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British Author Pushes For Less Food Waste

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.26.2009 | Impact

Read More: Hunger, World Hunger, Compost, Composting, Food, Home Composting, Food Waste, Tristram Stuart, Vegetarianism, Impact News

Though Americans are often criticized for the amount of food we consume, a new book by British author Tristram Stuart gives the west a mouthful for al...

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No Impact Week: Stop Stalling, Start Composting

Jane S. Smith | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Halloween, No Impact, Green Garbage, Compost, Green News
Jane S. Smith

It's true you can turn compost into a science, investing in turners, tillers, elevated storage bins, and doubtless a host of other implements with which I am as yet unacquainted. The question is, why bother?

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50 Ways To Never Waste Food Again

planetgreen.discovery.com | Colleen Vanderlinden | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Home Cooking, Compost, Composting, Food, Sustainability, Pickling, Green Living, Food Waste, Reducing Waste, Green News

With a little creativity, and an eye toward vanquishing waste in our lives, we can make use of more of our food before it goes to waste....

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How To Make Hot Compost

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Green-Iy, Gardening, Compost, Hot Compost, Make Your Own Compost, Diy, Green News

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Garden Instead of Lawns in Beverly Hills: An Update

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Garden, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, Vegetable Garden, Compost, Green News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I know a garden has long been a metaphor of life yet growing it in my backyard made it ever so vivid.

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Pop A Squat: Would You Use A Composting Toilet? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting Toilet, Commode, Soil, Compost Toilet, Compostable Toilet, Compost, Compostable Commode, Environment, Green, Poll, Gardening, Green Living, Green News

Inspired by the New York Times Green Inc. blog, we decided to investigate a bit more into what this composting toilet stuff was all about. With the av...

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Forget Flushing: Composting Toilets Coming To A City Near You

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 08.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Fertilizer, Compostable Waste, Toilet, Compost, Water, Green, Environment, Composting, Home Composting, Rainwater, Composting Toilets, Green Living, Green News

In addition to catching raindrops, homeowners and building managers are trying out another way to conserve water: composting toilets....

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Declare Your Food Independence

Sarah Newman | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Bill of Rights, National Veggie Hotdog Month, Compost, Eat Well Guide, Corn, July 4th, Garden, Paul Revere, Food Grid, Declaration of Indpendence, Hormone-Free Dairy, Hormone-Free, Michael Pollan, Grill, Food Inc., Takepart, Eat Wild, July, Green News
Sarah Newman

It's time that we return to our roots. Literally. We need to support a food system that offers us healthy, safe, sustainable, fresh foods. And what better time to begin than on Independence Day?

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Prison Doubles Up As Sustainable Living Center

Earth 911 | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Living, Aberdeen, Sustainable Learning, Recycle, Compost, The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Sustainable Prisons Project, Washingon, Stafford Creek, Composting, Green, Environment, Sustainability, Greenhouse, Green News

A prison in Aberdeen, Wash. looks a little different than the bleak landscape, dirty walls and lifeless structure that are standard throughout the U.S...

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Are Rock Festivals Really Green? VOTE!

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 07.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Compost, Summer, Recycled Materials, Rock Festival, Green, Environment, Music, Poll, Green News

Rock festivals are cranking up their green quotient this summer from Bonnaroo to High Sierra Music Festival. But even Bonnaroo, which won the Outstand...

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The Best Home Composters Money Can Buy

Slate Magazine | Jude Stewart | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Home Composting, Green Living, Best Composters, Home Composters, Compost, Giy, Green News

I resent having to do on my own what any green-minded city should do for me. But this year, urbanites across the States are hitting the mud patch: Mic...

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Vonnegut Compost Box In Brooklyn: Beautiful, Vandalized

brooklynpaper.com | The Brooklyn Paper / Bess Adler | Posted 06.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Vonnegut Compost Bin, Kurt Vonnegut, Compost, Composting, Green Living, Giy, New York, Green News

One day after The Brooklyn Paper broke the story about the Vonnegut-emblazoned food scrap recycling project, a roving reporter happened by to discover...

