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Backyard gardens are again the rage, a byproduct of a stagnant economy and the locavore movement. Here in Vermont, we are immersing ourselves in the finer arts of digging and planting. As spring heads toward summer, it's good to get back to the soil, to turn it once again with spade and hoe, breathe in its fresh wet earth smells, and feel its energy between our fingers. Good soil is life itself.

In 1934, far beneath the waters off Bermuda, pioneering oceanographer William Beebe came face to face with the true depth of the sea's mystery.

We are pleased to announce the opening of our new online Gift Shop, where you will find the most complete line of Seventh Generation products.

Seventh Generation recently instituted a sabbatical program, and its first recipient is Susan Johnson, our Senior Sales Director for Education & Dialogue. It wasn't hard for Susan to figure out how to spend her four months -- she knew she would combine two of her great loves: travel and education. So she made plans to head to Africa, where she is helping organize the Akilah Institute in Bugasera, Rwanda.

What do you get when you climb on a bike and ride from Belfast, Maine to Seattle, Washington? Aside from a great deal of exercise, you get a glimpse of the future as it's unfolding in communities from sea to sustainable sea. That's what cyclist Nathan Winters is looking for as he bikes across the nation searching for unsung heroes engaged in personal acts of conservation, reuse, and (of course) recycling.

In the Inspired Protagonist's April 6th post, he cited Peter Singer's new book The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty, where Peter makes an unusually to

News that bicycle production is on the rise is just one of the many interesting things I learned at www.worldcommute.com, a social networking site that encourages and tracks the use of non-motorized transportation around the world.

It's a strange thing, but it's been quite awhile since a new book on sustainable living has crossed my desk. I'm not sure why -- the topic is more urgent that ever -- but I do know it's unfortunate because new information we all need to know and new ideas we all can use are coming to light all the time.