Clean Ride: DIY Versus Commercial Carwash

Helpful tips make an at-home car wash both energy-efficient and thorough. Read More »

Summer Empowerment Retreats Offered for Women

Women Embracing Sovereignty will offer a women’s retreat, Empowering the Wisdom of the Feminine Divine, several times throughout the summer, beginning this month. The retreat dates are June 16 to 21, June 23 to 28, July 14 to 19, July 21 to 26, August 4 to 9 and August 11 to 16. Read More »

Midwest Renewable Energy Association Energy Fair

The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) will host the nation’s largest and longest-running educational event about energy and sustainability from June 21 to 23 at Renew The Earth Institute, in Custer. Read More »

Clean Energy Projects Emerge from CERTs Conference

The Clean Energy Resource Team’s (CERTs) bi-annual conference, held in St. Cloud in February, resulted in 32 clean energy projects all over the state. In seven regional groups, participants worked together for 90 minutes to identify energy-efficiency or renewable-energy projects in their respective regions that could be implemented by the next CERTs Conference in February 2015. Read More »

Brake for Breakfast on the Midtown Greenway

To celebrate Bike Walk Week Twin Cities, June 9 to 15, bike riders can enjoy a free breakfast in the parking lot of the Greenway Building, in Minneapolis. The breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. (or until the food is gone) on June 12. Read More »

Bhakti Fest Returns to Madison in July

The second annual Bhakti Fest Midwest 2013: The Festival of Yoga, Kirtan and Wisdom, will be held at Willow Island Alliant Energy Center, in Madison, Wisconsin, from July 5 to 7. Called “the spiritual Woodstock of the New Millennium,” the festival features the most prominent kirtan (chanting) artists, yoga teachers and workshop leaders from around the world. Read More »

Walking for Warriors 10K in Golden Valley for Cancer Support

Pink Courage will host its first annual Walking for Warriors, a 10K event in Golden Valley on June 29. Registration will begin at 7 a.m.; the opening ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m.; the walk will begin at 9 a.m. Lunch will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the recognition and closing ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. Read More »

Health Expert and Best-Selling Author Jordan Rubin Will Speak in St. Paul

Jordan Rubin, N.M.D., Ph.D., health expert, founder of Beyond Organic and author of The Maker’s Diet and The Raw Truth, will speak on natural health, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on June 25. The event will be held at the Double Tree Park Place, in St. Louis Park. Read More »

Free Lecture with Dr. Michael Murray in White Bear Lake

Sassafras Health Foods, in White Bear Lake, will host a free lecture by naturopath Dr. Michael Murray, who will speak about the subject of his latest book, What the Drug Companies Won’t Tell You and Your Doctor Doesn’t Know. He will answer questions and sign books afterward. The event will be held at the Best Western White Bear Country Inn from 7 to 9 p.m. on June 26. Read More »

Radon Testing in Minnesota Homes Recommended

Because radon levels in Minnesota are cause for concern, state officials recommend that homeowners test their homes for this odorless, colorless gas. Read More »

Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy: Teaching Healing in a New Way

At the Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy (NAH), in Golden Valley, students learn more than simply the basics of homeopathy. They learn to listen without judgment, quiet themselves to better invest in others, help clients grow and achieve freedom from suffering, and maintain a constant love and curiosity for learning. Read More »