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Down the road several miles from our home, lives a farmer who grows blueberries. On an early summer morning each year before the heat of the sun becomes too intense, my son and I visit the farm to pick blueberries. When done, we will have filled our buckets with enough blueberries to last our family until the following summer.

Environmentally, our blueberries travel two miles from field to table. As the family cook, I am fond of these locally-grown super food berries for their antioxidant cancer prevention properties. It is amazing how much money I save compared to what the grocery store charges for blueberries. I have some numbers -- let's take a look.

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]]>blueberry factsblueberry pancake recipeblueberry recipesblueberry smoothie recipeblueberry yogurt recallBlueberryFactsBlueberryPancakeRecipeBlueberryRecipesBlueberrySmoothieRecipeBlueberryYogurtRecallfoodfrugalgrocerieshealthlocal foodLocalFoodorganic blueberriesOrganicBlueberriessaving moneysaving money on organic foodSavingMoneySavingMoneyOnOrganicFoodStonyfieldstonyfield farmstonyfield yogurtStonyfieldFarmstonyfieldfarmyogurt...stonyfieldorganicfat...StonyfieldYogurtthriftywallet popWalletPopDalene EntenmannMon, 31 Mar 2008 14:22:00 ESTEasy ways to save water at home from DIY Lifehttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/29/easy-ways-to-save-water-at-home-from-diy-life/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/29/easy-ways-to-save-water-at-home-from-diy-life/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/29/easy-ways-to-save-water-at-home-from-diy-life/#commentsFiled under: ,

With 70 percent of the earth's surface covered in water, drought should not be a problem we need ever face, right? However, Josh explains in Georgia literally reaches for water that Georgia and Tennessee are arguing over state boundaries because on one side of the state line there is plenty of water. On the other side of the state line there is severe drought. Patrick shares the unsettling water crisis reality in Climate change drying up western states the current drought affecting the Western US has California considering water rationing.

Of all the water on this planet, less than three percent is fresh water and drought might become a real issue for us all.

There are steps to take to conserve water and make the best use of available water. Here at Green Daily, we have offered ideas on ways to save water at home and watering a garden wisely to save water. Bill Volk of DIY Life covers many of these tips, as well as a simple way to determine if you are losing water due to a hidden leak by monitoring your water meter while away from home. Find out how to do this and other ways to save water at home in Conserving water -- 19 ways (OK, maybe a couple more) to reduce water use around your home.

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]]>California droughtCaliforniaDroughtDIY LifeDiyLifedrip irrigationDripIrrigationdroughtdrought resistantDroughtResistantgardeningGeorgia droughtGeorgiaDroughtsaving water at homeSavingWaterAtHomewaterwater conservationwater conservation at homewater factswater gardenswater saving tipsWaterConservationWaterConservationAtHomeWaterFactsWaterGardensWaterSavingTipsDalene EntenmannSat, 29 Mar 2008 16:33:00 ESTEat your vegetables? Eat your chocolate for antioxidant healthhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/27/eat-your-vegetables-eat-your-chocolate-for-antioxidant-health/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/27/eat-your-vegetables-eat-your-chocolate-for-antioxidant-health/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/27/eat-your-vegetables-eat-your-chocolate-for-antioxidant-health/#commentsFiled under: ,

Dark chocolate is chocked full of the same antioxidant flavonoid health benefit as brightly-colored dark vegetables. The antioxidant confection known as the decadent treat of lovers and those who enjoy the finer things in life promotes heart health, balances hormones, slows aging, and might even reduce cancer risk.

If those were not enough reasons to extol the health benefit of chocolate, dark chocolate stimulates pleasurable feel good endorphins, works as a stimulant and helps to fight depression. Only dark chocolate -- milk chocolate does not offer the same health benefits. And not all chocolatiers make the same chocolate confections.

