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O
ctober is always a special month in Southwest-
ern Virginia. We say a final goodbye to warm
summer days. Autumn’s colorful show of foliage;
red, yellow, orange and brown proudly presents itself
for all to enjoy. Corn mazes are cut into the fields of
local farms and pulse with laughter of young and old.
Pumpkins and squash abound. However, here at Natural
Awakenings, there is a deeper sense of gratitude and sat-
isfaction than usual as we celebrate the one-year anniver-
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sary of our magazine. How fitting it is that this month’s
editorial theme is Environment.
Publisher
In September I had the privilege of meeting aerial photographer, journalist,
Stacy Hairfield
environmentalist and producer, Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Invited along with several
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other local journalists, I went to Primland Resort for a private showing of the
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newly released documentary ‘Home’, narrated in English by Glen Close. In two
years, Yann shot 500 hours of footage in more than 50 countries. Some of the
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challenges he and his crew faced included having their passports revoked, incar-
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Brandt Harrell
ceration and having more than half of the “India” footage revoked by their gov-
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ernment. The film is an exquisite work of art that literally left me breathless as the
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aerial photography gave irrefutable proof of the effects human activity is having on
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our planet. The Earth’s beauty is unspeakable and because of Yann’s extraordinary
talent and unwavering commitment to this project, we all have the opportunity see
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her beauty. All may view this one of a kind documentary at http://www.youtube. Courtney Ayers
com/homeproject. How blessed we are to share this ‘Home’. More than ever she is
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calling to us to care for her and if we will, she is eager to continue caring for us.
This issue contains some of our best editorial yet. Green industries are
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expanding (Bright Green Future, page 16), natural health and wellness options
Southwestern Virginia
are more widely accepted, talked about and available (Herbs Enhance Healthy
Edition:
Phone: 540-789-5550
Breast Tissue, page 12), and community leaders are emerging to educate, guide
Fax: 877-331-2596
and help implement green initiatives in communities that have long stood at bay
Email:
(A Conversation with Sally Bingham, page 21). Great local articles include topics
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about socially responsible investing (page 11), home energy audits (page 10) and
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communities across Southwestern Virginia that are rising to the occasion with local
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events to celebrate the first “350” International Day of Climate Action on October
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24. See page 20 for more information about 350 and local events listings.
We stand each day on the threshold of thought, able to choose word and
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action to express our inner state of being and potentially change this world for the
Although some parts of this publication may be
better—if we carefully choose to do so. This is true steward ship of our hearts and
reproduced and reprinted, we require that prior
our mother earth. The quote by Kahil Gibran that I leave you with is a wonderful
permission be obtained in writing.
reminder of the relationship we were intended to have with the gift we call Earth.
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