Random CNN Composting Article
CNN.com posted a sort of random article on composting. It’s got a lot of helpful info if you’re just getting started. Link
Read full post...CNN.com posted a sort of random article on composting. It’s got a lot of helpful info if you’re just getting started. Link
Read full post...I know for some of us, every month is garden month, but April is officially National Garden Month! How will you celebrate it? The National Gardening Association has got some great ideas and articles, as well as helpful how-to videos. To celebrate National Garden Month, there’s also a contest you can enter to win a [...]
Read full post...Participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28, by turning off your lights for one hour (830 PM to 930 PM). The light-out is a symbol of consolidarity among people of different nations to “VOTE EARTH.” Each person to turn off their lights is considered one vote. Earth Hour is trying to reach one billion [...]
Read full post...Taking cues from several African countries, the City of Los Angeles passed a law on July 23, 2008 banning all plastic grocery and take out bags as of 2010. Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania have also passed laws banning or restricting the use of plastic bags. In Kenya, where only about 10% of waste makes it [...]
Read full post...In my perusing of numerous online blogs and news stories, I ran into this interesting site: Locavore Nation.
Locavore Nation a website dedicated to a year-long experiment in which 15 folks from across the US try to base at least 80% of their diet from local food sources. You can read about their struggles and sucesses [...]
Here’s an interesting interview with Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals and In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.
In the interview, he discusses the shift in our eating habits and practices, and the influence of the food industry on our conception of what it means to nourish [...]
Check out this new website from the Washington Post called Sprig. They’ve got great articles on food, home, fashion, and beauty…all, the green way!
You’ll also find videos with useful health and beauty tips, and interviews with today’s eco-celebrities (if there is such a thing).
http://www.sprig.com/
I know I’m about 4 years behind with the podcast thing, but I’ve recently become obsessed with them. If you’ve got some time to kill and you’ve got iTunes installed, check out the tons of great (and FREE) podcasts at the iTunes Store. A couple of my personal recommendations are GreenLiving.com’s Green Talk Radio [...]
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