, $75/family. Trinity Yoga Studio, Highway 98 East, Foley. 251-987-1147 or 251-609-5541.

Core Barre with Dana – 8:30am. Give yourself the best seat in the house - work your body to a fusion of ballet, Pilates, yoga and classic fitness. Move to fun music and really change your shape! Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

Tuesday Morning Yoga with Tracey, RYT 200 – 9:30am. Join Tracey for an all-levels 75 min flow yoga class incorporating all the yogic tools at our disposal to quiet and expand our minds, open our

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hearts, release anxiety and depression, and find the peace, freedom, and wholeness we all crave. $12 (senior and student discounts available). Quiet Mind Massage and Yoga Studio, Mobile. Tracey@ ShantiWarrior.com.

La Leche League Series Meeting – 10:30am. Second Tues. La Leche League provides encouragement, information and support for nursing and expectant mothers. Free. Call for location. 251-689-2085.

Gentle Yoga with Martha – 12pm. Take a break in the middle of your day. Join Martha Collier for a relaxing class to sooth your spirit, calm your mind and replenish your soul. Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

LA Hikers Meeting – 6-7pm. First Tues. Free and open to the public. 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort. LAHikerMeetings.Blogspot.com.

Energize and Relax Yoga – 6-7:15pm. Tues and Thurs. This class emphasizes flow yoga with Pranayama and some Kundalini. Meditation follows the energizing portion to calm in preparation for the day. $7/drop-in, $50/10 class package, $75/family.

Trinity Yoga Studio, Hwy 98 East, Foley. 251-9871147 or 251-609-5541.

Positive Parenting Class – 6-8pm. Kids don’t come with a set of instructions. Learn tools and skills to create a happy, healthy family. Free. The Family Center, 601 Bel Air Blvd, Ste 100, Mobile. 251479-5700. Kids101@comcast.net.

Sierra Club Meeting – 6-8pm. First Tues. Open to the public. 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort.

Yoga in the Gardens – 6pm. Join Amanda Brenner for slow flow yoga in the beautiful natural landscape of Mobile Botanical Gardens. Modifications for all levels. Bring water and bug spray. Pay What You Can. Mobile Botanical Gardens. 251-202-YOGA, KulaYogaCommunity.org.

Creative Spark Writing Group – 7-8pm. Love offering encouraged and appreciated. Rosie Bluum, 6 A Bancroft St, Fairhope. 251-517-5626.

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Mobile Bay Canoe and Kayak Club Meeting –

7-8:30pm. First Tues. For pro-paddlers and those brand new to the sport. Open to the public. 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort. BayKayaker.Blogspot.com.

Spiritual Book Study Group, Mobile – 7-9pm. First and third Tues. Read and discuss spiritual books chosen by the members. Contact Joy: 251-382-4215.

CWG_Mobile_Group@yahoo.com.

Spiritual Cinema Group, Mobile – 7-9pm. Second and fourth Tues. View and discuss spiritual movies received from “Spiritual Cinema Circle.” Contact Melissa: 251452-0393. CWG_Mobile_Group@yahoo.com.

wednesday Mantra, Mudra and Movement – 9am. This class incorporates sound, breath, hand gestures, yoga postures, joint opening movement and relaxation to facilitate a state of meditation incorporating mind, body and breath.

Appropriate for all abilities. Pay What You Can. Rosie Bluum, 6A S Bancroft St, Fairhope. 251-202-YOGA. KulaYogaCommunity.org or RosieBluum.com. $5 Yoga Flow & Chair Yoga – 9:15am Yoga Flow.

10:30am Chair Yoga. Beginners welcome. Enjoy exercise at any level. Improve balance, strength, and flexibility. Free chair massage before and after classes on Halloween! Bring your own mat. $5.

Fairhope United Methodist Church CLC. 251-3794493. ThriveFairhope.com.

Power Yoga with Lynette – 9:15-10:25am. Experience necessary. Vigorous flow based class. May include inversions such as hand stands or back bends encouraging you to move at your own pace. Offers the opportunity to explore poses with a playful mindset with modification options. $5/1st time. $10/preregister. $15/drop-in. Integrated Fitness-Fairhope.

251-554-4121. IntegratedFitness-Fairhope.com.

Positive Parenting Class – 9:30-11:30am. Kids don’t come with a set of instructions. Get the tools and skills to create a happy, healthy family. Free. The Family Center, 601 Bel Air Blvd, Ste 100, Mobile.

