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How to Go Green: Giving Gifts 17 Jul 2008 IN GREEN-GIFTS \| COMMENTS Is anything more wonderful than finding the perfect gift for someone, or receiving the present that’s just what you needed? How about gift-giving accompanied by the knowledge that your gift is also a gift for the planet? There’s more to green giving than just switching to the stuff with the “green”...+ READ MORE	{ }
How To Go Green: Kid's Toys 17 Jul 2008 IN GREEN-KIDS-TOYS \| COMMENTS It’s a little cliché but true nonetheless, your children and your children's children will inherit the world that we create today. So, the stuff we give them shouldn't make life any harder on them in the future. If that alone isn't enough, how about the fact that your child will, more likely than...+ READ MORE	{ }
Take the Local Challenge - Eat within a 100 Mile Radius 4 Jun 2008 IN SUPPER CLUB \| COMMENTS Challenging yourself to eat entirely locally can seem pretty intimidating. Supper Club guest Stephanie Miller is an American comedian and host of The Stephanie Miller Show, a progressive talk radio program produced in Los Angeles and syndicated nationally by Jones Radio Networks.+ READ MORE	{ }
Hold the Phone! Make Your Own Onion Rings 28 May 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS I know, I'm always going on about healthy eating and using leafy green vegetables and onion rings don't quite fit the bill. But when you make them yourself, you know exactly what is in them, and you can make a healthier version of it for yourself. + READ MORE	{ }
Plant a Tree with Every Book You Read 23 Mar 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS Books are always popular gifts this time of year, and we like the idea of giving the gift of knowledge, but it remains that books are printed on paper, and paper comes (mostly) from trees. And the new trees do more than just give us something to hug, including (but certainly not limited to) carbon...+ READ MORE	{ }
Drink to Health, Love, and the Environment 23 Mar 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS Before you raise your glasses this holiday, consider getting wines that toast the environment even as you imbibe. The Organic Wine Company: A family business that imported the first French organic wines into the United States Difficulty level: Easy+ READ MORE	{ }
Things to do on Christmas for Non-Christians 23 Mar 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS Not everyone does Christmas-a large percentage of our population celebrates other holidays. In the United Kingdom, over 6500 people volunteered last year to help out with Crisis Open Christmas, noting "If you are homeless or living in hostel accommodation, Christmas can be a lonely and depressing...+ READ MORE	{ }
Last Minute Gifts: Go Online for Donations 23 Mar 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS If you're running out of time, but still have a few people on your list, what can you do at the last minute? Or you might donate a couple of hours to a time bank and offer them to a loved one, or purchase a couple of tons of carbon offsets (really, they are not that heavy).+ READ MORE	{ }
Keep Food Portions Under Control 23 Mar 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS Cultural and social norms at the dinner table, especially during the holidays, can make it challenging to keep yourself from consuming more calories than you need, according to the November 2007 issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch. The amount of food you actually get on your plate, in the...+ READ MORE	{ }
Dye Easter Eggs the Natural Way 23 Mar 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS Now that St. Patrick's Day, with its glorious Colcannon and green beer (but not that green beer), firmly in our rear view, it's time to get ready for the next holiday: Easter, and it's coming right up. If you aren't raising your chickens, you'll want to start with some (local, cage-free,...+ READ MORE	{ }

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