LONG LINES Sexy halter-neck body-hugging jumpsuit, with loose flare around the legs. Made from luxurious 100 percent organic modal, a fabric sourced from beech tree fibers, which feels almost more like silk than silk. Camilla Wellton Thunder Jumpsuit, $280, camillawellton.com. Earrings, Noritamy, noritamy.com.
	PURE POETRYDesigner Chloé Bourrioux of EELD (Ethical Ecological Luxury & Design) incorporates organic and bio-silk into her chic designs, with an eye for luxurious fabrics that feel as good as they look.This gossamer-soft and drapey Marilyn-inspired dress is made from 100 percent white organic silk, cinched in the front and softly gathered at the back. EELD Organic Silk Virgin Moon Dress $392, brandalley.co.uk
	STELLAR Classic basket set 18 karat white gold posts and diamonds are guaranteed ethical and eco-friendly sourced. Brilliant Earth White Gold Round Diamond Stud Earrings, $550, brilliantearth.com
	MOONSTRUCKCrescent moon brooches were Victorian-era classics, but are now hard to find. Vintage sterling silver pin with hand-set faceted rock crystal stones. Antique Victorian Crescent Moon Brooch, $285, boylerpf.com
	STARFIRE Midori Ferris Wayne’s designs are forged from reclaimed 14 karat rose gold and sterling silver with tiny vintage diamonds and reclaimed 14 karat white gold chain. Okomido Starflower Suite, Earrings $705, Necklace $680, okomido.com
	FINE FORMEdun founders Ali Hewson and Bono fell in love with Africa years ago and have advocated for ethical tradeby manufacturing there ever since. Creative Director Sharon Wauchob, known for her classic aesthetic and urban appeal, is one of the most influential ethical designers in the arena.A dreamy asymmetrical dress that wraps around you like a warm summer night. Relaxed yet sophisticated, a flawless classic with grommet detail that adds a hit of bling. Edun Drape Front Jersey LBD, $278, edun.com
	KICK IT UPThis striking stiletto takes you to the height of style. We hear that Natalie Portman loves designer Elizabeth Olsen’s stylish vegan shoe line, and you will, too! OlsenHaus Pure Vegan Egypt Heel, $225, olsenhaus.com
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Author of five cookbooks, including Gluten-Free Recipes for the Conscious Cook, Going Wild in the Kitchen and The Quick and Easy Organic Gourmet, Leslie Cerier has a gift for creating special diets
without sacrificing flavor and satisfaction. We caught up with Cerier as she was preparing for her weeklong cooking class at Rancho La Puerta in March. lesliecerier.com

What happens in your classes?
I show people that it doesn’t have to be super complicated to put healing, healthy, delicious food in your mouth. It just requires being stocked with some great essentials and knowing how to work with those essentials. And people have fun.

You teach classes in “seed-to-table” cuisine. What does that mean?
Seed-to-table cooking is a celebration of the earth’s bounty. It’s about creating recipes from what you just picked from the garden or what the farmer just harvested. It’s about walking through the organic farm or garden and letting the beauty and the bounty inspire you, then taking that happy feeling into the kitchen and cooking up something luscious.

What are the benefits?
You know your food. You follow the chain of the food from the ground to your mouth. You understand its origin, its quality and its potency.

Why is local food important?
Local is the most fresh you can get, and there’s nothing tastier. Plus, fresh is more nutritious. Also—and this is important—buying local supports local farms.

And why organic?
Organic is essential when you’re looking at the highest good and the bigger picture. If you poison the soil, you poison the planet and you poison yourself. That’s common sense.

Cook with the Organic Gourmet
Leslie Cerier teaches classes at eco-spas and resorts around the world. This spring you’ll find her at:

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
March 2-4

Rancho La Puerta
Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
March 10-17

Esalen Institute
Big Sur, California
March 18-23, March 23-25

OSM ONLINE > Find an extended version of this interview and the recipe for Leslie Cerier’s delicious nori rolls at organicspamagazine.com/leslie-cerier.

Leslie’s Pantry
Leslie’s staples are made with wild-harvested and organic ingredients.