251-479-5700. Kids101@comcast.net.

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Group Reformer Class – 12pm. Catch the wave of classical fitness and join Adrienne for a Pilates group reformer class. Stand taller, get toned and be both leaner and stronger. Please log onto the website to make reservations. Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile.

251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

Lunchtime Yoga Yoga with Tracey, RYT 200 – 121:15pm. Feed your soul! Take time to breathe and reconnect with inner peace on your lunch break while we flow through an all-levels yoga practice that will increase flexibility and balance, build strength and confidence while stilling the mind. $12 (senior and student discounts available). Quiet Mind Massage and Yoga Studio, Mobile. Tracey@ ShantiWarrior.com.

Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis – 12-1pm. This chair yoga class is free to participants and funded by the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. You must have MS to participate. Build strength and flexibility while improving balance and circulation. Fairhope. 251379-4493. ThriveFairhope.com.

Unusual Film Series – 2pm. Third Wed. Adults only. Thought provoking cutting-edge films shown on big screen in meeting room. Free. Popcorn and drinks included. Foley Public Library. 251-943-7665.

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Eastern Shore MS Support Group – 5:30pm. Second Wed. Eastern Shore MS Support Group meets each month at Ruby Tuesday in Fairhope. Family, friends and caregivers are always welcome. Weezer: 251-928-7606.

All Levels Yoga – 5:30pm. Wind down your workday with a challenging physical yoga practice which includes adaptations for all abilities, breathwork, meditation and relaxation. Appropriate for beginners. Pay What You Can. Center for Spiritual Living, Mobile. 251-202-YOGA. KulaYogaCommunity.org.

Power Flow Yoga with Angela – 5:45pm. Join associate Baptiste Power Vinyasa Teacher Angela Cain to revitalize and energize your day. Enjoy the sweet sweat and moving meditation of Power Flow and leave class refreshed and recharged! Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

All Levels Yoga – 6-7:15pm. All levels. Every class includes asana (poses), pranayama (breathwork) and mindfulness or meditation techniques. Props and mats provided. $10. The Yoga Center at A Balanced Body Studio, 103 W Canal Dr, Gulf Shores. 251975-8687, 251-609-6999. KAKeane47@gmail.com.

Gentle Yoga wth Tracey, RYT 200 – 6-7:15pm. 75 min gentle practice appropriate for all levels, ages, shapes and sizes. We will breathe and move and let go of all the distractions and obstacles that obscure the peace, happiness, love and freedom we all have within. Om Shanti. $12 (senior and student discounts available). Quiet Mind Massage and Yoga Studio, Mobile. Tracey@ShantiWarrior.com.

International Association of Near Death Studies (IANDS) – 6-7:30pm. Second Wed. Ongoing discussion and support group affiliated with IANDS. Discussion expands to include intuition, after death communication, consciousness studies and related areas of interest to attendees. Free. West Regional Branch, Mobile Public Library. 251-340-8555.

Guided Meditation with Rosie Bluum – 7-8pm.

Practice guided meditation at Rosie Bluum and experience an inner journey which heals the heart, mind, body and soul. Nurture the spirit. Full meditation schedule online. $5 suggested donation. Rosie Bluum, 6 A S Bancroft St, Fairhope. 251-517-5626.

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Reiki Exchange – 7pm. Reiki practitioners and those new to Reiki are invited to attend our weekly "sharing" of Reiki. Short intro to Reiki at 7pm sharp.

Free. Reiki Center of Fairhope, 20730 Hwy 181, Fairhope. 251-281-8811. ReikiCenterOfFairhope@ g m a i l . c o m . R e i k i C e n t e r O f Fa i r h o p e . c o m .

thursday Guided Meditation with Rosie Bluum – 9am and 7pm. Practice guided meditation at Rosie Bluum and experience an inner journey which heals the heart, mind, body and soul. Nurture the spirit. $5 suggested donation. Full meditation schedule online.

Rosie Bluum, 6 A S Bancroft St, Fairhope. 251-5175626. RosieBluum.com.

friday Fab Fifteen Friday – Get an extra 15% off purchases. Back to Health Nutrition and Natural Foods, 1600 N McKenzie, Foley. 251-970-2225. BackToHealthNutrition.com.

