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Comment on Fitting a Life into 192 Square Feet! by C. Piper

C. Piper — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:36:19 +0000

Living “off the grid” might be too much of a shock for most urbanites. The downsizing might be a reasonable step into the “sustainable living” lifestyle.

There are some REALLY nice and even spacious looking (feel) designed homes. I think Oprah profiled these kinds of homes and they are affordable, easyier to maintain, less draining on resources, and NICE. Try and Google something like “cool mini homes.” I would love to live in one.

Thanks for sharing Deborah!

Comment on Farmers, Cooks, Eaters: The Blog Behind the Book by Changing restaurants, eating locally all year, and composting | farmers, cooks, eaters

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:46:20 +0000

[...] NWEI gives us a shout-out! – Deborah McNamara at the Northwest Earth Institute wrote up Farmers, Cooks, Eaters and one of our contributors, Jody Dorow. A big thanks to them for helping us get the word! [...]

Comment on Educating for Sustainability – An Upcoming Webinar Opportunity by Claire

Claire — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:59:34 +0000

Please note that these times are EST. Hope to see you there!

Comment on Farmers, Cooks, Eaters: The Blog Behind the Book by Jody Ericson Dorow

Jody Ericson Dorow — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:26:03 +0000

What an inspiration attending the NWEI gathering in Port Townsend and having the chance to meet Deborah McNamara and Mike Mercer – we are still talking about what was shared. Thank you

Comment on Sustainable Purchasing EcoChallenge: Becoming a “Better World Shopper” by sue0108881

sue0108881 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:19:45 +0000

Wow, that’s what I was looking for, what a stuff! present here at this blog, thanks admin of this site.

Comment on A Shift In Our Thinking by John T. Ross

John T. Ross — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:04:43 +0000

Some person needs to organize a discussion of saving the Earth from ecocide and extinction by 1. Safely recycling 100% of all human-generated waste products. 2. Reducing the human population with family planning education.

Comment on A Shift In Our Thinking by Deborah McNamara

Deborah McNamara — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:23:09 +0000

Maria, thanks for your comment! I’ll look into this a bit and post some more info soon. Definitely closed compost bins are the way to go, though – in the meantime! Warmly, Deb and the NWEI Staff

Comment on A Shift In Our Thinking by M. Ruth

M. Ruth — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:45:47 +0000

All wonderful ideas, but someone needs to address the reality of gardening and composting in the city or suburbs–rats! Local pest control specialist say they are seeing major infestations since 2007 of roof rats. I fear that increase interest in yardwaste/foodwaste recycling, backyard composting, as well as gardening might be contributing factors. Any ideas on this?

Comment on Hungry for Change – Considering the Intersection of Food, Ethics and Sustainability by Lacy Cagle

Lacy Cagle — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:34:33 +0000

Thanks, Nate. Yes, I LOVE the new Meat Eater’s guide; it was one of the reasons I chose to go vegan for my EcoChallenge!

Comment on Hungry for Change – Considering the Intersection of Food, Ethics and Sustainability by Nate Young

Nate Young — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:47:10 +0000

Great new course Lacy, and nice post! This also reminds me of the recent infographic from EWG and CleanMetrics: http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/
Great to expand the conversation about the impact of our actions. It is sometimes shocking to me how little we know about something we do 3+ times a day!