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Make Your Printer Ink Last Longer

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:35 +0000

If you’re trying to live a greener lifestyle, chances are you avoid printing at all costs. Between the energy, the paper, and the ink, printing is not the most eco-friendly thing you can do

Craft Reycled: Vintage Book Page Heart Garland

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:12 +0000

If you’re a regular around here, you know that I love a handmade holiday, and Valentine’s Day is no exception! I’m loving this sweet heart garland that I ran across on Pinterest.

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Craft Reycled: Vintage Book Page Heart Garland

Urban Beautification: Steve Wheen’s Pothole Gardens

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:17 +0000

Guerrilla gardening is a great way to add some green to a blighted space. Whether we’re talking seedbombs or late-night plantings, guerilla gardeners everywhere are doing their parts to make the urban landscape a bit greener

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Urban Beautification: Steve Wheen’s Pothole Gardens

A Greener Surfboard

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:31 +0000

The typical surfboard is far from eco-friendly, but a small company on the Oregon coast creates a greener surfboard by using lower impact materials and reclaimed wood. To understand what makes a surfboard greener, you have to understand how to make a surboard. The board has a few different parts: The Blank – This is the core of the board.

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A Greener Surfboard

Are Reclaimed Pallets Safe for Raised Bed Gardens?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:00:06 +0000

We love DIY projects using pallets . You might say that we’re a little bit obsessed, if we’re being completely honest.

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Are Reclaimed Pallets Safe for Raised Bed Gardens?

Etsy Finds for Valentine’s Day

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:43 +0000

Can you believe that Valentine’s Day is less than a month off? We spend upwards of $15 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts and getaways. Imagine the impact we could make if we channeled some of that money to independent artisans who use eco-friendly materials instead of blowing it at the big box store

Wine to Water Winner

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for a copy of Wine to Water ! We used a random number generator to choose a winner, and the winner is…. Bonnie who’s awesome water-saving tip was: If it’s brown flush it down

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Wine to Water Winner

Wine to Water Winner

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

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Wine to Water Winner

Wine to Water Winner

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for a copy of Wine to Water ! We used a random number generator to choose a winner, and the winner is….

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NASA says 2011 is the ninth warmest year on record

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:32:14 +0000