Yoga with Tracey – 8:30am. Revel in Tracey's refreshing energy as she challenges you with a strong emphasis on alignment and focus while still calming the mind.

Sink into the joy and experience the bliss. Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

All Levels Yoga – 9-10:15am. All levels. Every class includes asana (poses), pranayama (breathwork) and mindfulness or meditation techniques. Props and mats provided. $10. The Yoga Center at A Balanced Body Studio, 103 W Canal Dr, Gulf Shores. 251975-8687, 251-609-6999. KAKeane47@gmail.com.

Silent Meditation with Rosie Bluum – 9am. Follow the lead of a crystal quartz singing bowl into a restful period of silence. This is a more challenging style of meditation yet wonderfully rewarding when you succumb to your natural state of being. $5 suggested donation. Rosie Bluum, 6 A S Bancroft St, Fairhope.

251-517-5626. RosieBluum.com.

Yoga in the Yurt – 9-10am. No experience necessary. Increase your flexibility, strength and balance through the gentle stretching and poses of yoga.

Instructor Rosie Denton has practiced and taught yoga for many years. Bring a yoga mat or beach towel and a pillow. Pay what you can (suggested $7-$12). Middle Earth Healing and Learning Center, Citronelle. 251-866-7204. MidEarthHealing@ yahoo.com. MiddleEarthHealing.com.

Yoga with Adrienne – 5:45pm. Relax and renew at the end of a long work week. Enhance balance, strength and suppleness with Adrienne while your mind experiences pure delight! Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

saturday Saturday Morning Yoga with Augusta – 7:308:45am. Designed for all levels. The goal is to present movement and mindfulness simultaneously. The movements will challenge you to stay mindful and your mindfulness will allow you to honor your limits without judging yourself. $15 drop-in. $10 students and instructors. Creative Outlet, 66 1/2 S Section St, Fairhope. 251-928-5363. HeartStringsYoga.com.

Camp Sculpt – 8:30-9:30am. Join Sculpt Yoga and Fitness for Boot Camp and Cardio Combat style workouts in downtown Mobile. 60 minutes of military and sports drills, cardiovascular challenges and yoga principles for flexibility and core strength.

Make yours a body of art. $15 Drop-in (4 and 8 week discount packages available). Sculpt Yoga and Fitness, 101 North Conception St, Downtown Mobile. 251-525-7079. SculptMobile@yahoo.com.

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Silent Meditation with Rosie Bluum – 9am. Follow the lead of a rainstick into a restful period of silence. This is a more challenging style of meditation yet wonderfully rewarding when you succumb to your natural state of being. $5 suggested donation. Rosie Bluum, 6 A S

Bancroft St, Fairhope. 251-517-5626. RosieBluum.com.

Weekend Yoga – 9am. Join Beverley, Tracey, Faye or Angela and start your weekend with a revitalizing class. Refresh and renew the spirit - bring the joy and zest back as you kick start your day! Synergy Yoga & Pilates, Mobile. 251-473-1104. Synergyoga.net.

Pet Reiki – 11am-1pm. Second Sat. Reiki is a great technique for pets that are anxious, have behavioral issues or that have suffered from trauma. House calls are available. Please call for more information and to schedule an appointment. Costs vary. 811 Fairhope Ave, Fairhope. 251-455-9359. Becky@Prana HealthAndWellness. PranaHealthAndWellness.com.

classifieds Rates for classifieds start at $20 per month. Listings must be received by the 10th of the month prior to publication. Email Publisher@ HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com for details. Volunteer opportunities are listed for free as space is available.

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BRANCH MANAGERS IN MOBILE AND FAIRHOPE – Looking for a healthy job? Work with Off the Vine Produce! Mom-friendly. Work on Wednesdays only. 850-374-2181.

GREEN DRINKS ORGANIZER – Mobile Bay Area Green Drinks is a local chapter of an international organization that meets informally at local eateries to discuss, promote and network about local and global green issues. A volunteer leader is needed to organize the chapter's monthly gatherings. Email MobileBayAreaGreenDrinks@ gmail.com for more information. Cheers!

JOIN THE GREEN CLEAN TEAM! – Green Clean provides environmentally friendly, non-toxic cleaning services. If interested in becoming part of our team, please call 251-508-3796 for an interview.

LICENSED HAIRSTYLIST NEEDED – Eastern Shore. Call 251-377-0796 for details.

