Walk into any elementary school in America and ask the kids what they want to be when they grow up. You'll hear the usual rattling off of conventional careers. Those kids will tell you all sorts of jobs they romanticize in their own ways. But I'm willing to bet none...

Every time I visit any green living site I'm reminded of all the fancy advancements in technology that are constantly reflecting a more environmentally aware consumer. Heck, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside to see coffee mugs made out of recycled bottles, backpacks with built-in solar panels, and...

Urban homesteading is on the rise and rightly so. With soaring food and fuel prices and the constant growing interest in eating local food -- there are few excuses not to look into easy ways to eat smarter. So why not grow a windowsill full of salmonella-free peppers or a...

A few years ago I set aside my consumer-driven life and headed for the hills. Literally.

I changed jobs, packed up shop, and moved cross country with my two kind dogs in a beat up station wagon. I left behind the laid back city of Knoxville...

Yes. I am a vegetarian and I am raising my family's Thanksgiving turkey. He's cute, quirky, creepishly smart, and in a few months he'll be a side dish. And you know what the really surprising part of all this is? I am perfectly okay with it.

I can already sense...

I recently discovered this little eco-gadget that let's you listen to all you're favorite music whenever you want (for as long as you want) on 100% renewable energy. It's this amazing nature-based technology that requires no offshore drilling, leaves no trace of Co2, and even polar bears occasionally enjoy them....