Taking along some environmentally friendly items can make a fun vacation more sustainable.
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Time has come to care for water like it’s precious
Avoiding water waste will improve your life and your planet.
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When you’re lacking an ingredient, don’t dash to the store, make do
These substitutions keep you from expending fossil fuels on a grocery run when you don’t have to.
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Snack time is a good time to teach your kids better, and sometimes greener, eating habits
Apply Michael Pollan’s mantra: Train them to eat food, not too much, mostly plants.
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Want to raise green children? Start by skipping all that unnecessary plastic stuff
Sustainability-minded Maine parents offer advice for raising babies and toddlers – goodbye icky, sticky sippy cups – while living lightly on the Earth.
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Dandelion greens are one man’s weed, another man’s treasure
Don’t eradicate the dandelions; eat them.
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With the help of Portland’s Resilience Hub, a new gardener anxiously makes a plan
And the first question is … has she already killed off her strawberries?
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Going green in the golden years
Environmentally friendly retirement communities are sprouting up around the country as retiring baby boomers get serious about sustainability.
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Do environmentally conscious habits in our kitchens actually have an impact?
The writer dreams of a Fitbit to measure the effect of sustainable shopping/cooking/eating habits.
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One delicious meal becomes 2 (and a half)
The broth used to cook cabbage rolls makes a base for a head-turning soup.