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]]>anti depressionAntiDepressionantioxidant rich foodsantioxidant-rich foodsAntioxidant-richFoodsAntioxidantRichFoodsantioxidantscancer preventionCancerPreventionCharles ChocolatesCharlesChocolateschocolate candychocolate health benefitsChocolateCandyChocolateHealthBenefitsedible chocolate boxEdibleChocolateBoxendorphins foodEndorphinsFoodfeel good foodsFeelGoodFoodsflavonoidsGoogleheart healthyheart healthy foodsheart healthy lifest...HeartHealthyHeartHealthyFoodsHeartHealthyLifest...martha stewartmartha stewart livin...martha stewart livingMarthaStewartMarthaStewartLivin...MarthaStewartLivingMothers DayMothersDayorganic chocolatesOrganicChocolatesPassoverstimulantstimulantsWilly WonkaWillyWonkaDalene EntenmannThu, 27 Mar 2008 14:44:00 ESTGreen Blog Tour: Fruit can craft and yummy plastic souphttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/26/green-blog-tour-fruit-can-craft-and-yummy-plastic-soup/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/26/green-blog-tour-fruit-can-craft-and-yummy-plastic-soup/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/26/green-blog-tour-fruit-can-craft-and-yummy-plastic-soup/#commentsFiled under:

Fruit can craft. Take a pop top fruit can sans fruit and with clever imagination turn it into a thing of beauty and practical function. Michelle Allen of Stamping Creations creatively transforms a fruit can into a beautiful container for a gift. With complete step-by-step instructions and an illustration of the finished product, her Take one can of fruit is inspirational recycling. An excellent gift giving idea for any occasion, and plenty of time to make one of these gift containers to deliver a gift for your mother on Mother's Day.

Yummy plastic soup. No, it is far from yummy but it is a soupy stomach turning collection of plastic debris floating around in the water at sea. In addition to cargo spills of Nike shoes and rubber duckies, there is an estimated 3.5 million tons of plastic in fragments as small as a penny polluting our ocean. Nothing explains the present plastic soup swirling around better than a graphic video. Zaproot features Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen as they show what they found in a recent voyage across the North Pacific gyre in Yummy Plastic Soup at Anna's Bring Your Own blog.

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]]>Bring Your OwnBringYourOwncraft tipscraftsCraftTipsdaily greenDailyGreenfruit cansFruitCansgreen blog tourgreen blogsgreen dailyGreenBlogsGreenBlogTourGreenDailygyrehow to make a gift boxHowToMakeAGiftBoxMothers Daymothers Day giftsMothersDayMothersDayGiftsNorth Pacific gyreNorthPacificGyreocean debrisocean pollutionOceanDebrisOceanPollutionplasticreusereuseablesoupyummy plastic soupYummyPlasticSoupDalene EntenmannWed, 26 Mar 2008 16:30:00 ESTWater bottle recall: Made for children Made in Chinahttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/26/water-bottle-recall-made-for-children-made-in-china/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/26/water-bottle-recall-made-for-children-made-in-china/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/26/water-bottle-recall-made-for-children-made-in-china/#commentsFiled under: ,

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall notice for Backyard and Beyond metal water bottles.

Made in China and sold from February 2006 through February 2008, the surface paint on the metal water bottles have been found to contain excessive levels of lead. Designed for children, consumers are instructed to stop using the product immediately. The recalled water bottles can be returned to the place of purchase for a refund.

Why is exposure to excessive lead levels a danger?

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]]>Backyard and BeyondBackyardAndBeyondchildrenchildren healthChildrenHealthChinaConsumer Product Safety CommissionConsumerProductSafetyCommissionCPSCexcessive leadExcessiveLeadhealth hazardHealthHazardlead in paintLeadInPaintmade in ChinaMadeInChinametal water bottlesMetalWaterBottlesproduct safetyProductSafetyrecallrecalled water bottlesRecalledWaterBottlesDalene EntenmannWed, 26 Mar 2008 12:18:00 EST12 raw food safety tips for good healthhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/25/12-raw-food-safety-tips-for-good-health/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/25/12-raw-food-safety-tips-for-good-health/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/25/12-raw-food-safety-tips-for-good-health/#commentsFiled under: ,

For the green living health-minded, including more fruits and vegetables in the daily diet is a wise choice. We feel better about our healthy unprocessed straight from nature food choice -- until the latest food recall is announced. Then eating healthy becomes eating dangerous and assurance the food supply is "remarkably safe" does little to make us feel very healthy at all.

