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12 THE BOUNTY OF FARMERS MARKETS Buying Local Boosts Health, the Economy and the Planet


Contents 21


15 COMMON CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES No Need for Panic


16 ANN ARMBRECHT on the Business of


Ethical Botanicals


18 WHY WE NEED WILD PLACES


How to Invite Nature Back into Our Lives and Landscapes


21 EATING FOR THE PLANET


Diet for a Climate Crisis


26 PEST CONTROL Keeping Dogs Safe from


Ticks and Fleas


28 SPRING IS A STATE OF MIND


DEPARTMENTS 9 news briefs


10 health briefs 11 global briefs 11 eco tip 12 green living 15 healing ways 16 wise words


21 conscious eating


26 natural pet 28 inspiration 29 calendar 30 natural directory 31 classifieds


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