We recently explained to you the benefits of vitamin D in our article Nature’s vitamin: D . This vitamin which stems from the sunshine has been linked to reducing the risk of many cancers, age related cognitive decline, and Multiple Sclerosis.

As summer comes rolling around the bend, young and old alike start to get a little bit stir crazy.  When the days start getting longer, and the air just a bit warmer, what better way to spend your time than to plan for some summer fun – sustainable summer fun, that is.

There are some things that folks choose to do for fun (like sailing around the cottage lake on a homemade wooden raft). Then are are some things done to make a point.

The days are longer, the temperature is finally above zero, and outside my busy downtown Toronto window I hear the faint sounds of birds other than pigeons calling out that spring has arrived.

If you don’t know what Earth Hour is, you’re obviously (not) in the dark. Learn more about it here! Our Kiva Ecoki Team has raised almost $5,000.00 USD in the first two days!  We can’t thank the donor(s) enough!

We often touch on organic food, here at ecoki. We’ve discussed the benefits of enjoying a low-carbon diet, in our articles How low can you go? and Low-Carbon cooking.

When the white tents were erected at Nathan Philips Square in Toronto for the biannual Toronto Fashion Week, an insider to the runway room is guaranteed to see hundreds of guests on a daily basis

Opting to volunteer while seeing the world is not only a more sustainable way to travel, but a unique look at the world through new eyes. Whether you’re used to taking a cruise, having fun at a theme park,