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Green and Sustainable Living Archive of Original Green Living Articles



Gifts which give back


Driving Greener or How to Road Trip


Why Teflon is a Sticky Choice


Canning 101: How to get started with canning fruits and vegetables


Smart Bike Commuting Primer


BioBags: Forget paper or plastic and go for biodegradable


Books for Sustainable Living


Traditional vs. CFL vs. LED Lighting


Wash your laundry in cold water


The Diaper Dilemma


DIY Clothing or Recycled Fashion


How to Make Your Own Yoga Props: DIY Yoga Blocks


Getting Started with Drying Your Own Food


Tread Softly in Eco-Friendly Shoes


Perform an Energy Audit


Flaxseed : Super-nutrient


Freecycle.com and Handmedowns.com


Getting Started with Grey Water


GPS for Fuel Efficiency


The New Green Home


Green Your Laundry: 12 Energy Saving Laundry Tips


How to Green Your Lunch


Greenhouse Primer


Guide: Getting Off Grid


Guide: Greening Your Home


Guide: Saving Energy, Money & Carbon


Guide: Well Being & Living Well


Guide: Green Tech, Gadgets & Gear


Guide: Giving Back and Taking Action


Hardening off plants


Hemp vs. Cotton


Guide: Water Conservation at Home


How to recycle those hard to dispose of items


Help eradicate invasive plants


The Smart Persons Guide to Saving Energy


Lifestyle Home page


How to Make a Solar Panel


Make Your Own Rain Barrel


Guide: Make Your Own


Make Your Own Worm Bin for Vermicompost


Gardening Checklist for March


Measuring Your Carbon Footprint


Getting Started with Micro-Hydro Energy


The Unexpected Salad


Mowing wet grass


Newspaper Pots for Planting Seeds


Just Say No to Paper Towels


Organic Pest Control


Pressure Cooking Saves Money, Time & CO2


Rain Barrel Benefits


Rain Barrel FAQ


Book Review: Revenge of Gaia - By James Lovelock


Selling Excess Energy Back to your Utility


Sewing Starter Kit


Planning your garden: Drawing a shade map


What is the 'Smart Grid' and why should I care?


Smart Meter Benefits


Build Your Own Solar Oven


Solar Cash Rebates & Tax Credits


Getting Started with Composting


Starting Seeds Indoors


Straw Bale Garden


1BOG - One Block off the Grid


Brewing Beer is Green


Getting Started with Butchering Chickens


Life at the Off-Grid Ranch


Community Composting


3 Easy Steps to Composting


Milking Goats - From the Barn to the Kitchen


Saving Money & CO2 with GPS


Is Nuclear Power a Green Option?


Induction Cooking Primer


How to Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products


Miners Lettuce Salad


Raising Nubian Goats


Snow Bound and Off-the-Grid in the Sierras


Where is the biggest "bang for your buck" with solar?


Starting a Community Garden


The Kindle Green Reader


Raising Urban Chickens


Making Your Home Smart & Greener


Guide to Taking Action


The cow-op


Understanding your 'Water Footprint'


Tales of the Urban Chickens: Part 1


Why H20 From the Tap Makes a Lot More Sense


When to Plant: Finding the date of last frost


Why Bamboo


The Green Clean Fiber: Why organic cotton is greener than conventional cotton


Is Wind Power Right For You


Windowsill garlic


Winter Storm Damage: First Aid for Trees


Vermiculture - Getting Started with Composting Worms


25 Things Not to Throw Away


Reduce Junkmail and Phone Books