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Sustainability?

Sustainability is the wrong word — it's still about taking from the Earth. We should be asking "What can I give?" *

* Inspired by a Robin Wall Kimmerer story

We can't heal people without healing our home planet.

We donate 1% of our gross sales to organizations working to restore reciprocity with the Earth. That's a big number for a small family business like ours, but it's an inseparable part of the work of healing.

The Honorable Harvest

Robin Wall Kimmerer — botanist, author of Braiding Sweetgrass, and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation — teaches that taking from the Earth without giving back is not a neutral act. The Honorable Harvest is a set of principles rooted in Indigenous wisdom: never take more than you need, take only what is offered, give thanks for what you receive, and give back in kind. It's a framework for reciprocity that asks us to think of the land not as a resource, but as a relative.

Harvested Garden Produce
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Everything here begins with planting a tree.

For every new patient we welcome, we donate $1 to One Tree Planted to put a tree in the Earth.

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Get The Carbon Almanac

Reliable, easy-to-understand knowledge on climate change...that you can share to create meaningful impact.

If you can't afford a copy, we purchased 10 copies for the Treehouse. Check one out for free.

Watch where your water goes.

Every raindrop that falls in the United States is part of a watershed — a living system that connects mountains to rivers to the ocean, passing through farms, factories, and neighborhoods along the way. Water pollution doesn't stay where it starts. A chemical spilled in one county can end up in a river two states away, and what we put into the land doesn't stay there either.

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River Runner lets you drop a virtual raindrop anywhere in the U.S. and watch exactly where it travels. It's a beautiful, humbling way to see how water moves — and why protecting waterways upstream matters for everyone downstream. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

Image by Nora Jane Long

River Runner

Drop a raindrop anywhere in the U.S. and watch exactly where it travels — through rivers, towns, and watersheds all the way to the sea.

Image by Daniel Miksha

River Runner Global

Tap anywhere on Earth and follow a drop to its destination. Every landscape, every continent, every ocean.

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Choose Slow Shopping

Online shopping with speedy delivery is negatively impacting the climate. When you shop online, place large orders instead of multiple small ones and choose the slowest delivery option whenever possible.

Download the Planet Protector's consumer guide

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We've compiled a list of planet-friendly / human-friendly products and services. Lower you carbon footprint, reduce chemical toxicity, and support businesses doing their part to protect the Earth. 

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Build your local food network.

Transporting food from far away, whether by truck, ship, rail or plane, uses fossil fuels for fuel and for cooling to keep foods in transit from spoiling. Instead, buy food from local farmers like ours.

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