I'm thrilled to announce that Choosing Sustainability: Your Guide to the What, Why and How is now available in paperback for $22.95. Several independent bookstores local to me are carrying the book. But you …
Category: Local & Green
Localism in the DelVal: Two Communities Consider ‘Import Replacement’
If you’re already a locavore, you won’t be surprised to know that eating local is a trend that’s on the rise, as noted by various surveys, including one from North Dakota’s Center for …
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Shopping Green and Local? How About Fair Trade? Flemington NJ’s Blue Sky Boutique Offers It All
A lot of us these days are trying to "align our purchases with our values." We seek out locally produced food, artisan-made goods and products that are eco-conscious in one way or another. But, despite our good …
Just Because It’s Cold Outside Doesn’t Mean Nature’s Out of Reach: Exploring the DelVal’s Open Spaces
In the dead of winter, it can be a challenge for us North Easterners to get that “back to nature" feeling. Most of us (those without greenhouses) are no longer enjoying the bounty of our …
Greening Your Cleaning
Eco-friendly household cleaning products If you're trying to stay on top of warnings about various household toxins, you may sometimes get a mild case of green exhaustion. It's tempting to tune it all out for a while …
Greening the Lunchbox: Six Easy Steps
Whether you’re packing school lunches or brown-bagging it to your job, the lunch box can be a Pandora’s box of environmental hazards. Here are a few alternatives for making lunch more sustainable. 1. Reusable sandwich bags. …
Slowing Down the Holidays
It always happens this time of year. The season that’s supposed to be about giving, sharing and spending time with the people we care about starts to feel like something else entirely. As we …
Going green, local and sustainable this holiday season
Is "sustainable holiday" an oximoron? Is it really possible to block out all those messages to over-consume everything from gifts to food to libations? Would the holidays even be as much fun if we …
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Green Energy at Home Redux
Please note that in the most recent post, "Greening Our Energy Future Can Start at Home," the link to the NJ Board of Public Utilities was not live. That problem has now been fixed. The correct url …
Lessons in Sustainability, Compliments of Sandy
In the aftermath of the worst storm most of us have ever experienced, adopting a more sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle may take on a greater sense of urgency. Generally speaking, the sustainability movement is a …
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