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Learning to garden can quickly go from hobby to obsession. If you get really good at it, it can be a business. No matter what you learn, you will always have ways to learn more. Connect with gardeners who grow what you love to eat or the flowers you adore to learn more each season.

Installing a water filter in your home is the perfect way to simultaneously improve your drinking water while lowering your environmental impact. A good water filter will also save you money on drinking water costs. 

Ethical shoe brands like Rothy’s, For Your Earth, and many others, have grown in popularity in recent years. However, their popularity still doesn’t compare to that of major name brands like Nike, Adidas, or Converse. Now, however, even the major footwear brands are beginning to embrace sustainable sneaker production –– which should in short time drastically expand the number of consumers buying shoes responsibly. Here’s a list of some of the best sustainable sneakers from major apparel brands.

Green investors typically monitor the environment and look for companies that are spending their time, effort, and money into creating new technologies or products that will help preserve resources while adding value to the economy. They invest in these companies in the hopes of protecting the environment for us all and making a profit down the road.

Most of us try our best to limit the amount of times we visit the gas pump. But as our busy daily routines take center stage, sometimes we forget the little things that cast a greater foundation for fuel conservation. And it's here, the little things, that we can (and should) do better while out on the road. These fuel conservation tips go beyond a rehash of some of the familiar fuel conservation tips you may or may not have read before.

Although cooler weather can bring many beautiful days and lasting memories, it can also have the unfortunate side effect of bringing higher energy bills due to heating costs. High heating costs can lead to headaches and unwanted money-management problems that most people do not want to deal with at the end of the year. Try implementing one or more of these winter energy saving tips and see how much you can cut down on your energy usage costs this winter.

Focusing on seasonal vegetables as we prepare for winter is a sustainable approach to vegetable gardening. Winter vegetables grow slower, need slightly less water, and don’t overdraw on the nutrients in the soil. Here are 8 essential tips you can use for gardening in winter.

Winter always sneaks up on us. It seems to come out of nowhere, sliding in on the breeze that rustles through the autumn leaves, turning the world from golden to brown. For homesteaders, the autumn also sparks a sense of urgency as they realize the amount left to do before the real cold and snow arrive. Here are seven tips to get wintering homesteaders started.

Green homes are a green trend that is gaining popularity in the U.S. What's a green home and how is it different from a regular home? And how can an Eco-friendly green home help you reduce your carbon footprint, your living expenses and increase your quality of life? This article discusses the benefits of having a green home and offers 15 green home ideas to help get started down the path towards living greener!

Christmas is a time for giving and receiving, but you only have to look at the huge amount of packaging and wrapping paper cluttering up rubbish bins on Boxing Day to realise it’s not exactly the easiest time of the year for the environment. But if you still want to get into the spirit of Christmas giving but with one eye on the environment, there is a great range of Eco-friendly gifts both online and in high street stores.