Sustainable Living Magazine

Al Gore

Informing

"Informing you about eco issues that impact on our lives"

Garnet McPherson

Empowering

"Empowering you with tools that create positive change"

David Suzuki

Inspiring

"Inspiring new initiatives in the way we live on this planet."

Sustainable Living Magazine
Helping To Create A Sustainable Future

Sustainable Living Magazine is all about bringing the tools, information and expertise together to help each of us and all of us create a sustainable future in our lives and on the planet. We believe our answers reside in the world of possibilities and we intend to explore them with you.

As a leading source of news and information on sustainable culture Sustainable Living Magazine is becoming a significant resource for those interested in the growing movement toward using green techniques and technologies for home and business applications. The sections in this journal reflects our objectives to inform, engage, inspire and empower our readers on their journey to create a healthy and sustainable life.

Conceived by Eco Social Designer, Garnet McPherson and created by a dedicated group of volunteers Sustainable Living Magazine is a non profit journal dedicated to making a positive difference in facilitating our eco culture. Our vision is simply to assist in the creation of a sustainable and healthy society.

Our Green Team of writers, photographers, videographers are a talented group of individuals from coast to coast that are constantly on the look out for what’s new in our evolving green culture so they can share it with you.

The Sustainable Living Magazine provides articles that focus on Sustainable Living, Green Building, Green Business, Healthy Homes and Organic Gardening, Natural Health & Wellness, Healthy Food, Natural Parenting, Alternative Education, Eco Style and Arts, the Outdoors, Eco Tourism, Social Consciousness, and the Products, Services, Economics and Activities of Green Living. SLM facilitates the exchange of ideas among those working to create positive change for a better planet.

Below you will find a short summary of each of our sections .

In the Living Green section we explore how to live a sustainable life. Under Eco Shelter we look at the design on construction of Green Buildings and how to create and maintain a Healthy Homes. Under Green Thumbs we explore not only Organic Gardening but also creating truly sustainable living environments in Permaculture. Under Food For Thought we examine the issues surrounding what we eat. We look at how we grow our food under Sustainable Agriculture, the abundance of edible wild foods in Wild Crafting, How to preserve our food for later consumption in Putting It Up. The health advantages of a fresh Whole Food Diet and the environmental advantages of a local diet. We also look at all the systems that contribute to creating and maintaining total and Natural Health. We examine Eco Energy and Eco Transport solutions and under Urban Solutions we explore the greening of our towns and cities.

In Waste Not we help you reduce, reuse, repair, recycle and rethink our way to a sustainable future. In Green Gear we let you know about new and innovative green products that can make our life healthier and more sustainable. This section can also help you expand your eco awareness through Eco Education and Eco Tourism . And after we talk about all the great things we can do, we show you How To Do It! That is what living green is all about.

Here is a video we produced for our Eco Transport section.

Eco Transport - When it comes to eco transportation there are many existing technologies that could be in use today as well as several very interesting technologies on the horizon. In this section we are actively looking for personal and practical eco transportation solutions from around the world. Join us as we explore what green transportation solutions are available now and what is coming soon.

At Sustainable Living Magazine we are using our feet, bicycles or our electric vehicles to get around when ever possible. However in the past we have had to resort to fossil fuel vehicles for longer trips far to often. Now that can change.

In the Planet Watch section we help our readers explore what is happening on earth from many perspectives. Planet Watch looks at our Climate In Crisis, our diminishing Biodiversity, the state of our Environment, from Fresh Air, Clean Water, Rich Earth to our Forests and Wildlife. We look at what is happening in our Biosphere and how it affects not only the human species, but the complex living systems that we are so dependent on.

David Suzuki reminds us that Science Matters and reflects on the world from a scientific perspective. He also looks at our culture and how it impacts both negatively and positively on our environment. Under The News we put an environmental Perspective on the latest International, National and Community news. These articles help us to stay informed about what is happening in our world.

Around the world, more than 110 nations recognize the right to live in a healthy environment, but not Canada. Here is a video by David Suzuki about the need for a environmental bill of rights.

"Being green should not be a bragging point, it should be the way we all act in our everyday lives and work and play places.... Humanity has exploded in number, technological muscle power, consumptive appetite and a global economy and we are now altering the chemical, physical and biological features of the planet on a geological scale. The challenge is finding ways to live in a truly sustainable way in our home, the biosphere.” - Dr. David Suzuki

Science Matters is our column where Canada's foremost environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki shares his thoughts and insights into the state of our environment and our cultural priorities.

Eco Culture - Our future depends on our ability to develop a truly sustainable culture that is fully conscious and aware of our intimate dependence on our natural world. This is reflected in our intellectual and artistic expressions. Our Eco Culture section features reports and reviews on books in On The Shelf , films and multi media in the Screening Room, and the arts in Eco Arts. You can also read about the greening of the Sports world and explore links to many eco cultural Online Resources. Here at SLM we celebrate and promote the growing awareness and expanding eco consciousness in our society.

Here is a video we produced for our Green Gear section about the power our choices have to effect change.

In Green Gear we review and profile new green goods. We want to provide the opportunity for people to have green product choices that are better for the earth and its inhabitants. Everything that is produced has an impact on the environment. We believe that when we become better educated consumers, a new appreciation of the link between products and their impact is a direct result.

Changes in the product choices we make, will have a positive impact on the environment. Here we take a look at a wide variety of earth-friendly products and services that meet our basic needs. If we are conscious about our choices remembering the needs of our planet we could leave it better than we found it. The power of our dollars can't be overstated. If we consider our choices we could save the planet one purchase at a time.

We feel we are on a great quest pursuing the greatest mission of our lives for our planet, our home and our future. If you are interested in contributing in some way or joining our Green Team don't hesitate to contact us.