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CLIMATE CHAMPION: Arctic Ice Project

By Elizabeth Millard
This transformative climate project — focused on protecting ice caps — offers surprising hope for the future.
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CLIMATE CHAMPION: Santa Cruz Mountains Stewardship Network

By Elizabeth Millard
This transformative climate project — focused on protecting ecosystems in the Santa Cruz region — offers surprising hope for the future.
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CLIMATE CHAMPION: SCAPE Studio

By Elizabeth Millard
This transformative climate project — that uses "oyster- tecture" to combat shoreline erosion — offers surprising hope for the future.
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CLIMATE CHAMPION: Kiss the Ground

By Elizabeth Millard
This transformative climate project — focused on regenerative agriculture — offers surprising hope for the future.
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CLIMATE CHAMPION: Reef Life Foundation

By Elizabeth Millard
This transformative climate project — which uses IntelliReefs to help rebuild coral reefs — offers surprising hope for the future.
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CLIMATE CHAMPION: One Tree Planted

By Elizabeth Millard
This transformative climate project — focused on reforestation strategy — offers surprising hope for the future.
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CLIMATE CHAMPIONS: GRID Alternatives

By Elizabeth Millard
This transformative climate project — focused on increasing access to solar energy — offers surprising hope for the future.
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7 Climate Champions

By Elizabeth Millard
Protecting ice caps and restoring the ocean floor are just a couple of the transformative climate projects that are bringing some hope for the future.
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A Field Guide to Potatoes

By Elizabeth Millard
Learn the features — and nutritional benefits — of five types of potatoes: French fingerlings, Peruvian purples, red potatoes, Yukon golds, and russets.
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Are the Carbs in Potatoes the Same as the Carbs in Sugar?

By Elizabeth Millard
In short, no. Potatoes contain a more complex form of carbohydrate called amylose, which digests more slowly than sugar.
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The Health Benefits of Eating Potatoes

By Elizabeth Millard
Long maligned by various healthy-eating plans, potatoes are back in favor — and more nutritious than you might think.
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How to Stay Fit in Winter

By Elizabeth Millard
Follow Mother Nature’s rhythms to banish workout boredom, stave off injury, and build your fitness.
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5 Ways You Can Support Regenerative Agriculture

By Elizabeth Millard
Regenerative agriculture is critical to the future of food — and the planet. Here's how you can help.
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Can Regenerative Agriculture Save Us?

By Elizabeth Millard
Why nourishing topsoil, raising healthier animals, and growing more nutrient-dense crops and produce is critical to the future of food — and the planet.
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