Featured accomplishment
I convinced my mom to start replacing the sour cream on her potato with greek yogurt !
9 months ago
Challenge Yourself
Challenges are small steps you can take toward living a more natural, healthy life. Accept a challenge, log your progress, and watch your successes add up to positive change!
How does it work?
- Take on adventures ranging from nutrition and fitness changes to greener, more natural, habits.
- Log your progress on accepted challenges.
- Track your success at living a healthier, more natural life.
Browse all challenges
Topic
July 08, 2009
Hunt and gather
Think of outdoor scavenger hunts as a way for kids to get up close and personal with nature in all her forms. Whether they’re handling sticks, stones, or squiggly friends, touching is a form of learning children love. You can even pair up younger...
May 12, 2009
Plant a victory garden
Historically, victory gardens have helped stock the pantry during wartime food shortages. Nowadays, they’re taking on a new, progressive activism as gardeners turn toward locally raised food, grow community, and save on grocery bills. The First...
May 12, 2009
Can't wait to play? Join a CSA
If your garden’s still in the sprouting phase, why not join a Community Supported Agriculture group? CSA members pay a fixed seasonal fee to a local farmer in exchange for a weekly share of the harvest, delivered to a location near your home. Today...
March 19, 2009
Clear some space to think
Constantly surrounded by stimulation—cell phones, email, Internet, and TV—our hectic lives can leave little time for reflection. To enjoy life and live it to the fullest, we really need some quiet time to tackle unresolved issues and recharge both...
March 24, 2009
Make old thinking new again
Rags, washcloths, mops, diapers…the list of things that we once reused and later made disposable is long and contentious. Trying one of these old-yet-new-again products raises the question: Can you make a difference without sacrificing your own...
April 13, 2009
Be calculating
Ever thought of taking a calculator with you to the grocery store? You can use it to keep track of costs, number-crunch what you need from bulk products, and factor nutrition info. It won’t take much time, and you’ll leave with a much more refined...
May 10, 2009
Polish your act
Did you know that furniture polish could be dangerous to your health? In 2006, US Poison Control Centers reported 214,091 incidents involving exposure to household cleaning products – and more than half involved children under age 5! Thankfully, you...
May 22, 2009
Don’t leave a paper trail
Replacing paper towels with reusable cloths is a great way to spare trees – and an easy one. Today, challenge yourself to replace paper towels with cloth napkins, tea towels, sponges, rags – even cloth diapers. Cut up old white bath towels and t...
May 19, 2009
Brake it down
Take it easy on those brakes! Slamming on them – and accelerating too quickly, for that matter – can reduce a car’s fuel efficiency by up to 33%. Today, challenge yourself to drive more smoothly. Remember: Hurrying won’t get you there much faster.
April 12, 2009
Dye eggs differently
Color us confused: Although the FDA has weighed in on FD&C Red Dye #40 and declared it safe, anecdotal claims abound that the dye causes health complaints in children and adults alike. Why risk it? When you’re coloring your Easter eggs this year...
