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Women’s Green Commerce Survey Results
By Mary Clare Hunt of In Women We Trust
 
According to the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), a research firm, Conscious Consumers will take the $209 billion LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) products market past the $400 billion mark by 2010.
 
Last month we conducted our own WECAI survey about what drives [...]

     Ethical Business or just the `Green Wash’? by Suzy Miller
 
Coming off the sea at the end of Brighton Pier, and blasting its way through the air conditioning system of the Horatio Bar, a gale was blowing down the back of my neck. 
Despite this, sitting wrapped in my coat as if about to [...]

In Search Of Sustainable Life: Our Own and That Of Our Good Earth by Bea Kunz
 
I believe in order to learn better ways of sustainability we must look at and accept the damage we have done to our existance.
To human life, and all other living, breathing systems that make up the total of the ecosystem.
We [...]

When is a glass neither red nor white?  When it’s green, of course! 

The South African wine industry has always been among the most forward-thinking industries in the country.  Long before formal Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) programmes were adopted by the government, farmers in the Western Cape were already launching schemes whereby farm labourers were trained in the [...]

 SUPPORTING MOTHER EARTH  By Elizabeth Skronski

While the dictionary defines the verb “to sustain” to mean: to keep in existence, to maintain, to supply with necessities or nourishment, the term “sustainability” did not exist until recently.  Nowadays the word sustainability is widely used as a politically correct term linked to the impact human and business practices [...]

ECOLOGICAL TRUTHS by Bea Kunz 
 We, as a human society must grasp the idea of thinking and acting with the understanding that we are part of nature.

We must become a planet that lives within and promotes a balance of ecological habits, if we are to survive.
 We must become and practice a sustainable agricultural system, one that [...]

Deck the Halls, and the Walls and the Tables….. 1. Decorate with bowls of nuts or fruits, colorful squash, pomegranates, whole pineapples and more can create a festive look , and other edibles you can enjoy later. 
2. Reuse last year’s greeting cards as placecards, gift tags, or to decorate plain gift bags and more. You can [...]

As we gear up for our next issue, you will see more activity on the WE Magazine for Women blog. Here is a timely article submitted by Bea Kunz, our Earthwise Editor.

THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO GREEN LIVING - What Better Time Than Thanksgiving To Start
There has a been a lot of information about  “Green Living” appearing [...]

 What is “Green” Living and How Do I Become a Part? by Bea Kunz

Green Living isn’t a new concept,  it’s just that our world has recently become more aware of all the needed benefits of “Living Green.”
Green Living is working to make better, cleaner, safer, and putting back, rather than always taking from, our earth [...]