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Archive of Green & Sustainable Living Articles



Sustainable Yard & Garden Articles

Start here: Everything a Beginner Needs to Know About Sustainable Gardening
Review of Soap Nuts
How to Make Liquid Fertilizer
Growing Your Own Sprouts at Home
Seed Saving: Growing Garden Independence
Greenhouse Gardening Primer
Hardening off plants
All About Invasive Plants
Make Your Own Worm Bin for Vermicomposting
Gardening Checklist for March
Mowing wet grass
Newspaper Pots for Planting Seeds
Organic Pest Control
Rain Barrel FAQ
Planning your garden: Drawing a shade map
Getting Started with Composting
Starting Seeds Indoors
Straw Bale Garden
Community Composting
3 Easy Steps to Composting
The Unexpected Salad
Starting a Community Garden
Get Your Garden Started the Right Way
Winter Storm Damage: First Aid for Trees
Make a hummingbird feeder from recycled materials
Urban Gardening: Getting Started with Container Gardening
Straw Bale Gardening
Build a Cold Frame from Salvaged Materials
The Benefits of Cold Frame Gardening
Make Your Own Rain Barrel
Rain Barrel Benefits


Raising Animals for Food

Raising Urban Chickens
Tales of the Urban Chickens: Part 1
Getting Started with Butchering Chickens
Community Cow-Op


Off-the-Grid Living Articles

How to Make a Solar Panel
Traditional vs. CFL vs. LED Lighting
Perform an Energy Audit
The Smart Persons Guide to Saving Energy
Getting Started with Micro-Hydro Energy
Selling Excess Energy Back to your Utility
What is the 'Smart Grid' and why should I care?
Build Your Own Solar Oven
1BOG - One Block off the Grid
Life at the Off-Grid Ranch
Snow Bound and Off-the-Grid in the Sierras
Where is the biggest "bang for your buck" with solar?
Understanding your 'Water Footprint'
Is Wind Power Right For You?
Grow Your Own Sprouts
Getting Started with Solar Power
Build a Cold Frame from Salvaged Materials


Green Your Home & Bath Articles

Start here:Ten Easy Ways to Green Your Home
Do You Really Need to Worry About "Germs"?
How to make a cloth shopping bag
Reduce Junk Mail
BioBags Facts
Save Energy with a Pressure Cooker
Electronics Smart Shopping Guide
Make Your Own Laundry Detergent
Make Your Own Dishwasher Detergent
Master Basic Sewing Repairs
Make Cloth Diapers
Make a Plastic Bag Dryer in two minutes!
How to recycle batteries, lightbulbs, and more! Rethinking Disposability: 25 Easy Changes
Selling Excess Energy Back to your Utility
Solar Cash Rebates & Tax Credits
Composting in Three Easy Steps
How to Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products
Make Your Own Toothpaste
Make Your Own Deodorant
Green Back to School Ideas
Refrigerator Efficiency Guide
Homemade Recycling Bin
Make a clothes drying rack
Dishwasher Efficiency Guide
Review and install of dual flush adapter
Make a Shower Curtain from Recycled Sheets
How to Make Robe from Flannel Sheets


Save Energy, Money & CO2 Articles

Driving Greener or How to Road Trip
Traditional vs. CFL vs. LED Lighting
Perform an Energy Audit
The Smart Persons Guide to Saving Energy
Measuring Your Carbon Footprint
Getting Started with Micro-Hydro Energy
Pressure Cooking Saves Money, Time & CO2
Selling Excess Energy Back to your Utility
What is the 'Smart Grid' and why should I care?
Solar Cash Rebates & Tax Credits
1BOG - One Block off the Grid
Life at the Off-Grid Ranch
Saving Money & CO2 with GPS
Is Nuclear Power a Green Option?
Induction Cooking Primer
Is Wind Power Right For You


Well Being & Living Well Articles

Smart Bike Commuting Primer
Community Composting
The Benefits of Flaxseed
Community Cow-Op
Make Your Own Yoga Equipment
Make Chai Tea
Organic Cotton Facts
The Detox Diet
Natural Cold Remedies: Which Ones Really Work?
Do You Really Need to Worry About "Germs"?


