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Episode-340- The How, What and Why of Permaculture
The Survival Podcast | December 18th 2009 by Jack
We haven’t done a really deep gardening or permaculture show for a while, so I figured it was a good subject to make us think about the coming warm days of spring while the cold days of winter are just setting in. Tune in today as we discuss read more
Green Living Feature of the Week - Sending a Message to Polluters
Running Green | December 18th 2009 by Vern Myers
Have you seen someone driving a car that is pouring smoke from the exhaust, or throwing trash from their car, and wanted to tell them how they are hurting the environment? Yesterday afternoon, on my drive home from work, I observed a read more
Last Orders of Ecofriendly Products supported Amazon Letzte Beste…
Breaking News Ecofriendly Ethical Fair Products and Actions | December 17th 2009 by Oliver Ohene-Dokyi
Last Orders of Ecofriendly Products supported Amazon Letzte Bestellung vor Weihnachten von Bioprodukten unterstützt von Amazon read more
A Bucket A Day Saves $36
Cheapo Groovo - Got Money? | December 17th 2009 by Dave
I'm a big believer in rain water harvesting. But admittedly, we are not quite there yet. So I kept thinking of ways to conserve water and save on the bill. Before we shower, we take a bucket, turn on the water, and fill t read more
Foraging for wild garlic
No Ordinary Homestead | December 17th 2009 by Tiffany
Although many things outdoors have begun to whither and die back, some wild herbs are still thriving…and possibly even becoming easier for you to find. Types of wild garlic and chives are one example. Can you spot the clumps of wild garlic in t read more
Keeping it Green and Keen
The Greening of Gavin | December 14th 2009 by Gavin
My main post for the day is over at the Simple, Green, Frugal Co-op and is about how I keep motivated regarding my journey towards a sustainable lifestyle.I thought it was time to share a bit of personal reflection, and share some of my learning that read more
3 More Freebies
Cheapo Groovo | December 13th 2009 by Dave
Read and post comments | Send to a friend read more
Drill, Baby, WAIT!
Brace for Impact | December 12th 2009 by Thomas A. Lewis
The company calls itself AltaRock, which translates roughly from the Nordish as “getting high on rocks.” With a $6 million grant from the U.S. Energy Department and $30 million in venture capital (translation: “lottery ticket” read more
Your Tips Could Earn You $100!
Cheapo Groovo | December 10th 2009 by Dave
Got any sustainable living tips? How about a debt free story? Or a do it yourself photo? Mother Earth will send you $25 to $100 for each tip they publish, plus $25 for each photo published. Send your tip and photos to letters@Mothe read more
Help Grow Your Soup
No Ordinary Homestead | December 10th 2009 by Tiffany
We popped open a can of Campbell’s condensed tomato soup the other night and I remember why I so loved Campbell’s soup when I was growing up, especially when paired with grilled cheese sandwiches. Their tomato soup cannot be beat, althoug read more
Home for the Holidays
Boomer-Living.com Coffee House Blog | December 9th 2009 by Mike Griffiths
Like many of you I can’t believe that the holidays are here again. Where did the year go? Did you get everything done this year that you wanted to? I know I didn’t. I keep saying “I’ll get to it,” or “next week,” but before I know it, t read more
Perfect Green Baby Gift for Every New or Expecting Mom...The Wom…
Environmental Health-Wellness-Beauty...Get Informed Now! | December 9th 2009 by Shane D. Shirley-Smith
One of the most natural and sustainable ways to feed your baby is to go green, breastfeed and ditch the formula. According to The Environmental Working Group: The makers of Nestlé, Similac,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit read more
16 Excellent Tiny House Resources
Natural Papa | December 9th 2009 by Derek Markham
One of the most popular articles here at Natural Papa has been my post about Our Tiny House Experiment. From talking to other people who are looking to either live in a low impact way, or to simple save money, I have found that the tiny house concep read more
Up From The Ashes
The Green Apartment Blog | December 8th 2009 by Kenneth Crawford
My wife and I have run several blogs over the last few years. The Green Apartment Blog was actually up and running until just a few months ago. I took the blog down because honestly it had become too broad. We found that we were covering everything f read more
Green Living Feature of the Week - Wasted Food
Running Green | December 8th 2009 by Vern Myers
