We are very excited to announce Body + Soul's first-ever Whole Living Awards. Reflecting the magazine's core mission and values, the Whole Living Awards honor the people, projects, places, companies, causes, and organizations taking innovative steps to better our world through socially responsible and sustainable practices. By recognizing those who continue to set the bar high, we hope to further raise public awareness as well as inform and inspire others to follow.

Nominations are being accepted now through July 22 here. 

Nomination Form Instructions: 
1. Download, print, and fill out the above nomination form and send it to:
Body + Soul Whole Living Awards 
42 Pleasant Street 
Watertown, MA 02472

or

2. Download and fill out the nomination form electronically, and save a copy on your desktop. Then attach the form to an email, and sent it to awards@bodyandsoulmag.com

Note: You must have Adobe reader version 9.1 to fill out and email this form. You can download the latest version of Adobe here.

Whole Living Award Categories include:

• Green technology and design (e.g. an entrepreneur who has changed the way we look at energy efficient transportation; an innovative green building)
• Sustainable food (e.g. an author who forces us to examine our global food supply; urban farmers; city planners aimed at making school lunches healthier)
• Social responsibility (e.g. a microlending Web site that helps artisans in developing countries earn a living; a city, state, or country taking huge strides in order to curb its eco-impact)
• Travel (e.g. a green hotel, restaurant, spa, or outfitter)
• Style and Beauty (e.g. a designer taking painstaking efforts to use recycled and sustainable materials; an affordable, eco, and charitable cosmetic company)
• Health (e.g. a hospital taking steps to eliminate toxic materials and unhealthy food)

A jury of Body + Soul's most respected experts will review the nominations. Winners will be unveiled in the April 2010 issue of Body + Soul magazine and featured on wholeliving.com and via other Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia platforms.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Body + Soul