To avoid becoming one of the 76 million people who will get sick from food poisoning each year, what can we do? Aside from backyard gardens and growing everything we eat to eliminate contamination of produce and fresh squeezed juices, here are 12 tips to reduce the risk of raw food produce, fresh fruits and vegetable juice contamination.

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]]>cantalopecantalope recallCantalopeRecallcontaminationFDAFDA warningsFdaWarningsfoodfood poisoningfood recallfood safetyfood safety tipsFoodPoisoningFoodRecallFoodSafetyFoodSafetyTipsfresh squeezed juicesFreshSqueezedJuicesgreen livinggreen living blogsGreenLivingGreenLivingBlogshealthhealth tipsHealthTipspasteruizedproduceproduce recallProduceRecallraw foodRawFoodrecall alertRecallAlertspinachspinach recallSpinachRecallDalene EntenmannTue, 25 Mar 2008 13:22:00 ESTZen Garden: Place of tranquility and peaceful reflectionhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/20/zen-garden-place-of-tranquility-and-peaceful-reflection/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/20/zen-garden-place-of-tranquility-and-peaceful-reflection/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/20/zen-garden-place-of-tranquility-and-peaceful-reflection/#commentsFiled under:

Known as a Zen garden, Strolling garden, Dry garden, Contemplation garden or Japanese garden, the Zen garden can be deceptive in its simplicity of sand, pebbles, gravel, rock and yet, profound in its tranquil affect.

Originating with Buddhist priests centuries ago, Zen gardens have been discovered in the West as a place of peaceful reflection and meditation. In a Zen garden, the large rock represents mountain, the flowing design in the sand represents the stillness of water. There will be no plants, flowers, trees or weeds in the Zen garden.

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]]>gardengardeninghometipszenDalene EntenmannThu, 20 Mar 2008 12:03:00 ESTEggs: Clean before you crackhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/19/eggs-clean-before-you-crack/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/19/eggs-clean-before-you-crack/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/19/eggs-clean-before-you-crack/#commentsFiled under:

After an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning, the Australian Food Safety Authority is advising consumers to clean eggs before cracking them open.

Food Safety Authority public health adviser Dr Donald Campbell said eggs should be washed under cold running water. Egg Producers Federation executive director Michael Brooks disagreed. Because the egg shell is porous, water can force bacteria inside the egg. He advises an egg be wiped with a damp cloth before breaking the eggshell.

Most of the 200 people reported ill as a result of food poisoning ate chocolate mousse or Caesar salad dressing made from raw eggs. Salmonella bacteria was found on the shells of eggs packaged in retail cartons or trays. Even though contaminated eggshells are not all that common, damp cloth cleaning seems an easy enough safeguard.

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]]>Easteregg shellseggsEggShellsfeaturedfood poisoningfood safetyFoodPoisoningFoodSafetyhow to clean eggsHowToCleanEggssalmonellaDalene EntenmannWed, 19 Mar 2008 16:22:00 ESTGreen Beat: Toxic Easter eggs, contaminated organic food, LBAM You're Deadhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/19/green-beat-toxic-easter-eggs-contaminated-organic-food-lbam-y/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/19/green-beat-toxic-easter-eggs-contaminated-organic-food-lbam-y/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/19/green-beat-toxic-easter-eggs-contaminated-organic-food-lbam-y/#commentsFiled under:

