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7 Ways to Grow Your Own Food and Save Money

Sarah Newman | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Foreclosures, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Canning, Eat Well Guide, Economy, Guerrilla Gardening, Fallen Fruit, Grow Your Own Food, Stimulus, Yes We Can, Edible Estates, Wall Street, Takepart, Herbs, Save Money, Detroit, Healthy Eating, Farming, Vegetarian, Victory Gardens, Csas, Organic, Food, Gardening, Green News
Sarah Newman

Tear up your front lawn and plant a garden. In the long-term, it will be a lot cheaper than shopping at the supermarket. And you can share your harvest with your community.

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Let's Have a Heart to Heart

Anne Dunev | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Exposure to Chemicals, Valentines Day, Flu, Immunity, Germs, Green Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Heart Disease, Gardening, Blood Pressure, Medicine, Love, Environmental Chemicals, Flu Season, Valentine's Day Gifts, Ohio State University, Personal Health, Therapeutic Touch, Pediatrics, Chemicals, Babies, Valentine's Day Ideas, Immune System, Toxic Chemicals, How to Be Happy, Heart, Daily Life, The Ohio State University, Romance, Hospitals, Being Happy, Gardens, Living News
Anne Dunev

We can be a big influence on each other's health. A warm smile, a greeting, a hug to a dear one, can brighten anyone's life -- and may have more of a therapeutic effect than you realize.

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Tip #6 for Our 44th President: Listen to Your Mother-In-Law

Emily Main | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Saving, Barack Obama, Organic Gardens, First Ladies, Energy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Abigail Adams, Green Living, Laura Bush, 60 Minutes, Vegetables, Lou Hoover, Food, Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Gardening, Parents, Green News
Emily Main

In honor of these wise women, we've compiled a list of some of the nation's former First Ladies (and grandmothers and mothers-in-law) and their contributions to a better planet.

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Summon Us to Service: Ask Americans to Grow Victory Gardens

Rose Hayden-Smith | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Eat the View, World War II, World War I, Victory Gardens, Childhood Obesity, Gardening, Gardens, Green News
Rose Hayden-Smith

Mr. President, we're hungry for change, and the revival of a national Victory Garden campaign can give us the kind of change we can dig into. Please, Mr. President: Summon us to service.

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The Gift that Keeps on Greening

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 03.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Gardening, Home Improvement, Humor, Environment, Jokes, Comedy, Nature, Comedy News
Jeffrey Shaffer

We are Greens of Dreams, a certified non-profit organization dedicated to helping people across the country experience the satisfaction and emotional rewards of lawn ownership.

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The Giving Garden

Bridget Mason and Kayomi Wada | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Helping the Needy, Children, Sustainable Food, Economy, Sustainable Agriculture, Community, Obama Service, Mlk, Mlk Day Service Day, Call to Service, Obama Call to Service, Giving Back to the Community, University of Washington Tacoma, Obama Canvassing, Farms, Volunteering, Kids, Service, Giving Back, Vegetables, Financial Crisis, Community Organizing, Poor, Gardening, Teaching, Learning, Volunteering for Obama, Farming, Community Service, Low-Income, Economic Crisis, War, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, Washington State, Barack Obama, MLK Day of Service, Harvesting, Helping the Poor, Tacoma, Organic Food, Martin Luther King, Fruit, Homelessness, Environment, Food, Sustainability, Mlk Day Community Service, Japanese, Donations, Gardens, Canvassing, Living News
Bridget Mason and Kayomi Wada

Judging by the almost 80 volunteers who came out to build a garden in Downtown Tacoma, I would have to say there are a lot of Americans out there just waiting for an opportunity to give back!

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Obama's Call to Service -- The Garden We're Growing

Bridget Mason | Posted 02.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Community Service, University of Washington Tacoma, Gardening, Service Initiative, Obama National Service, National Service, Living News
Bridget Mason

This garden is to act as an outdoor classroom for schoolchildren of all ages and for researching the best practices in gardening.

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Why "Gathering" with Friends is Key to Stress Relief

Kari Henley | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Hiking, Togetherness, Lifestyle, Friends, Activities, Poker, Babysitting, Community, Macaroni and Cheese, Getting Together, Stress Reduction, Mac and Cheese, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Joining Clubs, Friendship, Knitting, Soccer, Having Fun, Bridge, Meditation, Stress Relief, Scrapbooking, Gardening, Moms, Living News
Kari Henley

We are wired for 'village style' community lifestyles at the very core. Fundamentally, we long to belong.

