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Spilling the beans...

I cannot imagine a day without coffee—the aromas and tastes awaken all my senses. Personally, I have gone green with this daily practice: buying organic beans, using ceramic cups and composting used coffee grounds. As a coffee-loving greenophile, I often ponder how we can take personal practices, such as drinking coffee, into the local marketplace. While most of us have heard bad press about disposable coffee cups, perhaps we’ve not considered other opportunities that can take the daily coffee ritual into green territory. With cup in hand, I’ve thought of a few ideas for how green coffee-lovers can take to our home-based environmental practices to the local coffee marketplace. After all, small steps practiced at home can often be encouraged on the local, community level. You can take green ideas the next level by talking to these merchants about some ideas that they can use to go green. Here are a few ideas to consider:>>Read more »

The Organic Garden - Why it Works

An organic garden is a wondrous thing – most people just think of the benefits of having fresh produce that is chemical free, but this is just the end-game of the fascinating ecosystem that is an organic garden. Let me explain …
 
In a garden that is fertilised and sprayed using chemicals and other poisons, there is a vicious cycle that is

My first compost bin

Today I went to buy red worms for our compost bin.  One bag of 1,000 worms cost me nearly 30 bucks. The worms seem to be nice, though pretty shy...  I unpacked them into the ready-in-advance soil and of they went into a warm, dark and moisten world, the underground.

I was told that red worms do not like bread, so I am currently>>Read more »

Show Your Green Love

If that stuffed white bear holding a fuzzy heart just reminds you that the glaciers are melting…then this is the post for you.  From ethical-bling to eco-sex toys, kick up your love skills and make yourself feel good about it.  Here are a few suggestions.

1.  Buy Local>>Read more »

Secrets of the Ayurvedic Diet

Secrets of the Ayurvedic Diet

Toxins and Metabolism : Weakness and Inflammation>>Read more »

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