As we celebrate National Park Week, Richard Louv — the bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods and authority on connecting kids with nature — offers up some easy ways to bring the parks to your family in his brand new book, Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life. “Take a vacationContinue reading
Chances are you’re reading this on some sort of mobile digital device, right? Well, then, with mobile device in hand, take a few steps toward the door and GO OUTSIDE! You remember outside, right? Ah, yes, nature. In our increasingly connected e-world, we too often forget that we can plug into nature. Richard Louv remindsContinue reading
December temperatures might keep you trapped indoors, but this month’s Lucky Stars offer you the chance to reconnect with the outdoors from the warmth of your living room. Get the low-down of the oddly beautiful courtship of a Neohelix albolabris woodland snail, heed warnings of paralysis-inducing shrubs, and discover how Rowan trees were used to prevent the dead fromContinue reading
Explore our wonderful world for the holidays. Start from The Ground Up and find 100 Flowers, 100 Vegatables, and every Nature Principle in between. Then take a trip to Venice or Paris with just one click. Week 2 of our December Lucky Stars features 12 e-books at $3.99 or less about the wonders around us.Continue reading
Happy Earth Day! Celebrate by entering to win a copy of … The Nature Principle by Richard Louv Does thinking about our planet’s future conjure up images of a post-apocalyptic dystopia stripped of nature (think Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, only grimmer)? Well, Richard Louv, has a different vision. And the author of the landmark bestsellerContinue reading
Today we continue our month-long celebration of nature with the fourth and final installment of Richard Louv‘s “Applying the Nature Principle to Your Life.” Read the previous posts here, here and here. Enjoy these tips, and check out Louv’s latest book The Nature Principle. Applying the Nature Principle: 20 Ways to Create a Restorative Home and Garden Want to improveContinue reading