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Why Aren't The Swiss Fat?

Tara Stiles | Posted 02.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Switzerland, Health, Healthy Eating, Hiking, Walking, Biking, Michael Pollan, Nutrition, Commuting, Weight Loss, Eating Well, Gardening, Diet, Mountains, The Balanced Life, Living News
Tara Stiles

They seem to have an easier life -- we desperately need an escape from ours. My Swiss friends surprisingly couldn't report any of the names of the Jolie-Pitt kids and weren't interested in Jen.

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Sustainable Landscapes: How Green Is Your Garden?

New York Times | Anne Raver | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Gardening, Organic, Green Gardening, Green Living, Green News

I couldn't believe that the giant goldenrod was still blooming in late December, when the temperature was only 32 degrees. But there it was, its curvy...

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Landshare: Got A Garden? Need A Garden?

Treehugger.com | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Local Food, Landsharing, Environment, Eco Garden, Landfit, Gardening, Landshare, Victory Garden, Green News

It is a simple and optimistic idea. People register their interest as a grower, a spotter --someone who has seen land in their area that may be suitab...

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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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The Tomato, the Banker, and the Alderman

Flora Lazar | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Leon Despres, Vegetables, Farmers Markets, Food, Gardening, Hyde Park, Ron Grzywinski, Tomatoes, Community Development, Shorebank, Socially Responsible Investing, Urban Gardening, Leaon Despres Tomato, Hyde Park Gardening, Despres Tomato, Chicago News
Flora Lazar

The Despres Tomato's characteristic thin skin and fragility are probably not a reflection of the 100-year-old alderman who was known throughout his career for his tenacity.

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So Out It's In: Grass Knuckles

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 11.11.2008 | Style

Read More: Couture, Rykjavik, Ecology, Collection, Growing Jewelry, Plant, Society, Gardening, Grass Knuckles, Metropolitan Cities, Plant Jewelry, Organism, Hafsteinn Juiliusson, Fashion, Style News
Lindsay Mannering

Hafsteinn Juiliusson is from Reykjavik and designs using influences from society and ecology. He calls his Growing Jewelry "a clash of jewelry and gardening, couture and organism."

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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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Plant Your Own Insurance

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 08.02.2008 | Green

Read More: High Food Prices, Green Living, Food Prices, Gardening, Organic Food, Going Green, Happiness, Green News
Jenna Woginrich

Knowing how to produce, preserve and create your food feels good when the average barrel of petrol is going for $150 a pop. When your next salad costs $10 a pound you'll feel it there and at the pump.

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Energy COOL: A Stroll in a Garden

A. Siegel | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Environment, Botanical Garden, Gardening, Global Warming, Gardens, Green News
A. Siegel

Increasingly around the globe, botanical gardens are taking a turn, a turn to educating forcefully the public about sustainable gardening practices and the interaction of plants/gardening and global warming.

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Organic Gardening

Alexandra Clyburn | Posted 06.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Gardening, Organic, Hair, Green News
Alexandra Clyburn

I could never shoot an animal (or a human, come to think of it), but it's funny how something so supremely green and natural can make people want to kill.

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Green Thumb's "No Dig" Garden

Los Angeles Times | Lisa Boone | Posted 06.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Green Living, Gardening, Green News

PAT MARFISI carries bales of alfalfa hay and straw into the center aisle of his Hollywood Hills vegetable garden and begins tearing off pieces of the ...

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How to Green Your Garden

Treehugger.com | Jasmin Malik Chua | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Gardening, Save Money, Green News

Hey green fingers, how green does your garden really grow? If you suspect that your pastoral idyll is breeding more toxic chemicals than prize hybrid-...

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Optimum Times To Water Your Plants

Green Guide | Solvie Karlstrom | Posted 06.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Gardening, Watering Plants, Conserving Water, Green News

It can be tempting to water plants at the times they seem to need it most, when the sun is directly overhead in mid-morning or early afternoon. But be...

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Hold the Phone! Make Your Own Onion Rings

Planet Green | Kelly Rossiter | Posted 06.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Vegetables, Organic Cooking, Gardening, Green, Green Holidays, Organic Food, Green News

There is a whole sub-culture within the personal finance world that is dedicated to frugal living (reducing your living expenses), and a lot of what...

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