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22 Things You Didn't Know You Could Compost

WebEcoist | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Composting, Can You Compost This?, Green Living, Compost, Giy, Green News

Composting is a way of utilizing microorganisms to break down and decompose organic matter. The unique benefits of composting include a reduction of ...

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Top 4 Ways to Create a Sustainable Foodie Kitchen

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Vegetarian, Compost, Cooking, Green Cooking, Food, Greening Your Kitchen, Kitchen Gadgets, Cooking Tips, Vegetarianism, Green News
Jerusha Klemperer

Stop buying random kitchen crap! Garlic press? See ya. Microwave? Wouldn't wanna be ya. The less stuff you buy, the less stuff ends up in the landfill.

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Compost in the City

Bridget Moloney | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Waste, Green, Eco, Soil, Compost, Los Angeles, Bon Appetit, Bridget Moloney, Environmental Protection Agency, Urban Living, Cooking, Environment, Environmentalism, Green Cities, Cities, Green News
Bridget Moloney

In L.A., it is illegal to compost things not generated on site. You would think it wouldn't matter, but people have been fined for it.

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Worm Farm Composting: Turning Waste Into Great Fertilizer

Ecostore | Malcolm Rands | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Red Worms, Green Living, Tiger Worms, Compost, Worm Farming, Green News

Some biologists say that worms are the most important creatures on the planet. They do the important job of opening up the soil and bring nutrients t...

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How Do You Compost? (QUIZ)

Center for American Progress | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Organic Farming, Farming, Compost, Climate Change, Environment, Gardening, Global Warming, Green News

Keeping food and yard waste out of the trash through composting at home is easier than you might think. Take our quiz to help you sort through your tr...

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How Green is Your Gum?

Maura Judkis | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Chewing Gum, Compost, Going Green, Green Festival, Green News, Gum, Food, Biodegradable, Green News
Maura Judkis

Gum, as it turns out, is not yet biodegradable, no matter how earth friendly the ingredients are.

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Greening 150,000 Roadies, is it possible?: Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco

Patrick Pfeiffer | Posted 09.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Democratic National Convention, Compost, Ben Harper, Wind Energy, Green Energy, Carbon Offsets, Radiohead, Tom Petty, Widespread Panic, Carbon Footprint, Environment, John Bell, Eco Living, Organic Food, Jack Johnson, Green News, Another Planet Entertainment, Bio Plastic Products, Solar Power, Outside Lands, Green Living, Green News
Patrick Pfeiffer

This year's Democratic National Convention is following suit: organic food, alternative energy transportation, and carbon offsetting are mitigating the masses.

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Composting Guide: Indoor Or Outdoors, You Can Cut Down On Waste

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living Advice, Indoor Compost, Environmental Protection Agency, How to Compost, Compostable Waste, Compost, Outdoor Compost, Environment, Green, Green Living, Green Living Tips, Green News

Whether you plan to compost in your home or outside, composting is the foundation for organic and sustainable gardening. Every day 200 million pounds ...

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9 Ways to Cut Down on Food Waste

Maura Judkis | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green

Read More: How to Save Money, Recipes, Compost, Refrigerators, Grocery Stores, Waste, Food, Green Living, Grocery Lists, Green News
Maura Judkis

Nearly half of all food in America goes to waste. Setting aside for a minute the "finish your supper, there are starving children in China" implications of this, think of your grocery bill.

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5 Ways to Turn Your Place into an Organic Farm

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Homestead, Chickens, Gardening, Green Living, Organic Food, Compost, Going Green, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

Here are a few ways you can bring the organic farm into your own home or apartment, and with soaring food and fuel prices, there are few excuses not to look into easy ways to eat smarter.

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From New Composter to Poo Composter: A Green Garbage Guide

J.S. McDougall | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Humanure, Chelsea Green, Compost, Jenkins, Composting, Green Living, Green Garbage, Green Living Tips, Garbage, Green News
J.S. McDougall

There are a bewildering amount of different composting systems and bins available on the market. Here's some help to choose which bin or system suits your lifestyle, your family, your house, or apartment.

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