Archive - Spirit of Change Magazine

Earth Talk: Attract Bees and Butterflies To Your Garden

Dear EarthTalk: I’d like to have a garden that encourages bees and butterflies. What’s the best approach?

Amazing Wrap Sandwiches Are Portable, Delicious Nutrition — Day or Night

Food has a special power to bring people together and to make them feel healthy and vibrant...

Wind-Centered Economy Response

I work in a control room monitoring nine wind farms across North America. I have 5 years of experience in the field both operationally and in the market. I like the enthusiasm in this article...

Atheism Response

I recently read your paper Spirit of Change for the first time. When I came upon your Musings "Atheists Are Alright With Me," (Spring 2013) I paused and began reading it out of curiosity...

How Vintage Campers Will Save The Planet

The COMET (Cost-effective, Off-grid Mobile Eco Trailer) is an exercise in sustainability and small space living. It is an educational tool for children and adults alike. It is a DIY guide for others wanting to pare down...

The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying, Big-Flavor Recipes with Age-Busting Power Foods

Rebecca Katz's recipes use bright delicious life-enhancing foods exploding with nutrients to create what she calls the The Science of Yum...

The Wild Medicine Solution: Healing with Aromatic, Bitter, and Tonic Plants

Calling for a return to daily traditional cuisine, Guido Mase draws on his storytelling skills to reveal both the historic and contemporary uses of aromatic, bitter and tonic plants...

Texas Could Happen Anywhere

Dear EarthTalk: The recent explosion at a West, Texas fertilizer plant that killed many people really alarmed me. Places like this must exist near many communities around the country. How do I know if my own community might be at risk of a similar disaster?

Alarming GMO Corn Results

Research conducted on GMO foods confirms the ability of these products to manipulate the genetic codes of other organisms. Could they also manipulate human genetic codes?

Wealth Inequality In America 2013

This compelling infographic highlights both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers...

10 Myths — And 10 Truths — About Atheism

Given that we know that atheists are often among the most intelligent and scientifically literate people in any society, it seems important to deflate the myths that prevent them from playing a larger role in our national discourse...

Famous Non-Theists

Thomas Edison — “I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious ideas of heaven and hell, of the future life of individuals, or of a personal God.”

To Be A Drop Of Peace

To be a peace activist requires great courage. It asks that I cultivate an ability to stay calm and centered in the midst of a fiery discussion and learn to speak my truth calmly and compassionately.

Call of the Soul

I believe we live during a time of spiritual growth and have a mission to connect with soul...

Fermentation Magic: A Model for Health and Transformation

I originally started fermenting foods when I was in college. I had always enjoyed cooking, but I was in the process of falling in love with cooking when I made my first batch of sauerkraut.

The Power of Voice

In 27 years as a body psychotherapist, I have come to witness how powerfully the human spirit seeks expression and how finding one’s voice is a critical pathway in connecting with and understanding who we truly are...

How to Tell the Truth About Love

I used to be one of those people who would be quick to tell you that something didn’t bother me when deep down inside it did. That was how I had learned to cope...

Cultivating a Better Food System in 2013 

As we start 2013, many people will be thinking about plans and promises to improve their diet and health. But we think a broader collection of farmers, policy-makers, and eaters need new, bigger resolutions for fixing the food system...

EarthTalk: Mobile Phone Apps Turn Citizens into Scientists

Dear EarthTalk: What exactly are “citizen scientists” and how can I become one?

Leaning Into Sharp Points: Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support for Caregivers

In our culture, there are few guideposts for the journey from disease to death. Both the dying person and the person caring for, or even just visiting, the individual frequently feel...