Toxic Easter eggs. Tainted pet food and toothpaste. Toxic toys. In the last several years, recall headlines have dominated the news. Consumers are understandably exhausted. Now, Easter egg spinning tops, plastic Easter eggs, bunny hair clips and chick-style sipper cups exceed lead standard: Plastic Easter Eggs Linked to Lead Paint

GMO contaminated organic food. Farmers can grow food using organic methods, but if the crops are contaminated with genetically modified crops then ultimately, how organic is the food? Biotech corn, soybean, cotton and canola threaten the organic food industry and they are calling for standards before it is too late: US organic food industry fears GMO contamination

LBAM You're Dead. Call it an agricultural emergency and aerial pesticide spraying of untested chemicals can be conducted without an environmental impact report or public review: LBAM You're Dead

Golf courses as Audubon Sanctuaries. With a comittment to environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, outreach and education, chemical use reduction and safety, water conservation, and water quality management, Marriott's 34 golf courses will become Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries by the end of the year: Marriott Golf announces plans for Audubon Sanctuaries

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]]>eastereggsGMOgreen newsGreenNewstoxictoysDalene EntenmannWed, 19 Mar 2008 11:11:00 ESTGreen Blog Tour: Rubbish diet and insulation is a warm blankethttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-blog-tour-rubbish-diet-and-insulation-is-a-warm-blanket/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-blog-tour-rubbish-diet-and-insulation-is-a-warm-blanket/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-blog-tour-rubbish-diet-and-insulation-is-a-warm-blanket/#commentsMelanie Rimmer of Bean Sprouts likens roof insulation to a blanket on a cold winter night. If during the night you wake to find your partner has rolled over and taken all the blanket, you are going to be suffering from bitterly cold body parts. While a thin blanket is better than none, a thick down comforter is best. Same with your roof insulation. Without insulation, your house is going to lose a tremendous amount of heat. While a little insulation will trap some heat, it is thick insulation that will keep your home truly warm. With a ruler and flashlight (camera optional), she climbs up into her attic to measure the thickness of the roof insulation. It as simple as that in Loft Insulation.

Bean Sprouts has been following the progress of Almost Mrs Average Karen Cannard at The Rubbish Diet blog as she attempts to create zero waste. Having little left in the bin on trash day was an eight week challenge the family voluntarily took on with astounding results.

After eight weeks of what Karen refers to as, "buying less, learning new habits, double-checking recycling opportunities and being ever mindful of what I'm throwing away," just how much trash did the family have in the bin at the end of the rubbish diet? Look for yourself in Zero Waste Week Final Weigh In. Kudos Mrs A.

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]]>Dalene EntenmannTue, 18 Mar 2008 18:45:00 ESTGreen by the Numbers: Go paperless Arbor Day tree donationhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-by-the-numbers-go-paperless-arbor-day-tree-donation/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-by-the-numbers-go-paperless-arbor-day-tree-donation/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-by-the-numbers-go-paperless-arbor-day-tree-donation/#commentsFiled under:

ComEd is encouraging customers to go paperless. If every customer enrolled in the online billing service:

  • Paper consumption would be reduced by 1,344,000 pounds
  • 13,000 trees would be saved
  • Carbon dioxide emissions from paper processing would be reduced by 3,399,000 pounds
3,399,000 pounds less carbon dioxide emissions is equivalent to three hundred less automobiles on the road. Promoting e-Bill and direct debit is part of ComEd's 12 Ways to Green program. For every one hundred customers who sign up for the e-Bill and direct debit program, ComEd will donate one tree to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.

Each month, ConEd features steps customers can take to live greener, save energy and reduce their carbon footprint. ComEd customers can visit ComEd's 12 Ways to Green to learn how to reduce energy for both home and business. For home, get a breakdown of your energy use, learn easy ways to save energy, and buy discounted energy-saving products. For business, get a customized energy use analysis and learn energy-saving strategies. ComEd hosts Ask the Energy Doctor. Email a how-to lower your electricity bill by reducing energy use question, and the doctor will get back to you with an answer.