SALES PROFESSIONAL FOR HEALTHY AND GREEN LIVING MAGAZINE – Natural Awakenings Mobile/Baldwin has an opportunity for you to generate income through magazine ad sales and healthy living discount card sales. As an independent contractor you’ll have a protected territory and the ability to make your own schedule. Enjoy a generous pay structure and participate in ongoing industry training. We have territories in Mobile and Baldwin counties available. Contact Publisher@ HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com.

THERAPIST AND MEDITATION TEACHERS NEEDED - Therapist should have spiritual and nurturing mind; massage or esthetician expe-

rience preferred. Teachers needed to lead guided or silent meditations. Info@RosieBluum.com.

251-517-5626.

SERVICES COLOR THERAPY – Learn to use colors in all parts of your life and create changes you desire.

Discover how they affect moods, emotions and why you’re drawn to certain colors. Rosie Blu: 251-5175326. RosieBlu.com.

MARI ASSESSMENTS – MARI is a comprehensive system using colors and symbols to create a visual snapshot of the self. Reveal your inner voice, find guidance through personal issues and better understand your true self. 251-517-5326 or 251-752-6509. MARIByRosie.com.

YOGA WHEN AND WHERE YOU WANT IT! – YogaSource offers classes at your home or business for fitness and relaxation. Single or groups. Props provided. 251-202-YOGA. Kula YogaCommunity.org.

VOLUNTEER OPPS AZALEA CITY CAT COALITION – Volunteers needed in any capacity: transporting cats, trapping and adoption events. Contact Susan Young: 251-648-7582. SusanYoung@ AzaleaCityCats.org.

DOG RIVER CLEARWATER REVIVAL STORM DRAIN MARKRE PROJECT– Volunteers needed to educate the public about the storm drain system. Supplies and instructions provided. Work at your convenience. Contact Janet Miller: J46Miller@yahoo.com, 251-654-1827.

MERCY MEDICAL Hospice volunteers needed to provide services such as running errands, offering respite breaks for caregivers and clerical assistance.

251-621-4431, Volunteers@MercyMedical.com.

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Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Natural Directory, email Publisher@HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com to request our media kit. Rates begin at $36 a month.

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Sundays at 10am 1230 Montlimar Drive, Mobile 251-343-0777, CMSpiritualCenter.org

Come and be inspired by local affordable art in this uniquely creative atmosphere. Look for “ART” and a golden palette above the door. Open Mon-Sat 10-5.

Classes offered.

Rev. S h e r r i e Quander invites you to visit a loving, inclusive spiritual community where we aim to make every step we take, every choice we make, every word we speak a conscious one. See ad page 14.

18 South Section Street, Fairhope 251-990-8763 FairhopeArtistGallery.BlogSpot.com

KATRINA'S ART CLASSES

Serving Mobile and Baldwin Counties 251-554-5704, KatrinaBreeland@gmail.com Facebook.com/StudioGarageArtClasses Beginner's drawing classes for 12 yrs - adults; Art classes for 4 - 11 yrs; Weekly classes in 6-week sessions; Classes are held M - F, 9:30am 12:30pm. Call or email for more details.

BEAUTY B-BUTTERFLY SALON

103A North Bancroft Street, Fairhope 251-990-9934 BButterflySalon.com A certified organic salon offering organic products and services including hair color, perms and shampoo. Keeping you and the Earth beautiful. See ad on page 12.

CHIROPRACTIC BAYSIDE CHIROPRACTIC REHAB AND LASER THERAPY

Dr. Christian Augustin D.C. 8335 Gayfer Road Extension, Ste F, Fairhope 251-990-8388 MyFairhopeChiropractor.com Offering laser therapy as the drug free, noninvasive and painless treatment option for injuries and chronic conditions. See ad on page 9.

CHURCHES CENTER FOR JOYFUL LIVING 60 North Ann Street Mobile, AL 36695 251-391-6960

Questioning, understanding and growing together spiritually as we enjoy life’s adventure. Center for Joyful Living in Mobile. Sundays, 10:30 a.m.

OPEN TABLE: A COMMUNITY OF FAITH (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) 1050 Azalea Road at St Luke’s Episcopal Church, Mobile 251-545-1011, OpenTableUCC.org No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here! Pastor Ellen Sims and the congregation invite you to join them on Sunday evenings at 5:00 p.m. Childcare provided. See ad on page 35.