I recently came across an enlightening blog, "Wasted Food," by way of Sharon Astyk's blog, "Casaubon's Book." The author, Jonathan Bloom, has researched this topic for almost 5 years, and is currently writing a book on wasted foo read more
Cheapo Chicken Coop
Cheapo Groovo - Got Money? | December 6th 2009 by Dave
Here's one way to keep your chickens dry. Pete Betchik of Madison on the Lake, Ohio built a chicken shelter using found materials. "The frame is made from wooden pallets, the roof also is pallet wood. The sides are old steel shelves. read more
Groovy Stuff Enters the Green Elite
YourFurnitureLink.com | December 6th 2009
GROOVYSTUFF COMPLETES FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFICATION FROM THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE Select Products Will Carry the FSC-Recycled Label DALLAS, TX – With 10 successful years in home furnishings under its belt, sustainable style expert and read more
A Huge Chick-Run Weekend
The Greening of Gavin | December 6th 2009 by Gavin
Huge, because that is the size of my muscles from all the hard work I did over the last two days.This weekend was a re-org of the chicken run, so that we could fence off the path and get into the shed occasionally. I want to reclaim the vegetab read more
Termperatures: Record Highs Trounce Record Lows
Sustainable Middle Class | December 5th 2009 by John Freeland
Source: NCAR/National Science Foundation Despite the scandal at the University of East Anglia (U.K.) Climate Research group, the big international climate meeting in Copenhagen is a go. Are they nuts? According to some, global warming has been thorou read more
The 5 Basic Elements Of Green Architecture
Sustainable Architecture And Green Building | December 4th 2009 by Rick
Nowadays, the need to conserve Mother Earth has never been this intense - which is why, green architecture is becoming very popular. Sustainable architecture is the practice of designing buildings while taking into consideration sustainable developme read more
Eco Homes: McLean Architects’ Beacon offers sustainable suburba…
instablogs | December 4th 2009 by Guman
Eco Factor: Energy-saving house relies on passive solar gain. Don McLean of McLean Architects has designed a sustainable house for his family that offers green suburban living in a challenging site north of Glasgow. Dubbed the Beacon, the house i read more
Crook Chook
The Greening of Gavin | December 3rd 2009 by Gavin
There was a bit of drama at TGOG's suburban farm last night. As I was travelling home on the train, Kim sent me an SMS that said, "Hi Honey the little black chicken is not good". I called her back immediately and Kim told me that she foun read more
Web 2.0 Meets Gov 2.0: Hacking Human Behavior within a City, Four…
Ugotrade | December 2nd 2009 by Tish Shute
Mobile social communication is beginning to take center stage as the internet moves to real time communications. The recent explosion of interest in augmented reality is part of a wider concern to orchestrate a new landscape of contextually relevant read more
Seed Saving
The Greening of Gavin | December 1st 2009 by Gavin
Over at the Simple Green Frugal co-op I have posted an story about how I have continued to build up my expertise regarding saving seed in the vegetable garden.The post is titled, "Saving Vegetable Seeds". To the more experienced gardener it may not read more
Gautrain: Tweet Tweet
Urban Joburg | December 1st 2009 by Thomas Coggin
Urban Joburg has not really done a good enough post on the Gautrain. This new high-speed rail system in Gauteng is set to revolutionise the way people live, work and play. It will finally provide Gauteng with an efficient public transport service, mo read more
Christiania: An Embarrassment of Green Riches for Copenhagen
Urban Gardens | November 28th 2009 by Robin Plaskoff Horton
They were green when most of the world identified the word only as a color. Inhabitants use composting toilets connected to individual organic water-treatment systems, run their homes on solar power, and aim to reuse 100 per cent of the community read more
It’s Thanksgiving: End Childhood Hunger
JerseySmarts.com | November 26th 2009 by Joe
You can find another e-mail from the people at Food Democracy Now below. This one deals with Thanksgiving and childhood hunger, accordingly. Give it a read and if you are compelled to take some action, then go for it! Happy Thanksgiving, Friends - read more
It Used to Rain Like This Once....
The Greening of Gavin | November 26th 2009 by Gavin
Twice in a week now. Heavy rain. This is unusual for our area, well it is unusual due to the fact that it is out of character for climate patterns of the last 14 years. Back in the good old days, it used to rain often during spring read more
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