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Homegrown Bounty
Growing our own food looks like it will be as popular in 2010 as it was in 2009. In 2009, more than 41 million American households (including the White...
Fish info for pregnant, nursing women on phone apps
Information about safe fish consumption for pregnant and nursing women is available from a variety of Purdue University sources, including an iPhone application,...
Reliable Facts on Climate Change
The recent shenanigans dubbed “Climategate” made me even more aware of the need for clear climate information. Here in Indiana, a state that depends...
Food Labels: What do they really mean?
Truth in labeling has long been a concern for consumers. And, though there are some regulations in place to protect us, it’s up to the consumer to...
Creative Sustainability: Two Artists Make Something Old New Again
Neither Chris Jaworski nor Ernie Taylor has formal art training. What they know about sculpture they learned on their families’ farms: how to dismantle...
Google Map help bicyclists find accommodations, routes
Washington, D.C. — Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has announced a partnership with Google as an official content provider for Google Map’s brand-new biking...
Cut in meat inspectors threaten local food production
The Indianapolis Business Journal and the Associated Press report that a reduction of meat inspectors could have a terrible impact on local producers who...
Castalia Homes certifies the first LEED Platinum Home in Boone County
Carmel, Ind. — Castalia Homes, LLC has certified the first LEED Platinum home by the U.S. Green Building Council in Indiana. The Zionsville home is in...
Recycle option for expanded polystyrene
Indianapolis — A company that recycles expanded polystyrene has a drop-off site that’s open to the public. Createc of Indianapolis densifies the product...
Nature Conservancy’s new headquarters wins water award
Indianapolis — The Nature Conservancy won one of the city’s first Sustainability Awards for its new headquarters in the category of water. Called the...
Conner Prairie draws on historic model for today’s sustainability - Footprints
Along with the good news of a balanced budget, plus increased attendance, membership and donations, Conner Prairie Interactive History Park also celebratesa...
Hippocrates was right - wendell’s way
After dusting off the dreary grayness of winter and savoring spring’s first tender greens, consider the infinite universe below the surface of your skin....
Green Greeting (Mar/Apr 2010)
Be optimistic Ah, that’s the reason a bird can sing On his darkest day, he believes in Spring! This line from a poem by Douglas Malloch has been with...
From Merely Green to MicroGreen - The Last Row
From Merely Green to MicroGreen Food trends, like hair styles, tend to run in cycles, so it should come as no surprise that even vegetables are not exempt...
Saving Indiana’s Wilderness - the environment
HEC - Jesse Kharbanda Eclipsing any progress Indiana is making on bike trails and bike paths is the unwise and devastating effort to build a new terrain...
Enviro-Log
Made from 100 percent recycled waxed cardboard, Enviro-Log fire logs burn cleaner than wood while generating 50 percent more heat. They are safe for use...
John Ritz Organic Mitts
These 100 percent organic cotton pocket mitts are like an oven mitt and glove all in one. Quality, thick, absorbent and waffled, a pocket mitt is the perfect...
Preserve Paperstone cutting boards
These non-porous food prep boards are made from 100 percent recycled paper. The bar board, 8- by 6-inches, and prep board, 13- by 8-inches, are knife-friendly...
Lutron Electronics
Lutron’s eco-minder dimmers feature an LED display that indicates to homeowners when they are saving at least 15 percent in energy usage, essentially...
Great Natives for Tough Places
edited by Niall Dunne, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2009, $12.95, paperback
