Natural Awakenings

Natural Awakenings is a free magazine (community of magazines, really) addressing natural health, green living, fitness, nutrition and personal growth.

If you’re looking for fair trade stores, green dentistry, spas, yoga, massage, health food stores, practical articles or a calendar listing local events, then this is for you.

Find your local edition here:

• Northern Suburbs, Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair, Genesee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Lapeer Counties (http://www.michiganhealthyliving.com/)
• Greater Ann Arbor & Surrounding Communities (http://www.a2namag.com/)
• Greater Grand Rapids (http://www.naturalwestmichigan.com/)

This blog does not need to reprint all organizations, companies and services advertised in this magazine. I just want to highlight sources of information, not publish it all again.

W Michigan Food Guide

An excellent resource is the West Michigan Guide to Local Food, which can be downloaded and saved on your computer as a PDF document. That link will also lead you to information regarding where you can find the newest edition.

The 2006-2007 Guide is currently online (03/08).

Guide Contents:

• Seasonal availability chart for produce
• Farmers' Markets
• Community Supported Agriculture
• Fruits and Vegetables, including U-Pick
• Processed Foods, including Meat, Dairy, Food Products
• Restaurants, Caterers
• Retail Outlets
• Other Resources
• Relevant and Colorful Advertisements
• More

Related Links:

• Food Shed
• Western Michigan Environmental Action Council
• Taste The Local Difference

An idea for someone to run with: expand the W Mich Food Guide to include ALL of Michigan.