“Green” investing brings peace of mind for environmentally conscious Bert Gilbert. Instead of using his money to back companies he sees as polluters and exploiters, he owns stock in firms that use wind and solar energy ...
When you build a new home, you have the opportunity to be green from the ground up. And it starts when you select the land...
By now, most people have heard the term green jobs, but an abundance of examples in Indiana still are hard to find — perhaps because energy consumption and everyday lifestyles are just beginning to transition to green her...
The growing season is over for most of us, but that doesn’t mean we have to give up fresh greens, root vegetables, eggs or other locally grown food. We can go to winter farmers markets, which are sprouting up throughout I...
Renee Sweany from Green Piece Indy newsletter is getting married in May at the Indianapolis City Market in a gown made by her mother from fabric from her grandmother’s wedding dress. She and her fiancé are looking forwa...
Green Greeting (Jan/Feb 2010) 
A passion for stewardship - Footprints 
Hooping While Hoping - The Last Row 
Another Indiana Farmer's Market! 
Wouldn’t it be great if there were jobs in Indiana where you did something that you enjoyed, got paid pretty decently, and were healing
the planet, all at the same time? That type of job exists — and, no,
I don’t mean working as a senior executive at the Indianapolis Zoo!
Emerging in the background of Indiana’s tough economic climate are green jobs — opportunities to design, build and sell the next generation of sustainable products, from electrical vehicles to wind turbines to zero emission buildings. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, Indiana already has about 17,000 of those clean energy jobs.
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The initial question from those who want to eat local is: “How, in the dead
of an Indiana winter, can I obtain enough wholesome local foods to sustain a healthy mind and body?”
For a start, patronize your local winter markets. Produce shipped 2,000 miles from the field to your crisper is prized for travel, but not taste. At the market, you’ll find sweet potatoes; regular potatoes in various colors, such as white, red or blue; turnips; brussels sprouts; parsnips; carrots; mushrooms, salad greens and more.
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Rural Free: A Farmwife’s Almanac of Country Living 
Native American Medicinal Plants: 
When Changing A Lightbulb Just Isn’t Enough: 
Seed Savers Exchange 
Eco Yoga Mat 
Organic Bouquet 
