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  • Electric Cars are Reborn

    michelle victoria February 15, 2010     No Comment     Changing Habits, Films to see, San Francisco-Bay Area, Sustainable Energy, Transportation

    It seems as if we are finally witnessing the rebirth of the electric car. For those of you who remember the EV1, made and leased by GM in the late 90’s, will recall that electric cars once before had seemed like a possibility, but they were literally buried before they had a real life. If

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  • Some (Easy) Tips for Reducing our Impact

    michelle victoria February 12, 2010     No Comment     Changing Habits, Films to see

    There are many of us who really want to do more than we already are reducing our impact on the earth, but we just don’t know where to start or where to go beyond what we are already doing…that we can easily incorporate in our busy lives. Here is a short piece from eco-living blogger

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  • Food Rules-An Eater’s Manual

    michelle victoria January 24, 2010     No Comment     Changing Habits, Sustainable Agriculture

    Michael Pollan’s newest book Food Rules, An Eaters Manual is out. This book offers 64 simple rules for eating healthier, for our bodies and for the planet. If this became required reading for everyone in school, at all levels, we would take a huge step forward in reversing America’s health crises, and the problems of

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  • The Ultimate Urban Farm

    michelle victoria January 20, 2010     1 Comment     Changing Habits, Films to see, Gardens and Farms

    This is a story of inspiration that grew from one family’s recognition that our food supply is not secure. In 2001 there was a recall of taco shells that the Dervaes family ate. The recall was because GMO corn was used that had not been certified for human consumption. The realization that such a ‘mistake’

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  • A great new magazine-Urban Farm

    michelle victoria January 16, 2010     No Comment     Changing Habits, Gardens and Farms

    Today while waiting in the check-out line at my local co-op I saw a magazine that was new to me called Urban Farm…Sustainable City Living which looked great so I bought a copy. After taking some time to look it over I have to say that it is really inspiring. Their premier issue just came

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  • Crops and a changing climate

    michelle victoria January 11, 2010     No Comment     Changing Habits, Climate Change, Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture

    Global warming, climate change, we can see it happening all around us. Warmer temperatures in some places and colder winters in others. What can each of us do on an individual level and how can we let our leaders know that this matters to us? It is time for action in so many levels. This

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  • Going Green

    michelle victoria December 2, 2009     No Comment     Changing Habits, Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, Industrial food practices, Recycling, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Building, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Energy

    Green jobs, green cars, a green economy, do you ever wonder what exactly qualifies as green and how green is green? It has been said that green is the new black…a trend, a new wave, maybe even a cool way to live. But is that it? There are so many good reasons for this ‘greening’,

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  • What is Sustainable Living?

    michelle victoria November 15, 2009     No Comment     Changing Habits, Climate Change, Farmers Markets, Recycling, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Energy

    It has been a busy couple of weeks since I attended the Bioneers conference and getting back to writing I was not really sure where to begin. I have so much great information to share from the conference and about my trip in Northern California, from green hotels to solar powered wineries…and this will all

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  • 24 October-This Saturday-Is the International Day of Climate Action

    michelle victoria October 22, 2009     No Comment     Changing Habits, Climate Change

    This Saturday, October 24, has been declared the International Day of Climate Action. Its purpose is for people around the world to show their support for a reduction in carbon emissions to slow global warming. This is an opportunity to let our leaders know that we are serious about action being taken on the issues

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  • Friends of Slow Money Take Action

    michelle victoria October 6, 2009     No Comment     Changing Habits, Climate Change, Farmers Markets, Industrial food practices, Investing, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Businesses

    Friends of Slow Money are at it….. Are you fighting to protect the environment? Mitigate climate change? Save the oceans? End oil dependency? Improve health? Improve food systems? Preserve freedom? Imagine if your $5 contribution (coupled with thousands of others) could launch a whole new movement — one that fixes our food system, empowers social

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