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]]>12 ways to green12WaysToGreenArbor DayArborDayAsk the Energy DoctorAskTheEnergyDoctorcarbon footprintCarbonFootprintComEddoctordonateenergyenergy savingenergy saving tipsEnergySavingEnergySavingTipsgreen by the numbersgreen statisticsGreenByTheNumbersGreenStatisticspaperless billingPaperlessBillingtreesDalene EntenmannTue, 18 Mar 2008 15:33:00 ESTGreen Beat: Go vegetarian, green glamour, Heinz 57 sign goes green, greenhouse greenhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-beat-go-vegetarian-green-glamour-heinz-57-sign-goes-gre/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-beat-go-vegetarian-green-glamour-heinz-57-sign-goes-gre/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/18/green-beat-go-vegetarian-green-glamour-heinz-57-sign-goes-gre/#commentsFiled under:

Eliminating dairy and meat from cafeteria menus will help the environment by reducing carbon emissions. The livestock industry is responsible for 18 percent of the world's carbon emissions, according to a United Nations report. A London council wants staff to go vegetarian: Council's green advice to staff: Go vegetarian

Almost 75 percent of consumers with an income over $75,000 indicate they prefer to purchase environmentally friendly products, according to a marketing research study. In choosing a wine purchase, over 90 percent would lean towards a wine from sustainably grown grapes: Gourmet Goes Green: Study Confirms Luxury Wanted With Good Conscience

As part of Lights Out Lancashire, the Wigan's Heinz factory turned off its Heinz 57 neon sign. Participation in the day of environmental action to raise awareness of saving energy lasted 57 minutes: Heinz sign goes green

Michigan's first large greenhouse operation, the new four million dollar completely organic Elzinga & Hoeksema Organic Greenhouse will provide Meijer's stores with organic produce. Organic continues to go mainstream and more widely-accessible for the consumer: A local greenhouse that is truly green

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]]>green newsgreenhouseGreenNewsorganicvegetarianDalene EntenmannTue, 18 Mar 2008 11:55:00 ESTGreen Blog Tour: Panic shower and slow living grocery listhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/17/green-blog-tour-panic-shower-and-slow-living-grocery-list/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/17/green-blog-tour-panic-shower-and-slow-living-grocery-list/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/17/green-blog-tour-panic-shower-and-slow-living-grocery-list/#commentsFiled under:

Megan of not martha broke a light bulb. No big deal, right? No big deal until she remembered it was a compact fluorescent bulb. Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) contain mercury. After taking a panic shower, she checked the internet for information about CFLs. Although research led to the conclusion a Hazmat team was not required, the EPA guidelines make one feel uneasy for the advised steps in reducing the danger of mercury exposure from what should be something as simple and innocuous as a light bulb. Ultimately, Megan questions the eco-friendliness of a CFL light bulb.

An American food and travel writer, a reformed consumer, now living a rural slow life in the south of France with her husband and daughter, Riana of These Days in French Life began living a slow year back in August 2007. The slow life and the green life have much in common. In How to Start a Slow Year, Riana writes,

"This slow year is just me learning how to get close to nature - mother earth - by not abusing her (not shopping and thus not throwing trash into her soil, not furthering farmers to destroy the land with pesticides, nor the unfair treatment of people all over this globe)."

In My Grocery List, Riana makes a list of a new way of getting food to the table and shopping for food. There are items like coffee and olive oil she is looking to barter for but still buys at the store. Fruit trees on government land are ripe for the picking. She keeps bags in the car for fortuitous fruit. While the sidebar of These Days in French Life features about 16 specific slow life posts, the entire blog reflects the slow life. Enjoy.

