Category — Earth

Environmentally savvy folks already know that recycling, and buying recycled products, are among the easiest, and most effective, strategies average consumers have in the ongoing effort to protect the earth. Not only does recycling slow the consumption of nonrenewable resources, it also helps to address global climate change by reducing the [...]

You’ve probably heard of the growing movement and organization that promotes Random Acts of Kindness, but what about the idea of Random Acts of Green- Ness.
The other day when we were experiencing a January thaw, I was driving down my road and saw a couple picking up garbage that was littering our [...]

2008 is here and with it many of us have probably made some resolutions to eat healthier, exercise more, quit a bad habit, or just to be more positive. But how about incorporating more green habits into your life?
Each start to the New Year, I try to come up with a few ways [...]

We loved the USA Today article, “Home is Where the Farm is” in the Monday, Sept. 11th edition.
The article talked about the growing number of professionals who are returning to the land, “if only to play farmer.” These are men and women who earn their income elsewhere, but have bought a “farmlet”, [...]

Here’s an unusual recycling story that touched our hearts. It appeared in the Sept. 8, New York Times.
A young woman, Kyle Paxman, was all set to get married. The dress had arrived, the flowers were ordered and all the preparations were in place.
About six weeks before the wedding, Ms. Paxman finds out [...]