Green Tech, Gear & Gadgets Articles

GPS for Fuel Efficiency
How to Make a Solar Panel
Getting Started with Micro-Hydro Energy
What is the 'Smart Grid' and why should I care?
Saving Money & CO2 with GPS
Is Nuclear Power a Green Option?
The Kindle Green Reader
Making Your Home Smart & Greener
Electronics Smart Shopping Guide
Electronics Recycling Guide


Make Your Own & DIY Articles

Make Your Own Laundry Detergent
Make Your Own Dishwasher Detergent
Make Your Own Worm Bin for Vermicomposting
Make Your Own Rain Barrel
How to Make a Solar Panel
Simple Sewing: a Cloth Produce Bag
Build Your Own Solar Oven
Milking Goats
How to Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products
Raising Urban Chickens
Make Your Own Toothpaste
Make Your Own Deodorant
Healthy Makeup Guide
Homemade Skin Scrub
Make Cloth Diapers
How to Make an Apron: Part 1
Basic Sewing Repairs
Homemade Popsicle Recipes
Make Your Own Plastic Bag Dryer
Repurpose old clothing
Make a clothes drying rack
Homemade Recycling Bin
Make a hummingbird feeder from recycled materials
Make Hemp Rope
Make a Shower Curtain from Recycled Sheets
How to Make Cottage Cheese
How to Make Robe from Flannel Sheets
How to Make Monterey Jack Cheese


Water Conservation & Re-use Articles

Getting Started with Grey Water
Guide: Water Conservation at Home
Make Your Own Rain Barrel
Rain Barrel Benefits
Rain Barrel FAQ
Save Money: Drink Tap Water


Green Kids, Baby & Pets Articles

The Diaper Dilemma
Build Your Own Solar Oven
Make Cloth Diapers
Review of Grovia baby products
Green Your Baby's Nursery
Do You Really Need to Worry About "Germs"?


Green Lifestyle & Design Articles

Master Basic Sewing Repairs
Interview: Copeland Casati on Sustainable Structures
Meaningful Giving
How to Make Your Own Yoga Props: DIY Yoga Blocks
Tread Softly in Eco-Friendly Shoes
How to Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products
Why Bamboo
The Green Clean Fiber: Organic Cotton
Repurpose old clothing
Make Hemp Rope
How to make your own hemp jewelry
Make a Shower Curtain from Recycled Sheets
How to Make Robe from Flannel Sheets


Green Kitchen & Food Articles

Start here:A Beginner's Guide to a Greener Kitchen
Make a Plastic Bag Dryer
Sew an Easy Apron
Growing Sprouts at Home
Why Teflon is a Sticky Choice
Canning 101: How to get started with canning fruits and vegetables
Getting Started with Drying Your Own Food
Flaxseed : Super-nutrient
The Unexpected Salad
Just Say No to Paper Towels
Pressure Cooking Saves Money, Time & CO2
Build Your Own Solar Oven
Getting Started with Butchering Chickens
Brewing Beer is Green
Milking Goats
Induction Cooking Primer
Grow Garlic Indoors
Grow Your Own Sprouts
Farmers Market Checklist
How to make chai tea
How to make yogurt at home
Reduce Food Waste and Save Money
Natural Homemade Soda: Ginger Ale
Make a reusable sandwich wrap
How to Make an Apron: Part 1
Master Basic Sewing Repairs
Homemade Popsicle Recipes
Make Your Own Plastic Bag Dryer
Sew a Reusable Produce Bag
How to Make Cottage Cheese
How to Make Monterey Jack Cheese


Green Healthy Beauty & Apparel Articles

Hemp vs. Cotton
Sewing Starter Kit
Make Your Own Deodorant
Healthy Beauty Recipes
Facial Care Staples
Healthy Shaving
Anti-Aging Truths
Which Sunscreen is Safe?
How Green is Your Makeup?
Toxic Cosmetic Ingredients
What Your Skin Absorbs from Cosmetics
Why Mineral Based Cosmetics?


Green Your Lunch Articles

Homemade exotic popsicles.
How to Green Your Lunch
The Unexpected Salad
How to Make Monterey Jack Cheese


Green Laundry Articles

Wash your laundry in cold water
Green Your Laundry: 12 Energy Saving Laundry Tips


Eco-Friendly Living Book Reviews

Book Review: Revenge of Gaia - By James Lovelock


Community Living Articles

Starting a Community Garden
Guide to Taking Action
Life at the Cow-Op


Reduce, Re-use & Recycle Articles

Save Money: Drink Tap Water
Why Bamboo?


Education & Information on Green & Sustainable Living Topics

What is Fair Trade?