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Cold brew coffee system

Cold Brewed Coffee – Environmentally Friendly and Delicious

When my husband and I first graduated from college, he did a stint working as a barista in a cute, independently owned coffee shop. Although he never made a career of it, he picked up some valuable skills and yummy coffee tips that we use in our kitchen to this day!  One of my personal [...]

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Eco friendly driving

Be cheap, be green: how to make your car more eco-friendly

I love the environment. But I hate taking the bus. In Los Angeles, the Metro is your only option for public transportation, and it sucks. So I drive. Many of us out there don’t have the option of taking public transportation everywhere we go all the time. So here are some tips for making your [...]

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Clothes hang drying outside

Cold as Ice: Cold-Water Washing Laundry

You gaze at your washer. Your armload of dirty clothes is safely ensconced in its metal walls, and now, only one questions stands between you and clean clothes: Hot, Warm, or Cold water? Cold should be fine. Well, warm. Best to play it safe. Some of this stuff has food stains. Actually, there’s some workout [...]

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Organic eggs in your backyard

Organic Eggs in Your Backyard

Find out how getting chickens in your backyard can mean saving money and eating healthier!

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Flying plastic bag

Ways to shrink your plastic footprint – or rather, bagprint

Plastic Bags Despite my zeal for reusable bags, I know getting plastic bags every now and then is a necessary evil. Sometimes I forget my reusable bags or I don’t bring enough to hold everything I buy. Luckily, there are ways to rise to the occasion and reduce your plastic footprint. At the grocery store [...]

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Green Reusable Bag

It’s in the bag: why reusables rock

Plastic bags are a way of life. Growing up, I would run errands with my mom, and we’d come home with a trunk full of packed plastic bags. Everywhere you went, your pack of gum or greeting card were carefully ferried home in their own protective plasticized sheath. It seemed like the good times would [...]

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Natural Organic Farmers Market

Sustainable Eating – Eating With The Changing Seasons

One of the more enjoyable ways to help reduce your carbon footprint is to eat sustainably. What does this mean? Well, quite simply – eat seasonally. Eat the foods that are naturally available in your area WHEN they’re available in your area. Not only will you be supporting local businesses and farms, but you will [...]

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Enjoying the sun

Living Green, Healthy, and Frugal

Many people believe that in order to live a green, eco-friendly, or healthy lifestyle, you have to spend a lot of extra money, which simply isn’t true. In fact, green and frugal lifestyles should often go hand in hand! Here’s some valuable information to help you get started! Buy used as often as possible. These [...]

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