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About Us

What is Your Daily Thread?

Your Daily Thread (aka YDT) is a modern guide for the eco-curious and social do-gooder.  The online magazine offers a free daily email with entertaining and informative green tips, an up-to-date events calendar, how-to videos, in-depth neighborhood guides, exclusive reader discounts and monthly giveaways for subscribers.

We cover the following categories:

• Active Lifestyle: Local travel, outdoor exercise, social activism, volunteerism…
• Green Living: DIY, green 411, eco-tools, inspirational heroes, local environmental happenings
• Wellness and Beauty: Natural skincare, holistic health, yoga, green beauty…
• Weekend Guide: Green, local and sustainable things to do over your weekend
• Healthy Food: Organic restaurants, farmers markets, locavores, Fair Trade…
• Eco-Fashion: Designers and clothing using sustainable materials and ethical labor…

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How to get involved

•Subscribe to our free daily newsletter here.
•Discover cool eco-friendly events in your own back yard with our events calendar.
•Comment and share your thoughts with us on our article.
•Be in the know on what’s happening for your weekend in L.A.
•Take advantage of special offers and discounts on our ydt Deals page.

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What the Press is Saying

Named as a site that is “Greening the City of Angeles” by urban lifestyle magazine 944, YourDailyThread.com has garnered positive press and endorsements from green power houses like The Huffington Post, Ecorazzi, Live Earth, Opportunity Green and others.

View more in recent press.

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How We Got Started

ydt was created by high school  best friends Tracy Hepler and Lauren Johanson. After graduating from college (Tracy @ UC Santa Barbara and Lauren @ University of Richmond), both women spent a year abroad to learn more about themselves and the world. Tracy  taught English in Europe; Lauren volunteered at an Indian Orphanage and on organic farms in Thailand and New Zealand.

After moving back to the city they knew as kids, they searched for a source to learn about what there was to do as adults. Their experiences in college and abroad had sparked a growing interest in green living and social good. This prompted them to seek out people and places living out these ideals through out Los Angeles.

Not satisfied with what was available at the time, they decided to create their own guide to explore, connect and traverse the city.

This is how ydt came to be, a project from the heart of two best friends.

Learn more about our team.

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