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]]>blogsgreennot marthaNotMarthaslow lifeslow life movementslow yearSlowLifeSlowLifeMovementSlowYearDalene EntenmannMon, 17 Mar 2008 19:18:00 ESTGreen Beat: Five controversial food additives, Crap at the Environment comedy and how to be a foodiehttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/17/green-beat-five-controversial-food-additives-crap-at-the-envir/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/17/green-beat-five-controversial-food-additives-crap-at-the-envir/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/17/green-beat-five-controversial-food-additives-crap-at-the-envir/#commentsFiled under:

  • Choose foods kissed by the sun. Fresh food. Not all additives added to prolong the shelf life of processed food are considered safe, and there are five best avoided: Five Controversial Food Additives
  • Foodies take heart. Eating organic and local might cost a bit more, but even if you are living at the financial poverty line, you do not have to abandon your healthy food sustainable ways: How to be a foodie without breaking the bank

  • On a visit to New Orleans, former President Bill Clinton said he believes energy efficient, green building and the green jobs that will create in rebuilding a city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina is the way to go in restoring the city to its unique character and culture. Young people who want to change the world can. Clinton met up with actor Brad Pitt who has launched a project to build green homes in the Lower 9th Ward: Bill Clinton: Green can be key to New Orleans' future

  • When Crap At The Environment comedian Mark Watson suggested to An Inconvenient Truth former Vice President Al Gore that climate change could be funny, Watson says, ""A nerve-wracking moment, really. He's a very big man and very intense and close up all the more so.": Green Gags

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]]>affordable organic foodAffordableOrganicFoodAl GoreAlGoreBrad PittBradPittCrap at the EnvironmentCrapAtTheEnvironmentfood additivesFoodAdditivesfoodiesgreen newsGreenNewsDalene EntenmannMon, 17 Mar 2008 10:36:00 ESTGreen Blog Tour: Look inside the veggie bus, fresh veggies, how to adopt a pethttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/14/green-blog-tour-look-inside-the-veggie-bus-fresh-veggies-how/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/14/green-blog-tour-look-inside-the-veggie-bus-fresh-veggies-how/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/14/green-blog-tour-look-inside-the-veggie-bus-fresh-veggies-how/#commentsFiled under:

Inside the veggie bus. Threadbanger features a video tour of the inside of the veggie bus they lived on while traveling the country raising sustainable living awareness. The refrigerator, outlets and amplifier are powered by solar power; the stove is run on denatured alcohol; and the interiors are made of compressed recycled paper, bamboo, coconut palm and sustainable hemp. If you want to take a look around, watch The Kopali Bus Eco Show Room Tour video published in Threadbanger's The Veggie Bus Eco Show Room Video!

Spring is almost here. Sign up for a CSA program. Tiffany of the Nature Moms blog reminds us it is time to sign up for Community Supported Agriculture program (CSA). CSA's help connect the community with local small scale farmers for the benefit of both. As a CSA member, fresh vegetables are delivered each week directly from the farm the produce is grown and helps a small farmer compete in a market dominated by large agricultural farm operations. If you are not entirely familiar with how a CSA works, Tiffany offers an easy to understand and comprehensive explanation in Now it the time to pick a CSA.

Tips for adopting a pet. Drawing from various experts, Britt Bravo of Have Fun, Do Good offers tips on adopting a pet from a shelter. Sadly, half of the pets in shelters do not get adopted. Britt asks, "Do you have room in your home for a homeless pet?" While you are considering, consider this: research studies show having a pet and our relationship with pets are mutually beneficial for both the pet and pet owner. People with pets have less heart attack risk, and if they do have a heart attack will recover faster and live longer if they are a pet owner. Check out Tips for adopting a pet from the shelter.

