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Peak Everything: Learn about Peak Dirt 1 May 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS The world is losing soil 10 to 20 times faster than it is replenishing it, and there are ways we can help it "grow" back, but it might require some different practices. Here's how we think it can be done.+ READ MORE	{ }
Greening the Neighbourhood 21 Apr 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS I held a large family dinner last Saturday so I did a lot of shopping during the week and I had the opportunity to make a few observations about the greening of my neighborhood...+ READ MORE	{ }
Join a Community-Supported Agriculture Co-op 16 Apr 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS Kelly does a great job of showing us great examples of eating green, but where do you turn to get the ingredients to follow her lead?Now that spring is here, local family farms are gearing up for a summer of growing fabulous, fresh foods, and you can enjoy a share of their harvests for yourself by...+ READ MORE	{ }
Make Your Own Biodiesel 23 Mar 2008 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Usually derived from vegetable oils-soy is very popular these days, but animal fats can also be used-biodiesel is made through a chemical process called transesterification which essentially splits the oil into two parts: alkyl esters and glycerine; the esters are the fuel, while the leftover...+ READ MORE	{ }
Watch The Meatrix 23 Mar 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS If you haven't bought that turkey or ham yet, you might want to watch The Meatrix, a brilliant animated takeoff of The Matrix movies that describes the evils of factory farming, without turning the stomach. In the first, Leo, the pig, happy in his lovely little family farm pen, is greeted by...+ READ MORE	{ }
Build a Green Library: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver 23 Mar 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS This is the latest post in a series about recommended reading, for building a green library in your home. Ultimately, the book's most sentient takeaway is this: eating local (or any particular way of eating, for that matter) is not about self-denial while marking the days on a calendar until you...+ READ MORE	{ }

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