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No Groceries For a Year: One Couple’s Homegrown Journey
Could you go an entire year without going to the grocery store? Would you know the first thing about when to plant your tomatoes? What about raising your own livestock? Or foraging in your backyard? For most of us, living off the land would feel like a near impossibility, but for one Canadian couple, their inexperience became a source of inspiration. Their goal: go an entire year without buying anything from the grocery store.
Read MoreNo Groceries For a Year: One Couple’s Homegrown JourneyZero Waste Cafes Offer the Pick-Me-Up We Need Right Now
Can’t survive without your morning coffee? From farm to cup, here are companies that are filtering the waste out of our coffee obsession, and making it easy to enjoy some java without hurting the environment.
Read MoreZero Waste Cafes Offer the Pick-Me-Up We Need Right NowWeeds are a Good Thing! Why the Biodiversity in Your Backyard Matters
It's difficult to fully comprehend the stunning complexity and diversity of life on our planet, and even more difficult to understand how deeply that complexity and diversity matters. Ready for a deep dive into why biodiversity matters? Read on to see how you can help the planet by starting in your own backyard!
Read MoreWeeds are a Good Thing! Why the Biodiversity in Your Backyard MattersWant to Reduce your Waste? Here’s a Guide to Get You Started
If you’ve ever stood in front of an array of waste bins at the airport holding your empty coffee cup wondering “Is this garbage? Is this recycling? What do I do with this stuff?” and you desperately wanted to do the right thing but didn’t know what to do, this is the article for you. We’re going to break down what’s waste, what’s not, and what we can do to make waste a thing of the past.
Read MoreWant to Reduce your Waste? Here’s a Guide to Get You StartedLeftovers to Logs: Fruit Pulp Could Be the Fuel of the Future
There is a secret second life hiding out within almost every substance on earth, but today we’re zeroing in on an innovative way that one Argentinian couple is transforming fruit pulp. Want to know what they’re turning it into? We’ll give you a hint... it can warm your belly, your home, and your soul.
Read MoreLeftovers to Logs: Fruit Pulp Could Be the Fuel of the Future
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Fixing Pollution Through Fun! How a Googly-Eyed Innovation is Cleaning Baltimore Harbor
With googly eyes and a beloved twitter account, Mr. Trash Wheel has become an icon in Baltimore Harbor. His story is helping us rethink the important role fun has in tackling some of the biggest problems we face!
Read MoreFixing Pollution Through Fun! How a Googly-Eyed Innovation is Cleaning Baltimore HarborCan You Compost Dog Poop? Reducing Your Dog’s Environmental Paw-Print
Every day, millions of little bags filled with dog waste make their way into landfills, releasing methane into the atmosphere and potentially harming our waterways. But a new program in NYC is turning this problem into a solution with the power of compost!
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100 Years of Recycling Clothing: Introducing Italy’s Textile Town
Don’t toss that old tee shirt! We’re traveling to the “Textile Town” in Italy where they’re recycling fabric to give new life to your old duds, and threading the needle to a brighter, more sustainable future.
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Reduce, Reuse, ReTuna! The Swedish Mall Selling Only Recycled Goods
When you think of the mall you probably don’t think of it as a hub for environmental innovation. But in Sweden, one mall is taking the old and making it new again, combining a revolutionary recycling center with a reused, restored shopping experience.
Read MoreReduce, Reuse, ReTuna! The Swedish Mall Selling Only Recycled GoodsWorld’s First Underwater Farm is Growing Fruits and Vegetables
Nemo's Garden is not your typical farm. That's because this unique agricultural enterprise is located under the sea just off the coast of Italy. And the unique biosphere is teaching us tons about the future of sustainable agriculture.
Read MoreWorld’s First Underwater Farm is Growing Fruits and VegetablesNew Natural Packaging You Can Eat Rather Than Trash!
Did you ever think that you would be able to eat your sandwich and the wrapping that protects it too? Amazingly, this is now a reality thanks to edible packaging, a sustainable alternative that now offers a replacement for single-use packaging.
Read MoreNew Natural Packaging You Can Eat Rather Than Trash!Wearable Bananas? This Ugandan Company is Giving Textile Waste the Slip
What one material could make placemats, rugs, and hair extensions? This miracle fiber is bananas! Learn about the non-profit transforming this popular plant’s waste into something that is wonderful—in more ways than one!
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