BURRIS FARM MARKET & BAKERY 3100 Hickory Street Loxley, AL 36551 251-964-6464 Hwy 59 on the way to Gulf Shores.

Fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh baked strawberry shortcake, ice cream and much more. Your first and last stop to the beach, or any other time.

FAIRHOPE HEALTH FOODS AND THE SUNFLOWER CAFÉ 280 Eastern Shore Shopping Center 251-928-0644, Café: 251-929-0055 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com Comprehensive health food store and organic café, featuring organic food, free-range meat, vegan options and organic wine. Store open 7 days a week. Serving the public 35 years. See ad on page 35.

MAE GRACE FARM MaeGraceFarm.com MaeGraceFarm@hotmail.com 251-964-5286 Local organic farm operating a 36 week CSA. Shares include produce, herbs and cut flowers. See ad on page 14.

DENTISTRY DR. DAYTON HART, DM IAOMT Protocol 225 West Laurel Avenue, Foley 251-943-2471, DrDaytonHart.com

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Free book for new patients: M e rc u r y F re e D e n t i s t r y .

Offering ozone; laser (nosuture) gum surgery; testing for compatible materials and cavitycausing bacteria; examine for gum disease and bacteria; laser cavity diagnoses; saliva pH check; oral galvanic screening; no fluoride used.

Now serving Mobile and Eastern Shore 850-374-2181 Support@OffTheVine.org OffTheVine.org All organic - all the time!

We bring the farmers market to you. Check our list every Friday and place your produce order over the weekend. Pick up or delivery available.

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ESSENTIAL OILS JUDITH Z. WILSON, MEM. #759523 Young Living Essential Oils HealthyLivingWithEssentialOils.com HealthyLivingWithEssentialOils@gmail.com Workshops held the 2nd Saturday and 3rd Tuesday of every month, see Calendar of Events for time and location.

Need more information, call 251-656-6696.

VIRGINIA’S HEALTH FOODS AND THE SUNFLOWER CAFÉ II 3952 Airport Boulevard, Mobile 251-345-0494, Café: 251-345-0495 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com Comprehensive health food store and organic café, featuring organic food, free-range meat, vegan options and juice bar. Store open 7 days a week. Serving the public 35 years.

See ad on page 35.

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HEALING ARTS

MASSAGE

MARQUERITE DILLON, RN, BSN, HCN Holistic Mind-Body Therapy 4313 Momote Drive, Mobile 251-463-1570, Dillon@mobilehypnosis.co MobileHypnosis.co Achieve goals, control cravings and conquer personal challenges with natural and holistic therapy.

Individual and group sessions available. Smoking cessation sessions at Synergy Yoga in Mobile.

BECKY ARDREY, LMT

Prana Health and Wellness 811 Fairhope Ave., Fairhope 251-455-9359 Becky@PranaHealthAndWellness.com PranaHealthAndWellness.com Therapeutic and rehabilitative massage, integrated with energy therapies, provides optimal conditions to meet your wellness goals. Weekend and evening appointments are available. See ad, pg 11.

Deana Lannie 251-454-0959 Free healing nights and group meditations every Monday. Pranic Healing classes and the advanced technique of Superbrain Yoga.

Unique massage technique that is gentle enough for the severest sufferers of pain and deep enough for the most rigorous of athletes. 14 years experience in the bodywork and natural wellness field.

OXYGEN THERAPY CHI MACHINE 20730 Hwy 181, PO Box 117, Fairhope 251-281-8811 ReikiCenterOfFairhope.com

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Wedding photography and portraits.

SUSTAINABLE LIVING 20205 Middle Earth Road, Citronelle 251-866-7204 MiddleEarthHealing.com Middle Earth is an evolving education center, modeling permaculture, sustainable living and the interconnection of the health of the planet and the health of her inhabitants. See ad on page 11.

YOGA THE YOGA CENTER

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Stress, poor circulatlion, headaches, back pain, insomnia, depression, asthma, weight loss? You name it, oxygen heals! Call for a free demonstration. See ad, page 14.

103 W. Canal Dr., Gulf Shores 251-975-8687 or 251-609-6999 KAKeane47@gmail.com or DavidsGallery1@yahoo.com Inventive, fun and funky yoga. Various styles taught for all levels. Informal and inclusive. Group classes, private sessions, Thai massage and meditation flash mob.