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]]>adopt catadopt dogadopt petAdoptCatAdoptDogadopting pet animal shelterAdoptingPetAnimalShelterAdoptPetanimal shelterAnimalShelterCSAdogs ruleDogsRuleeat localEatLocalEchofarmsgreen blog tourgreen blogsGreenBlogsGreenBlogTourHave fun do goodHaveFunDoGoodKopalimomsNatureNature Moms blogNatureMomsBlogPedigreesupport farmersSupportFarmersThreadbangerveggie busveggie bus tourVeggieBusVeggieBusTourDalene EntenmannFri, 14 Mar 2008 18:27:00 ESTGreen Beat: Trendy green people cause gas price hike and tiny backyard orchardshttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/14/green-beat-trendy-green-people-cause-gas-price-hike-and-tiny-ba/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/14/green-beat-trendy-green-people-cause-gas-price-hike-and-tiny-ba/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/14/green-beat-trendy-green-people-cause-gas-price-hike-and-tiny-ba/#commentsFiled under:

  • Appealing to its upscale consumer base of well educated, fashion forward, urban and environmentally aware 20s something women, a luxury magazine has discontinued dead tree publication, opting instead for online catalogs only: ELuxury ditches catalog, citing green intentions
  • Meanwhile, Congressman Edward Markey has invited the head honchos of the five biggest oil companies to testify on the industry's record profits. On April 1st. Markey insists it is not an April Fool's Day joke: Who gets rich off $3 gas

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]]>Dalene EntenmannFri, 14 Mar 2008 09:30:00 ESTGreen Beat: Dolphin save whales, recalled meat denial and no to nano foodhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/13/green-beat-dolphin-save-whales-recalled-meat-denial-and-no-to/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/13/green-beat-dolphin-save-whales-recalled-meat-denial-and-no-to/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/13/green-beat-dolphin-save-whales-recalled-meat-denial-and-no-to/#commentsRecalled meat denial. The man behind the company that sparked the largest meat recall in history, testified under oath that his company did not introduce meat from slaughtered downed cows into the food supply. Then he admitted meat from sick cows had made it into the food supply, after being shown an undercover video during the hearing. Video is worth a thousand denials: Meat Packer Admits Slaughter of Sick Cows

No to food nanotechnology. "Secrecy surrounds the commercial use of nanotechnology and nanomaterials by the food industry," according to Friends of the Earth. The organization wants a moratorium on the practice of using nanotechnology in the food chain due to suspected health risks: Green group calls for halt on nanotechnology

Prove the product is green. In a bit of marketing savvy, companies are appealing to consumer interest in everything green by selling products that might not be as green as advertised. In the near future, companies will not be able to slap a label on a product and call it non-toxic or say that it contains recycled materials unless they can prove it. Canada's Competition Bureau and the Canadian Standards Association are working on the guidelines now. Just cause you say it is doesn't make it so: Green ad claims must be better defined, regulator says

Dolphin saves whales. Off Mahia Beach in New Zealand, humans were not having much success in preventing a mother and calf pygmy sperm whales from beaching themselves. At one point, rescuers were considering euthanizing the disoriented whales to prevent suffering during an inevitable death if the whales remained stranded. A bottlenose dolphin came to the aid of the whales: Dolphin rescues stranded whales

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]]>Dalene EntenmannThu, 13 Mar 2008 09:30:00 ESTGreen Blog Tour: Greening credit card debt, bread for pennies, craft swaphttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/green-blog-tour-greening-credit-card-debt-bread-for-pennies-c/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/green-blog-tour-greening-credit-card-debt-bread-for-pennies-c/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/green-blog-tour-greening-credit-card-debt-bread-for-pennies-c/#commentsFiled under:

Greening credit card debt. Given the current economic crisis this country is going through, if you did not worry about money before, you might be starting to feel a little uneasy about your financial future. Most of us will be buying less. Driving less. Finding ways to stretch a dollar. In The Simpler Life, Arduous writes how thinking about money led to worries about money. She read oodles of great advice on blogs about money and debt. Following the spend less financial diets oddly did not seem to work in reducing debt. But then something happened. Arduous explains how No Impact Man, the Colbert Report and a shift in focus led to a greener life and money in the bank.

