Archive - Spirit of Change Magazine

Vietnam Veteran Larry Colburn: War Destroys People

Our good friends at the Peace Abbey circulated this op-ed by Vietnam veteran Larry Colburn on March 16, 2012, the 44th anniversary of the My Lai...

GMO? OMG! Just Label It

> You have the right to know what's in your food. 92% of Americans want the FDA to label genetically engineered or GMO foods.

Wholesale Approval of Genetically Engineered Foods

Over the 2011 holidays, the United States Department of Agriculture announced its approval of a novel strain of genetically engineered corn, developed by Monsanto, purportedly being "drought tolerant."

Universal Healthcare Kicks Off in Vermont

Deb Richter, MD, resolved to fix the health care system almost as soon as she began practicing medicine more than two decades ago in inner city Buffalo.

Seed Libraries

Utne Reader reports that a small number of public libraries around the country are beginning to do for seeds what they have long done for books.

Seeding Our Future

Many years ago my husband decided that he wanted to live on a farm. So we began the search that led us to 23 acres of undeveloped land in Medfield, Massachusetts.

Picture A World Without Honey Bees

In 2007, the term Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) was coined when honeybees in 24 U.S. states and four continents began disappearing. Worker bees failed to return to the hive, leaving the uncapped brood abandoned.

EarthTalk: Pharmacy In Our Drinking Water

Dear EarthTalk: Pharmaceuticals were in the news again recently, how they are polluting water and raising a host of health issues because we dispose of them both unused and used through body waste elimination. What can be done? — Lucy Abbot, Macon, GA

Musings: Protecting Our Food Supply

"The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison." — Ann Wigmore Known as the "mother of living foods,"...

Mentoring Boys to Men

The teenage years are both challenging and developmentally critical for teens as well as the adults in their lives.

Instrumental Partners Program Announced

Worcester Public Schools and WICN 90.5, the NPR jazz station in Worcester, MA, announce a collaboration called Instrumental Partners.

Healthy Cooking Timesavers

If you've been struggling with a hectic schedule and find yourself reaching for takeout menus more often than you'd like, try some of these quick and easy meal prep ideas that have worked for me.

Full Scholarships for Veterans at the Massage School

The Massage School, with two locations in Acton and Easthampton, MA, is offering full scholarships to veterans returning from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

East Coast States Join Together to Curb Greenhouse Gases

Given the lack of federal action to curb greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., several East Coast states joined together in 2008 to form the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)...

Do-It-Yourself Food Safety: An Interview with NOFA's Julie Rawson

Julie Rawson is the executive director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Mass Chapter, a position you might say she has held since the day she walked in the door in 1984.

Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action

Children are born to love. They love animals, people, the ocean. Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action helps children really look at what it means to act with kindness, and how veganism is part of a loving life-style.

Ordinary Sacred: The Simple Beauty of Everyday Life

As the world rushes crazily along preparing for elections, financial melt-downs and catastrophes, Kent Nerburn reminds us that the meaning in life comes from our humble appreciation of it.

How Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything

"Paper or plastic?" Of course the correct answer is "neither." But on the (hopefully rare) occasions you find yourself without your personal shopping bag, what is the best response for the eco-conscious consumer? Organic food is always better, or is it?