Earthly matters

Long time environmental advocate Woody Harrelson has done it again by launching his new book, How to Go Further: A Guide to Simple Organic Living. There are plenty of reasons for socially and environmentally conscious people like us to feel discouraged these days, but actor and activist Woody Harrelson wants us to know that we still have the power to change the world for the better.

A few years ago, Woody and some of his closest friends bicycled down to the Pacific coast to encourage people to “walk on the earth with a lighter footprint.” This trip was called “Simple Organic Living (SOL) Tour.” The journey was filmed by Ron Mann in a documentary called Go Further.

How To Go Further was recently released by Warwick Publishing. Woody is hoping that the message of leading a happier, healthier life, while using less of the world's resources, will reach even more people. “When I was out on the SOL Tour,” Woody recounts, “I had a lot of people tell me, ‘You know Woody, you’re only running around preaching to the choir.’ Well good,” I told them, “because if we can get all these choirs singing together with one voice, we're going to make a hell of a lot of noise.”

The book itself is a model of sustainability, printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper using vegetable-based soy pigments and non-chemical coatings. It covers a wide-range of topics such as organic food, alternative energy, yoga, and activism. Do you want to voice yourself? Check out Woody’s website at www.voiceyourself.com