🎥 First look at our brand new film, Farmacy of Light

Happy Friday my friend,

Where can you hear a “frog-saxophone duet” and “a piano nocturne accompanied by the hoot of an Asian barred owlet?” On this new album created by the former drummer of the Police, Stewart Copeland, and British naturalist Martyn Stewart, where wild non-manipulated field recordings blend with a 30-musician orchestra!

ECL TRIVIA: Which country has the highest percentage of land area covered by forest? (Answer below)

🧑‍⚕️ Human Health

🌈 UPCOMING WORLD PREMIERE: Directed by Ryan Wirick (director of The Need To GROW) and written by yours truly… Are you eating enough LIGHT? As chronic disease and malnutrition skyrockets, a renegade farmer uncovers little known discoveries in the field of biophotonics, and the link between health and light-filled food. Starring Erik Cutter and Dr. Zach Bush, Farmacy of Light is a new film exploring quantum physics discoveries which have been suppressed for decades. Could this be a key to fixing our broken health care system? Be first to watch the trailer here.

🚩 BYE BYE, FOOD DYE: West Virginia’s Senate passed legislation to ban several synthetic food preservatives as well as “red dye 3, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, blue 2 and green 3 from foods and drinks. The dyes have been linked to neurological and neurobehavioral issues in children,” says the WV Legislature’s press release, which you can read here. Though final House approval is still upcoming, the bans are slated to take effect Jan 1, 2028.

🚶‍♀️ GO FOR A WALK: What does your brain look like after just 20 minutes of walking vs. sitting still? After you see the EEG brain scans in this article (positive effects shown in areas of decision making, stress management and behavior planning), you may be inspired to get up and go for a brisk walk! Researchers note that “even 'mini walks' of two to five minutes offer some benefit.”

🌎 Planet Health

🧪 PLASTIC OF THE FUTURE: A Japanese company has developed a special type of plastic that dissolves in ocean water with a process called “desalting”— leaving no microplastics behind— and this plastic also decomposes in soil completely within 10 days. Magic? No, just really cool science! Learn all about this recyclable discovery here.

🚰 UTAH BANS FLUORIDE: What’s in your tap water? New legislation in Utah will take effect in May, making it the first U.S. state to ban fluoride from being added to public water supplies. The chief sponsor of the bill stated “I believe in individual choice when it comes to what prescriptions we put into our bodies and fluoride is federally regulated as a prescription.” 63% of Americans have fluoride in their water. Read more about the legislation by clicking here. (P.S. I wrote and recorded a song called “Fluoride” about “drugs added to the water supply without any regulations,” which you can listen to here.🎶)

🐟 FISH DOORBELL: The “fish doorbell season” has opened in the Dutch city of Utrecht for its fifth year in a row. In order to assist fish in making their spring migration through the often dammed canals and rivers in Holland, this virtual doorbell was established to allow visitors to keep their eye on the underwater cam, and— ding dong!— alert the lock keeper to open the gate for fish passage. 3M people tuned in last year from all over the world to ring the doorbell.

🍀 Sustainable coffee lovers, this one's for you!

At Purity Coffee, having a positive impact on the planet is a core part of their mission to improve the world’s health through coffee.

*I just saw Purity show up in our allies Kiss The Ground regenerative coffee top picks – so I’m glad to see other top agriculture organizations recognize how important this brand is.

Purity believes that everything they keep natural and sustainably healthy reflects in their final product—and in your health.

That’s why their coffee isn’t just organic—it’s sourced using regenerative farming methods that help restore the land, not just sustain it.

For St. Patrick’s Day, you can save 30% + get free US shipping now through March 17th!

Get the best coffee in the world HERE.

Photo of the week

Trivia Answer:

Suriname. This small South American country has about 93% of its land area covered by forests, making it the most forested country in the world.

🎥 TITLE

Upgrade to ECL Membership for new videos each week on DIY & homestead advice, gardening support, holistic health expert interviews, recipes and more.

Become an Earth Conscious Life Member for weekly solution-focused videos, recipes, Deep Dive articles, expert interviews, and other subscriber-only content.

Already a paying subscriber? Sign In.

...and a healthier planet:

• • Improve health awareness: Deep Dive articles & recipe videos
• • Protect ecosystems: expert video tutorials with leaders around the world
• • Prioritize mental health: custom meditations for relieved stress
• • Camaraderie: likeminded community (app coming soon!)
• • Inspiration: members-only ebooks, personal picks, and DIY ideas
• • Portion goes to support independent films, local food projects, and planting trees