Clean up the way you do laundry with laundry detergents that don't include the usual toxic chemicals. Free of petrochemicals, chlorine, sulfates, parabens and other nasties, these five natural laundry detergents make doing laundry a much more healthy and environmentally-friendly chore. Next time you're getting ready to do a load, grab one of Organic Authority's top five laundry detergent picks.

Are the leaves still changing where you are? Here in Atlanta, we've still got a little bit of green, but the trees - and the sidewalk! - have lots of beautiful fall yellows, reds, and oranges, too. This DIY leaf garland is a great way to bring those hues of fall into your home.

The world truly is your oyster. Humans have the incredible gift of living on an amazing blue and green planet that is just waiting to be explored. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Americans will never set foot outside their own country and experience it. Granted, this land of purple mountains and amber waves of grain is pretty spectacular – but there’s a whole globe of other cultures and ways of life that you can only experience if you have a passport. Here are ten excellent reasons why you should get your passport NOW.

Are you more of a baked scone brown or a summer resort yellow type of person? When choosing paint colors for your walls, you probably picked that creamy coffee or midnight blue color based on what you like, what you thought looked good, or just because of the fun descriptive name listed on the paint chip. Choosing paint colors can be about so much more than just what you like. Colors can affect your emotions, and when you choose ones that balance out your personality you can subtly enhance your quality of life and even your health. That’s where Ayurveda, the ancient Indian art of healing, can help.

Cleaning up expired food, smelly trash and even clogged sinks just doesn’t compare to the grossness of getting rid of musty, scuzzy mold. This fungus has a serious ick factor. Maybe it’s the sliminess that makes it so revolting? Or, perhaps it’s the whole ‘growing’ thing? Either way, you need to get it rid of mold and mildew for your health, and to prevent damages to your home. Find out how to stop mold and mildew from invading your house and how to get rid of these scummy substances if they crop up.

One of the greatest joys of travel is enjoying new cuisine and discovering foods that you didn’t even know existed. From the tropical fruits of the South Pacific to the clafoutis of Paris, the salty sea fare of New England to the heavenly fruit pavlova found down under in Australia, the world is your flavor oyster – so put some wasabi and fresh lemon juice on that sucker and gulp it down.

Halloween is the most party-worthy holiday of all time. Even if you’re not the horror-loving, costume-donning type, it’s fun (or at the very least, entertaining) to venture out on Halloween and take in the spooks all your bud’s have come up with.

We’ve concocted an easy-to-follow list of items to help get you in the mood to throw the most spook-tastic Halloween party of all time that also, coincidentally, has a lower environmental impact.

It's pumpkin season, and Halloween is right around the corner. If you're planning a carve up a Jack-o-lantern this year, we've got some tips to make this year's carving easy, fun, and even less wasteful! Carving a pumpkin is pretty simple, but when you've splurged on an organic gourd, you want to make sure you're carving it the right way.

Tiny homes are becoming a big trend in America, with families opting to downsize the McMansion in favor of a more humble abode. People are moving into mobile trailers or tiny purpose-built homes, eschewing overblown living expenses for a simpler way of life.

As part of their September issue, which ranked America's favorite cities, Travel + Leisure magazine also compiled a list of America's dirtiest cities—with problems ranging from litter to rats to smog.