Eating Greens and Loving It
Posted on Sep 15, 2009 - 02:38 PM
By: Cassie Martin
Reducing the amount of meat we eat is a good way to live a more environmentally friendly family life.
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (Livestock’s…
The Permaculture Ethic
Posted on Sep 12, 2009 - 01:30 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
I’m in love with permaculture. It’s an ethic that completely reflects what I believe in creating a world in which people work with the earth’s ecosystems to create a place that…
Introducing Children to Environmental Issues
Posted on Aug 31, 2009 - 09:48 AM
By: Cassie Martin
As environmentally aware parents, we want to educate our children about environmental issues, and bring them up to consider their own impact on the environment. We want our children to learn to behave…
Water Miser, Water Lover: Creative Ways to Conserve Water in the Home
Posted on Aug 24, 2009 - 07:13 AM
By: Tricia Edgar
We humans love water. We love it hot in showers and hot tubs. We love it cold to drink or in pools on a warm day. But other animals and plants love it too. How can we share this precious resource…
Why Ecoliteracy?
Posted on Aug 05, 2009 - 12:46 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
A child walks into the forest. Or does she?
In this age of stranger danger and dwindling open spaces, children interact with video screens more than natural places. Natural places are…
TV, Kids and Your Family Carbon Footprint
Posted on Jul 26, 2009 - 07:55 PM
By: Cassie Martin
According to Energy Star, a U.S. government program promoting energy efficient products, televisions account for 4% of household electricity usage in the USA – sufficient electrical power to supply…
Grow Your Own Food In the Shade
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 - 08:59 AM
By: Tricia Edgar
Growing food in your yard is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. Nothing’s more local than a home grown veggie patch. But what if your personal microclimate just isn’t right…
How Green is Your Family Bin?
Posted on Jul 07, 2009 - 07:55 AM
By: Cassie Martin
Joshua, 11, has a special title: Waste Management Officer. Every Saturday morning he sorts all the recyclables for his family, packing up glass bottles into boxes ready to go to the recycling plant,…
Build Your Own Converted Grain Bin Home
Posted on Jun 26, 2009 - 08:50 AM
By: Brian Liloia
For the past two years, I have lived in a grain bin at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Or more specifically, a converted grain bin home (pictured to the right). It is insulated with straw bales, has a…
Green Education - What Nature Can Teach Our Kids
Posted on Jun 22, 2009 - 08:56 AM
By: Cassie Martin
Kids today have huge advantages with regard to learning through technology; however, many kids are very - sometimes almost completely - disconnected from nature.
Having all the technological…
