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The Daily Green 08.31.2010

The Daily Green 08.31.2010

August 31, 2010 |  by Jason  |  Daily Green Links  |  No Comments
My Fist Raising Tweets from Twitter
The Clothesline Movement and How to Setup Your Own Outdoor Clothesline

The Clothesline Movement and How to Setup Your Own Outdoor Clothesline

August 26, 2010 |  by Jason  |  Energy Conservation, On the Homestead  |  No Comments

Clotheslines are hip, sheik, and in vogue, right? I mean, all the cool kids are doing away with those hot buckets of wasted energy we call dryers and switching to the sophisticated and fashionable clothes line. Because that long stretch of rope hanging between two trees or specially designed poles is no longer synonymous with ghetto life and gutter punks. It’s green and trendy and…man, who am I trying to kid? Ninety percent of the U.S. population still Read More

The Daily Green 08.24.10

The Daily Green 08.24.10

August 24, 2010 |  by Jason  |  Daily Green Links  |  No Comments
My Fist Raising Tweets from Twitter
  • Aquaponics – is it worth it and what is it anyway? http://is.gd/eBsl3 #
  • iPhone app that let's you track wild food you find when you're out foraging. Cool use of GPS. http://is.gd/eBryw #
  • Documentary coming out about the clothesline movement called Drying For Freedom. That's a crazy kind of cool. Trailer: http://t.co/4q1iLKN #
  • Link found between pesticide exposure and ADHD in kids. http://is.gd/ezJVA #
The Daily Green for 08.23.10

The Daily Green for 08.23.10

August 23, 2010 |  by Jason  |  Daily Green Links  |  No Comments
My Fist Raising Tweets from Twitter
  • Love this quote from Marion Nestle, “We have made cheap food a value rather than value good food.” So true…so true. http://bit.ly/bHEsti
  • Cool video on the ins and outs of coconuts – cracking, scraping, milking…learned a lot from this one. http://bit.ly/92TAU0
  • Funny interview with Stephen Colbert and the President of the American Meat Institute http://t.co/VkTWoLR
  • Totally creative and unique eco reminder wall stickers from hu2.com, http://bit.ly/amGbTd
  • Someone doesn’t want us to have the right to choose the foods we want – check out the Raw Milk Warfront at Chelsea Green http://t.co/g8qyjv1
  • Love the “These Come From Trees” stickers. Great concept to help eliminate waste. Buy some for your work or school! http://bit.ly/aheUYw
The Disposables: Running a Kitchen Without Paper

The Disposables: Running a Kitchen Without Paper

August 23, 2010 |  by Jason  |  On the Homestead, Reducing Waste  |  4 Comments

So as I mentioned in my introduction to ditching disposable products, my goal is to gradually cross each item off my “Nasty Little List of Disposables.” And I’m going to start with what I feel is the biggest target – the kitchen. Now this isn’t rocket science. But I’m still gonna break it down for ya. Read More