Verdant is the nation's first sophisticated
consumer magazine dedicated to covering all aspects of eco-friendly
living-from design, art and fashion trends to news summaries and
authoritative product reports. Verdant entertains while
it informs, delivering smart profiles, engaging think pieces, insightful
travel advice and cooking, gardening and investment tips. Verdant
is a beautifully designed, easy-to-read source for today's modern
reader. Verdant magazine provides Smarter Choices for
Better Living.
When and how will Verdant
become available?
Verdant has published two critically
acclaimed issues both of which are available on
our website.
Verdant’s full launch is delayed.
We will post the revised publication schedule when it is finalized.
Verdant is primarily distributed
in the United States. When the magazine becomes available at Canadian retail outlets, we will post them to our retail list.
Will Verdant be
available online?
Verdant is designed as a print publication.
It is geared toward an audience that enjoys the tactile experience
of reading a physical magazine and appreciates high-quality, beautifully
produced publications. Our web site is being designed to complement
the experience of reading the magazine.
Excerpts of the most recent issue are available
under current issue. The full contents
of prior issues will be available online as well.
We are exploring further ways to make Verdant's
content available online and developing online only features too
offer relevant and fun information to our readers.
How can I advertise in Verdant?
Information will become available at least 2 months prior to the magazine re-launch.
How can I make Editorial
Submissions?
Queries and press releases should be sent
by e-mail. To submit books or other printed matter via postal mail, please email our Editorial team with the term "Book Review" in the Subject. If our Editorial team is able to review your material, they will then arrange postal delivery. Verdant does not accept unsolicited submissions by fax.
Email: editorial at verdantmag.com
While Verdant does not solicit submissions
for stories and initial issues are virtually formatted, we are always
interested in new ideas, stories, features and products which may
appeal to readers. In order to be considered, unsolicited submissions
must be in the form of a query not more than one short paragraph
in length. We cannot accept files sent as attachments, so please
send any queries as part of the body of an e-mail.
Verdant reviews a variety of products with
environmental benefits or produced in sustainable ways. We welcome
submissions of product information and press releases.
While editors will try to respond to queries
we cannot guarantee a reply. Do not send anything that will need
to be returned. We are not responsible for the return or loss of
unsolicited manuscripts, unsolicited art work, or any other unsolicited
materials.
What are Verdant's
environmental practices?
We are reaching out to consumers who are just
learning about how green initiatives can benefit them. We don't
claim to be "pure" green. We believe we need to begin by reflecting
readers' values and by appealing to their sense of style. Our first
goal is to present information in a way that we hope will help readers
enjoy more sustainable lifestyles. In the process, we will try to
do our part in starting to set an example.
Verdant is printed on glossy paper with the highest practical
recycled content (30% at this time) and the remainder certified
as sustainably harvested by Forest Stewardship Council
(FSC).
On occasion we polybag our magazine in a plastic
wrapper. We use a polyethylene produced with d2w� Oxo-biodegradable
additive by Degradable Polymer Products Inc. More information about
d2w is available at the Symphony Plastic Technologies website: http://www.degradable.net/ We are
experimenting with new bio-based plastics as a replacement.
As far as we know, Verdant is the
first US magazine publisher to use biodegradable plastic for poly-bagging
- and we initiated the process to try to gain US Postal Service
approval to use both bio-based PLA and d2w plastics for mailing.
For paper, inks, energy consumption and all aspects of production
and distribution our staff will constantly be seeking improved processes
that are more efficient and less detrimental to the environment.
How do I get a job at
Verdant?
While there are currently no job offerings
at Verdant, we will post jobs as they become available.
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