$10 Off Eco Hatchery Eco Starter Kits
Do you know someone who needs an eco makeover?  Someone who is eco-conscious, but just hasn’t gotten a chance to translate that awareness into action?   Or someone who is just a wee bit paralyzed by the overwhelming - and often conflicting - information that is out there on getting [...]

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What is the best way to educate, entertain and exhaust your kids, hang with your girlfriends, get exercise and contribute to the betterment of our Planet all at the same time?

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Like my cousin Annie Barnes, I am a firm believer that getting your kids out in Nature is key to their intellectual, emotional and physical development. In addition it fosters an appreciation of the great outdoors and an understanding of why it needs to be preserved.
Last week, my daughter Samara and I attended a birthday [...]

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By Ben Block
If the full water requirements of a morning roast are calculated - farm irrigation, bean transportation, and the serving of the coffee - one cup requires 140 liters of water.
This notion of a product’s “water footprint” is gaining traction. Defined as the total volume of freshwater required to produce a nation’s goods and [...]

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Navigating the veritable sea of plastic bottles and containers.
Despite hearing a number of warnings about plastic bottles and how toxic chemicals (Bisphenol A) can leech out of them, we still have a tough time decoding all of the numbers. So the friendly folks at NBC’s Today Show broke it down.

So what you need to remember [...]

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