Life Media is an independently-owned, environmentally-conscious multimedia information publishing company, launched in 1976 and still owned and operated by the founding family. Our goal is to provide editorially independent, quality products, and a high level of service and integrity, in a way that minimizes our ecological footprint and respects all the inhabitants of Mother Earth.

We operate in print and electronically. Our paid subscription magazines – Natural Life (print and digital), Life Learning (digital), and Natural Child (digital) – and books published under The Alternate Press imprint, as well as the websites Natural Family Life, Home-Based Education in Canada, and Child's Play, provide readers with straightforward, trustworthy facts, analysis, opinions, and how-to information about green living, natural parenting, and unschooling/life learning.

We are sometimes controversial, always honest, and forever practical. As one of the original North American sources of information about natural family living and its foremost publisher of books about progressive homeschooling, life learning and unschooling, we work hard to provide a fresh perspective on these important topics. As a result, you'll find us always a bit ahead of the pack.

We invite you to explore the various websites, policies, and profiles linked from this page, in order to learn more about Life Media and how we can help you and your family live a greener, healthier, more self-reliant lifestyle. Here is a convenient summary of the members of the Life Media family of magazines and websites.

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