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How can I start selling my homegrown produce?
Thu, Jun 18, 2009 3:16 PM by Vanessa Vadim
Whether you form a CSA, join a farmers market or sell to restaurants, you and your neighbors can benefit from your green thumb.
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Brits live-blog backyard critter sightings
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 6:40 PM by Matt Hickman
Guardian readers are asked to report sightings of birds and bees as part of the Make Your Nature Count backyard wildlife survey.
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Plant pollinator palaces
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 2:29 PM by Matt Hickman
There's a buzz around designer Jason Neufeld's Bombus Shelters — stylish, ceramic beehives that attract garden-beneficial bumblebees.
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How can I clean and stay green?
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 5:54 PM by Josh Dorfman, aka The Lazy Environmentalist
These products get the lazy housekeeping thumbs-up.
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The Greenfather
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 4:37 PM by Matt Hickman
Want to delight Big Daddy without displeasing Mamma Nature? Score big green points with these home-related Father's Day gifts.
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The messy yard of tomorrow?
Tue, Jun 09, 2009 5:35 AM by Jay Michaelson
The grass is greener in an overgrown lawn -- and so is everything else -- but my neighbors might not see it that way.
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Walk the (High) Line
Mon, Jun 08, 2009 6:41 PM by Matt Hickman
Ten years in the making, NYC's High Line — an abandoned elevated railway viaduct — officially reopens today as a stunning greenspace.
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Assignment Earth: Green buzz

Mon, Jun 08, 2009 2:29 PM

Buying coffee grown by certified farms guarantees environmental, social and economic sustainability.
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States tackle clothesline hang-ups
Thu, Jun 04, 2009 9:34 PM by Matt Hickman
Slowly but surely, states are passing right-to-dry laws that prevent the banning of outdoor clotheslines.
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A metal alternative
Thu, Jun 04, 2009 2:30 PM by PlentyMag.com
The Beta P Pocket Pen will last for decades instead of days.
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Energy-efficient hard drive
Thu, Jun 04, 2009 1:20 PM by PlentyMag.com
The Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 is up to 59 percent more efficient than comparable 250-gigabyte hard drives currently on the market.
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How can I be smart about watering my lawn and garden?
Tue, Jun 02, 2009 6:07 PM by Josh Dorfman, aka The Lazy Environmentalist
Save water and cash with these water irrigation systems.
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Against the grain
Tue, Jun 02, 2009 5:48 PM by Matt Hickman
Sustainable design firm Grain's Ty Recyclable Shower Curtain prevents further off-gassing in your bathroom.
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Back to the butter churn
Tue, Jun 02, 2009 9:36 AM by PlentyMag.com
These Amish entrepreneurs are at the forefront for simple, sustainable living.
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Enviro Water Boy to the rescue
Mon, Jun 01, 2009 4:58 PM by Matt Hickman
Dedicated bath water recycler and LA Times journo Susan Carpenter gives her tired arms a rest and puts Enviro Water Boy to the test.
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