Bread for pennies. The benefit of cooking from scratch? Homemade meals and baked goods reduce the need for excessive packaging of food and you are able to control the ingredients in food. For those who feel culinary challenged, the whole idea of cooking from scratch can be an intimidating suggestion. Your fears will be assuaged with Incredible Professional Bread by Cheap Like Me. The cost and benefits are weighed, and the homemade artisan bread tips the scale in favor of the effort -- and the effort is minimal. Cost of bakery bread? About $3 dollars. Cost of homemade artisan bread? 41 cents. Cheap Like Me provides the bread recipe link.

Craft Swap. Finding new uses for old things is fun. Making new things out of old things and then sending them to someone in your virtual craft swap circle sounds fun and a charming way to connect with other creative crafters. Meridian Ariel has issued a Recycle - Reuse - Re-craft challenge at Mumsnet Crafters and on her Meridian Ariel blog. Anyone can participate.

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]]>artisan bread recipeArtisanBreadRecipeblogsbreadbuy lessBuyLesscraft swapcraftsCraftSwapcredit card debtCreditCardDebtdeal bustersDealBustersfinancial dietFinancialDietgreen blogsgreen blogs directoryGreenBlogsGreenBlogsDirectorymoney blogsMoneyBlogsNo Impact ManNoImpactManrecipesaving moneySavingMoneyThe Colbert ReportTheColbertReportDalene EntenmannWed, 12 Mar 2008 19:33:00 ESTGreen Beat: Cotton ad banned, Giving Tree crayon green, Green Budgethttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/green-beat-cotton-ad-banned-giving-tree-crayon-green-green-bu/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/green-beat-cotton-ad-banned-giving-tree-crayon-green-green-bu/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/green-beat-cotton-ad-banned-giving-tree-crayon-green-green-bu/#commentsFiled under:

Cotton ad banned. Cotton is a pesticide and insecticide intensive crop that seriously depletes groundwater supplies, and the new ad touting cotton as sustainable has been banned: US cotton ad banned over green claims
Giving Tree Green. Children are happy, confident, concerned and committed to making the world a better place, according to an analysis of kid's choices of colors. When Crayola asked kids to chose eight new crayon colors, they overwhelmingly chose bright happy colors and colors that reflected the environment is important to them. From that, Crayola came up with Super Happy Yellow and Giving Tree Green in 2008 Kids Choice Colors: What color shows you are happy?
Green Budget not so green say environmentalists. Across the pond, smokers and drinkers are about to get hit with a sharp tax increase the night before St Patrick's Day. Perhaps a tax on plastic bags if supermarkets and consumers do not voluntarily make the effort to change. Free road tax for one year on low-emission cars. But that is not what is making the environmentalists unhappy. There will be no rise in tax on fuel. The economy is on the skids, the Chancellor wants to give people's wallets a break: Darling clobbers booze, cigarettes

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]]>cotton adcotton ad bannedCottonAdCottonAdBannedcrayolacrayonsgreen budgetGreenBudgetorganic cottonOrganicCottonDalene EntenmannWed, 12 Mar 2008 12:18:00 ESTGardening Guide: Three Sisters Native American planting methodhttp://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/gardening-guide-three-sisters-native-american-planting-method/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/gardening-guide-three-sisters-native-american-planting-method/http://www.greendaily.com/2008/03/12/gardening-guide-three-sisters-native-american-planting-method/#comments


A Native American agricultural practice of planting corn, beans and squash close together in a way that benefits the other is known as the Three Sisters. Corn provides support for beans to climb. Beans provide nitrogen to the soil. Squash acts to control weeds and deter pests with its large leaves covering the soil. After the last frost in your area, to plant using the Three Sisters companion planting method:

  • Choose a sunny location in your yard.
  • Build a mound 12 inches high and 2-to-3 feet in diameter.
  • Plant corn seeds in the middle of mound. Allow the corn to grow 6 inches in height.
  • Plant bean seeds in a circle around the corn. Plant squash seeds on the outer rim of the mound.

Traditionally, rotten fish were planted at the time the corn seeds were planted. A more modern, and perhaps more desirable method of providing needed nutrients for the Three Sisters is a fish emulsion fertilizer.

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