Bob’s Red Mill whole grains, whole grain
flours and nut flours, including glutenfree
products. bobsredmill.com

Frontier Natural Products Co-op Fair
Trade – certified organic herbs, spices,
extracts, flax seeds and sea vegetables.
frontiercoop.com

Lotus Foods exotic heirloom varieties of
organic certified rice. lotusfoods.com

Maine Coast Sea Vegetables
organic dulse, kombu, kelp, wild
nori, alaria, sea vegetable snacks and
seasonings. seaveg.com

Navitas Naturals organic cacao butter,
paste and powder; goji berries; maca
powder; coconut oil; hempseeds and more.
navitasnaturals.com

Nutiva organic hemp seeds, hemp oil and
coconut oil. nutiva.com

Selina Naturally Celtic, Hawaiian and
Portuguese sea salts, olive oil, ghee, nut
and seed butters. celticseasalt.com

Shiloh Farms organic grains, beans,
dried fruits, nuts, seeds and sweeteners.
shilohfarms.com

South River Miso organic, aged misos.
southrivermiso.com

Lemon-Parsley Dressing

This light, refreshing dressing is great on
green salads, coleslaw, steamed vegetables
and cooked grains.

Makes about 11⁄4 cups

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1⁄3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
11⁄2 cups parsley leaves
2 scallions (white and green parts)
1 tablespoon chopped green bell pepper
1 clove garlic
1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
Put all ingredients in a blender or food processor
and blend until smooth and creamy.
Taste and adjust seasonings if desired.

Lemony Quinoa Salad with
Toasted Sunflower Seeds

With its bright, sprightly flavors, this is
a wonderful springtime dish. To make the
sunflower seeds more easily digestible,
soak them overnight.

Serves 6 to 8

3 3⁄4 cups water
1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
21⁄2 cups quinoa, rinsed
1 cup raw sunflower seeds
3⁄4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Bring water and salt to a boil in a medium-size
saucepan. Add quinoa, lower heat, cover and
simmer for about 15 minutes, until all water is
absorbed. Transfer quinoa to a large bowl and
let cool to room temperature.

Meanwhile, toast sunflower seeds in a dry
skillet over medium heat, stirring often, for 3 to
5 minutes, until they are aromatic and start to
pop. Add sunflower seeds, lemon juice and oil
to quinoa and stir until well combined. Taste
and adjust seasonings if desired.

Reprinted with permission from Gluten-Free
Recipes for the Conscious Cook by Leslie
Cerier (New Harbinger Publications).

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At 9 p.m., following an all-day photo shoot, eco-model and activist Summer Rayne Oakes found time to talk to OSM style correspondent Zoe Helene about Source4Style, her matchmaking site for sustainable textiles, and her new film eXtinction, playing at festivals nationwide.

What drove your decision to produce and star in eXtinction?
I am a realistic optimist. I acknowledge the fact that we are going to lose a lot of things in our lives. That is now inevitable. eXtinction talks about some of the most pressing issues, things that are happening now—not thousands of years from now, but within our lifetimes. There are so many ways we can create a better life, but we can’t be too airy-fairy about it. Clayton Haskell, the director, captures this brilliantly in the movie.

What’s the bottom line?
It’s not preventable, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try. At the end of the day, trying to help is more meaningful.

Tell us about Source4Style.
The timing was right. I approached my partner, fair trade ecopreneur Benita Singh, to start a marketplace that directly connects designers with artisan suppliers. Most designers don’t know how to (or don’t have time to) access the supply world, and most suppliers lack the resources or know-how to reach designers. With Source4Style, we’re connecting earth-conscious designers and artisan sources all over the world. Everything is carefully selected from 23 countries (we’re growing fast!). All of our suppliers fulfill at least one of five sustainability criteria.

What inspires you?
I try to make fashion relevant to people who might not otherwise find it of interest. Meeting the challenges helps me grow as a human being, and that alone gets me up in the morning. I like to challenge my thought systems.

ZOE HELENE, an award-winning designer and sustainability pro-activist, is developing Cosmic Sister, a collective venue for kindred-spirit women. cosmicsister.com

RESOURCES
summerrayneoakes.com
extinctionfilm.tumblr.com
source4style.com

Read “Summer’s Spring Forecast“

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1 “I’m seeing a lot of carry-over from the season before, so a lot of artisan fabrics and color. African textiles, batiks, items with indigenous flare, and by ‘indigenous’ I mean culturally relevant. That’s continuing.”
One Shoulder in #1 Stunna in authentic Ghanaian cotton wax from Akosombo Textile Limited. (Source4Style.com). Design by Afia.  shopafia.com
“Source4Style connected me to an exceptional artisinal fabric designer and businesswoman named Edwina, whose batik (a tie and dye method) I will be working into my Summer 12 collection.” – Meghan Sebold, Designer AFIA

2 “Then there’s this other side that’s very clean and idealist. Not bohemian, necessarily, but classic, simple, clean.”
Organic Cotton Box Top in Dark Oatmeal and Organic Linen Drawstring Pant from Eileen Fisher. eileenfisher.com

3 “Innovation in textile printing processes like digital printing and air dyeing (a new way to dye and print fabric without using water) enables new expression.”
Design by Costello Tagliapietra. costellotagliapietra.com

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After experiencing firsthand the devastating impact of Amazonian rainforest destruction on indigenous people, Trudie Styler—producer, director, human rights activist, environmentalist and organic farmer—founded the Rainforest Foundation Fund with her husband, Sting, in 1989. Styler’s annual Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert, Sting & Friends, will mark its 23rd anniversary April 3 at Carnegie Hall in New City.