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Some people think all christians in the south have big hair and small minds. Think again. united church of christ

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Offering full organic lunch menus featuring free-range meats, farm-fresh produce, organic wines and options for special dietary needs (vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free).

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Asian Fusion • Mediterranean Italian • Tex-Mex • Thai Pizza • Sandwiches • Pasta • Salads Catering & take-out available. Menus online. Call for specials.

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Eat Fresh. Buy Local.

Treat your locavore palate to farm-fresh foods while contributing to a healthier planet and a more prosperous local economy. Support these Mobile/Baldwin businesses!

CSA’S (COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE)

MEAT & SEAFOOD FIDLER FARMS Highway 55 South to Harris Lane Silverhill, Alabama 36576 251-945-5687

MAE GRACE FARM MaeGraceFarm.com MaeGraceFarm@hotmail.com 251-964-5286 Local organic farm operating a 36-week CSA. Shares include produce, herbs and cut flowers.

See ad on page 14.

WINDMILL MARKET'S PRODUCE CLUB

Family-owned grower of grass-finished all natural beef, Super Jumbo Green and dry peanuts.

PRODUCE & FARMERS MARKETS FALL MARKET ON THE SQUARE

85 North Bancroft Street, Fairhope Info@WindmillMarket.org 251-990-8883 A weekly delivery of local and seasonal fruits, veggies, organic milk, cheese, grass-fed beef and more delivered from Baldwin County farms to your table every week!

Six box sizes to fit your family's needs. Home delivery and Mobile pickup option also available!

Cathedral Square Downtown Mobile 251-208-1558 October 6 to November 17. Local produce (some organic), seafood, flowers, bread, pasta, casseroles, live music and more. Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon.

OFF THE VINE ORGANIC PRODUCE

GROCERY STORES FAIRHOPE HEALTH FOODS 280 Eastern Shore Shopping Cntr, Fairhope 251-928-0644 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com Comprehensive health food store featuring local products: organic produce, organic milk, meat, eggs, honey and soap. See ad on page 35.

Now serving Mobile and Eastern Shore 850-374-2181 Support@OffTheVine.org, OffTheVine.org All organic - all the time! We bring the farmers market to you. Check our list every Friday and place your produce order over the weekend. Pick up or delivery available. See ad, page 17.

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VIRGINIA'S HEALTH FOODS

2700 Pleasant Valley Road Mobile, Alabama 36606 251-476-5001

3952 Airport Boulevard, Mobile 251-345-0494 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com Comprehensive health food store featuring local products: organic produce, organic milk, meat, eggs, honey and soap. See ad on page 35.

Offering fresh fruits and vegetables, from local sources whenever possible, at 30-50 percent below

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LULU'S AT HOMEPORT

Local grocery sells the area's best produce, grassfed meat, Alabama's Organic milk, locally made cheeses, gulf seafood, local honey, sweets and baked goods, and more! Best prices in town on produce, too!

Under the bridge in Gulf Shores 251-967-LULU LuLuBuffett.com Proudly serving fresh local produce, Gulf Wild Red Snapper and Alabama Wild Shrimp.

THE PURE VEGAN ThePureVegan.com Tracey@ThePureVegan.com 251-510-2418, Like us on Facebook!

Fresh, healthy and delicious plant-based whole foods, with locally sourced ingredients. Specializing in weekly meal deliveries. See ad on page 19.

SAMURAI J SUSHI BAR 1410 US Highway 98, Suite J, Daphne 251-621-1906 SamuraiJ.com Now using locally-grown, organic vegetables from Mae Grace Farm in Loxley. See ad on page 28.

SUNFLOWER CAFE I 320 Eastern Shore Shopping Cntr, Fairhope 251-929-0055 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com Organic cafe serving lunch and Sunday brunch.

Local produce, herbs and meats used. Menu online. See ad on page 35.

SUNFLOWER CAFE II 3952 Airport Boulevard, Mobile 251-345-0495 Va-FairhopeHealthFoods.com Organic cafe and juice bar. Local produce, herbs and meats used. Menu online. See ad on page 35.

SWEET OLIVE BAKERY & CAFE 85 North Bancroft Street, Fairhope SweetOlive.co 251-990-8883 Open for breakfast and lunch every day until 5 PM serving European-style, artisan baked goods; freshly squeezed fruit and veggie juices; smoothies; daily lunch specials like fish tacos and poboys; delicious food to go; hot breakfast plates, and more!

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