Green Living | Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

Esperanza Project spotlights Latin America’s eco-warriors

by Tracy L. Barnett

22. Feb, 2010 0 Comments

A guest post from the curator of an independent green news portal for the Americas

adventure, americas, community, ecotourism, ecotravel, ecovillages, environment, esperanza, featured posts, green living, latin america, mexico, photography, sustainable, the esperanza project, tourism, tracy barnett, travel

An Apocalyptic Valentine

Or, how to turn a Facebook quiz into a Valentine's Day gift

14. Feb, 2010 2 Comments

Guest blogger The Apocalyptic Housewife is back with a dose of romantic realism—and a freegan Valentine idea.

alternative, buy nothing, craft, diy, featured posts, freegan, green living, how-to, love, reuse, romance, sewing, sustainable, valentine's day

Little Farm on the Subdivision

Potomac Vegetable Farm is being eaten by McMansions

10. Feb, 2010 2 Comments

In Northern Virginia, one badass family farm fights the tide of suburban sprawl.

agritourism, alternative, ecoganic, ecotourism, environment, farm, featured posts, gardening, green living, organic, potomac vegetable farm, potomac vegetable farms, sustainable, Virginia

How Polyface brought my oomph back

In which I meet Joel Salatin and rediscover my inspiration

28. Jan, 2010 4 Comments

The Universe kicks me down a spot of amazing luck: a personal visit with a brilliant agriculturalist who reminds me why I’m on this trip in the first place.

agritourism, ecotourism, ecotravel, environment, farm, green living, joel salatin, organic, polyface, Polyface Farm, sustainable, tourism, travel, Virginia

Joel Salatin and the Future of Food

America's favorite farmer expounds on sustainability, grass, pigs and protoplasm!

26. Jan, 2010 5 Comments

In Virginia, I meet Joel Salatin for a rare personal sermon/tour of Polyface, the farm that’s changing agriculture in the 21st century.

Green Living Gets Real

A tour of Boston's affordable, sustainable architecture

08. Dec, 2009 4 Comments

Eco-architecture is only for the rich—or so I thought. But guess what I found in Boston’s green-building scene?

architecture, design, energy-efficient, featured posts, green building, green living, recycling, sustainable

Headed to Beantown? Take the T.

02. Dec, 2009 0 Comments

Boston’s a truly people-oriented city, and you simply don’t need a car to get around. I spent a lot of time on the metro instead, and learned a little history in the process.

Boston, things to do

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