The benefit is a celebration of hope and the human spirit.

“I’ve been very fortunate in life, and I’ve had many opportunities to see the world and meet some extraordinary people,” Styler says. “Having witnessed environmental
catastrophe and the human suffering that results, I feel a responsibility to do what I can to try to make a difference.”

A firm believer in the “power of the individual,” Styler is a tireless advocate for “being true to oneself and taking a stand.” She believes that “we have a real opportunity to build a new global economy based on environmental conservation.”

Styler’s annual benefit concert has raised millions for rainforest relief and—importantly—awareness about rainforest devastation. “It’s true that deforestation continues, but I believe that we are beginning to see some major changes now in attitude,” Styler says. “It’s becoming more widely accepted that deforestation is the biggest single cause of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. And economics are now playing a part. I think we are actually on the cusp of a major shift in how economics and environmental conservation are connected. The Brazilian government is taking a tougher stance on illegal logging in the rainforest, and indeed the National Institute for Space Research has said that between August 2010 and July 2011 deforestation dropped 11 percent from the previous year. So I have hope.”

Now operating in 23 countries, the Rainforest Foundation has helped indigenous communities gain legal rights to protect more than 100,000 square kilometers of rainforest and projects that it can help save 1 million more.

While being on the front lines means bearing witness to shocking realities, Styler remains optimistic. “The resilience of the human spirit is always remarkable and inspiring,” she says. “For every harmful deed, there are many more acts of compassion and, ultimately, this supports my continued faith in human nature.” rainforestfund.org

OSM ONLINE > Read the extended interview at organicspamagazine.com/trudie-styler

Sharing the Strength
“Staying fit is vitally important to me,”Trudie Styler says. “Good nutrition is the cornerstone of good health, mental clarity and high energy levels, and I’m passionate about the value of organic food. Exercise is another key ingredient. I work out most days, and the time I spend on staying strong and mobile pays back dividends in terms of my energy, how much I can get done every day, and my quality of life.”

To share her routines with everyone, Styler created a five-DVD set of yoga, Pilates and dance workouts with celebrity trainer James D’Silva. gaiam.com

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Valentine’s Day celebrates our ability to love.

This year, plan a romantic fireside picnic at home–whether or not you have a fireplace. Creating a symbolic hearth for your celebration is easy. Define the area using a low table, a shallow drawer placed upside down, a stone slab, a piece of flat wood or a simple scarf. Arrange candles, flowers, photos, poems, notes, crystals, shells, feathers—whatever feels right—with intention. Spread a blanket on the floor, add comfy pillows, light the candles and enjoy your night.

Big Dipper Waxworks
Pure Beeswax Tea Lights
Box of 16, $20; case of 48, $46;
bigdipperwaxworks.com
Hand poured into polycarbonate cups for maximum glow and safety, these tea lights give sweet, honey fragrance for five hours. 10 percent of profits help prevent bee colony collapse disorder.

Eat Your Aphrodisiacs
Some foods just have it in them.

Oysters Aside from their suggestive appearance, oysters deliver a whopping load of zinc, which feeds your sex organs.

Onions and Garlic Both have long histories as love enhancers. In monasteries around the world, people who are abstaining from sex stay away from these two.

Capers Courts of antiquity prized these berries as key ingredients in love potions. Cleopatra is said to have served capers to help win the hearts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Hot Chiles These contain capsaicin, which produces opiates in the brain and enhances circulation in the body’s fine vessels.

Olives Legend has it that the essential fatty acids in green olives make men more virile and black ones increase libido in women.

This is not the night for diets. Whip up a batch of puttanesca, or “sauce of the whores,” with onions, garlic and hot chiles
— all natural aphrodisiacs.

Schisandra Cocktail
This cocktail may be virgin, but you won’t be after drinking it. Schisandra is a superberry, an adaptogen and an aphrodisiac. Simply mix organic schisandra concentrate, sparkling water and agave to taste. Shake.

