eco-mavens

Justin West, founder of Thrive Lot, is committed to healing our hungry planet by developing sustainable, intentional, and productive garden projects. He has combined technology with agroecology in a one-of-a-kind business model that taps into the power of community expertise.…Read More

For Natalie Lui, the mental health of humans is inseparable from the environmental health of our planet. Natalie is program director at Body Banter, a quickly growing nonprofit organization that brings together youth voices from around the world to discuss body…Read More

With a great passion for cultural heritage, Betsy Sweeny is an architectural historian who started her career in the museum space. After gaining experience and expanding her knowledge, she merged her learnings with her love for historic buildings. Betsy dedicates her time…Read More

Photo: 16’ Tokitai Totem Pole weighing 3000 lbs. carved by the Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers to bring attention to the captive Lolita Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, in the Miami Seaquarium held in inhumane conditions. Janice Hall shown with Phreddie Xwenang Lane(Sul ka…Read More

Photo: Dr. Ron Weiss is a primary care physician in New Jersey and New York, who serves as Executive Director of Ethos Primary Care and as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. For most of his life, Dr. Ron…Read More

With the mission of creating the first-ever comprehensive and targeted economic risk assessments on the most used chemical groups in the world, Toxic Free Future For Our Children (TFFFOC) is undertaking the responsibility of finding solutions to the unregulated toxic chemicals that…Read More

This month we celebrate Women History Month and it’s the perfect time to address some of the issues that affect women, and that are not always openly discussed, such as infertility, sexuality, and other aspects related to feminine wellness. That’s…Read More

Plastic pollution is a global issue with major environmental consequences. According to the UN Environment, researchers estimate that more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced since the early 1950s. About 60% of that plastic has ended up…Read More

Photo: Caranda Martin with Madame Moore, farming and community leader in Banga Region, Liberia. By Giselle Chollett With five generations in farming and the passion to preserve his ancestor technics to prepare tea with restorative and healing powers, Doughba Caranda-Martin…Read More

Photo Credit: Touchstone Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images “The Nightmare Before Christmas” seems like the perfect holiday movie for these times! Given the year that 2020 has turned out to be, even Christmas will be nothing like we’re used to,…Read More