Dr. Chang Naturals ChiBerry
Unsweetened Tonic
16 ounces, $24.97; organicchiberry.com
This organic, pure concentrate is sustainably cultivated in the United States.

Wholesome Sweetener
Organic Blue Agave
23.5 ounces, $6.99; wholesomesweeteners.com
This easy-to-mix sweetener is perfect for cocktails. Available at amazon.com.

The Medicine Hunter’s Maca Mojo Smoothie
Maca, a sacred superfood from the Peruvian Andes, is also an aphrodisiac. Down this healthy, libido-boosting smoothie made with maca on Valentine’s Day morning—or every morning for a week if you really want to rock. (For more information, visit medicinehunter.com/maca.)

1 cup almond milk
1 ripe banana
2 dates
Dash of pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon organic maca powder
1 tablespoon organic cocoa powder

Blend ingredients until smooth. Drink. Enjoy the consequences.

Navitas Naturals Organic
Maca Powder
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Organic Fair Trade
Unsweetened Cocoa
10 ounces, $10;
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Wine & Thou
Cedric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne Blanc
de Noirs Les Ursules 2009
$94.99; shop.appellationnyc.com
This sparkling wine has hints of fresh bread, citrus zest and subtle raspberry notes.

Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
$32.99; americasbestorganics.com
An affordable premium wine made with organic grapes, with hints of pepper, cedar and vanilla spice.

Crocker & Starr Cabernet Sauvignon
Stone Place 2007
$95; wine.com
A bold red from organic Napa Valley grapes with exotic notes of cocoa, and rose petals.

Chocolate Choices
Cocoa is known as the “food of the gods.” It reproduces some of the same brain chemistry that occurs when we fall in love. It is a superfood, a sacred plant and an aphrodisiac.

Chocolove Organic 73 Percent Dark Chocolate Bar
3.2 ounces, $3.79; chocolove.com
Downright naughty, this bar melts in your mouth—and has love poems inside on its wrapping.

Theo Organic 70 Percent Dark Chocolate
3 ounces, $4; theochocolate.com
This Fair Trade-certified dark chocolate is deep, smooth and seductive.

Sweet Riot Pure 70 Percent Dark Chocolate
3.5 ounces, $3.99; sweetriot.com
These organic and Fair Trade-certified bars have artful packaging.

Green & Blacks Dark 70 Percent Chocolate
3.5-ounce bar, $3.99; greenandblacks.com
Exquisitely delicious, intensely flavorful Fair Trade-certified dark chocolate.

A Bubble Bath For Two

Portico Organic Towels
$16.99; porticohome.com
Wrap your lover and yourself in a lush, plush organic cotton towel. Available at bedbathandbeyond.com.

EO French Lavender Bubble Bath
12 fluid ounces, $11.99; eoproducts.com
Super abundant, aromatic bubbles with organic extracts soften and soothe skin.

Pangea Organics Pyrenees Lavender with
Cardamom Bar Soap
3.75-ounce bar, $8; pangeaorganics.com
This certified organic skin-smoothing soap has two aphrodisiac scents: lavender, the “herb of love,” and invigorating cardamom.

• Clear away bathroom clutter. Toilet brushes spoil the mood.
• Clean the room top to bottom and the tub so it sparkles.
• Pay attention to air quality, temperature and lighting.
• Fill a pretty basket with essentials for a luxurious bath.
• Set pillar candles around the room.
• Toss rose petals and essential oils into the water.
• Mood music makes all the difference.

Rub It In
Pamper your lover with a sensational massage. Pour premium body oil into cupped hands and rub hands together to warm up the oil before you start massaging.

Soapwalla Luxurious Moisturizing
Body Oil
4 ounces, $25; etsy.com/shop/soapwallakitchen
This ginger-, citrus- and lemongrass-scented oil made with mowrah butter feels like liquid velvet.

Eminence Mimosa
Champagne
Massage Oil
8.2 ounces, $29;
eminenceorganics.com
Impart decadent hydration and relaxation with biodynamic jojoba, grapeseed and mimosa orange oils.

Weleda Pomegranate
Regenerating Body Oil
3.4 ounces, $28; weleda.com
This rich, sensual biodynamic oil is made from pomegranate, Aphrodite’s fruit.

Visit organicspamagazine.com/vday-home for more information and direct links to online purchasing.

ZOE HELENE, is developing Cosmic Sister (cosmicsister. com), a multi-generational network of trailblazing women. She works and travels with her husband, ethnobotanist Chris Kilham.

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