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National Butterfly Center Under Threat

Feb 4, 2019By Nicole Wines

The National Butterfly Center is under imminent threat of destruction and bulldozing to make way for a new 33-mile section of border wall. Learn more and take action today.Read more…

Feb 4, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Weekly SeedsNow Giveaway: Win 50 FREE Expanding Seed Starting Soil Pods & Plant Markers!

Feb 3, 2019By Nicole Wines

Enter to win this week’s SeedsNow giveaway. This week’s prize is 50 Seed Starting Soil Pods and plant markers! Check out the Raíces SeedsNow shop to enter!Read more…

Feb 3, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Solutions: Package Free Grocery Shops

Feb 2, 2019By Nicole Wines

Package-free shops were once the norm, and as more are becoming aware of the need for waste reduction, they are becoming popular and viable again.Read more…

Feb 2, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Join “Waste Free February”

Feb 1, 2019By Nicole Wines

Sign up for the Waste Free February Challenge.Read more…

Feb 1, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Weekly SeedsNow Giveaway: Win a FREE Garden Starter Pack!

Jan 15, 2019By Nicole Wines

Win a FREE Garden Starter PackRead more…

Jan 15, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

2019 New Year’s Message from Dr Vandana Shiva, Eco-Warrior

Jan 10, 2019By Nicole Wines

2019 New Year’s Message from Dr. Vandana Shiva, eco-warrior and earth protector.Read more…

Jan 10, 2019Nicole Wines 2 comments

Earthship PR Building Phase 3 Has Begun at TaínaSoy with Earthship Biotecture

Jan 9, 2019By Nicole Wines

Follow the progress of Earthship PR’s Phase 3 build happening January 9-21, 2018 through photos and videos shared by volunteers on site.Read more…

Jan 9, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Weekly SeedsNow Giveaway: Win 100 FREE Expanding Seed Starting Soil Pods!

Jan 8, 2019By Nicole Wines

Enter to win this week’s SeedsNow giveaway. This week’s prize is 100 Seed Starting Soil Pods! Check out the Raíces SeedsNow shop to enter!Read more…

Jan 8, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Plastic Bans Take Hold of NJ

Jan 7, 2019By Nicole Wines

Municipalities throughout NJ are enacting plastic bag bans, while NJ prepares to pass the strictest single use disposable plastic ban in the nation.Read more…

Jan 7, 2019Nicole Wines 4 comments

State of the Beach – NJ “Failing” on Coastal Ecosystem Resilience

Jan 6, 2019By Nicole Wines

Surfrider Foundation’s 2018  “State of the Beach Report Card” gives NJ a failing grade due to “inadequate protection of coastal communities and resources.” Read more…

Jan 6, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Our Toxic Waters: Eco-Disaster – 7 Barges Carrying Coal Sink Into Ohio River

Jan 5, 2019By Nicole Wines

Recent incident highlights the dangers and long lasting impacts of human beings’ fossil fuel addiction.Read more…

Jan 5, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Planet or Plastic: Take the Pledge with National Geographic

Jan 4, 2019By Nicole Wines

Take National Geographic’s Planet or Plastic? Pledge Today!Read more…

Jan 4, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Weekly SeedsNow Seed Giveaway: Win a FREE Spring & Summer Seed Bank!

Jan 3, 2019By Nicole Wines

Visit our SeedsNow Seed Shop and Enter to Win a Spring and Summer Seed Bank!Read more…

Jan 3, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments
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New Year, New Rules…NYC Says Goodbye to Styrofoam in 2019.

Jan 2, 2019By Nicole Wines

NYC welcomed a new ban on single-use styrofoam as the clock struck midnight January 1, 2019.Read more…

Jan 2, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Happy New Year from Get EcoCentric…What’s Your Green Resolution for 2019?

Jan 1, 2019By Nicole Wines

Some Green New Year’s Resolutions to start of 2019 right!!!Read more…

Jan 1, 2019Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Sustainable Solutions: Coconut Husk Pallets

Dec 31, 2018By Nicole Wines

Creative and sustainable solution that finds a new use for coconut husk “waste”, creates a new income stream directly to farmers, is biodegradable, and provides a solution to deforestation.Read more…

Dec 31, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Actions to Take: Plant A Tree

Dec 30, 2018By Nicole Wines

Want to make a difference? Plant a tree! Want to start a forest? Plant a tree a day!Read more…

Dec 30, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Shifts in Perspective to Become Eco-Centric

Aug 11, 2018By Nicole Wines

Subtle shifts in the way we perceive things, objects, materials, events, can lead us to a different perspective on our journey’s to become more ecocentric. Read more…

Aug 11, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

VIDEO: Mother Earth by Jane Goodall

Aug 10, 2018By Nicole Wines

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane GoodallRead more…

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RESOURCE: 1,000 Year Old Medicinal Herbal Remedy Manuscript Available Online

Aug 9, 2018By Nicole Wines

The “Cotton MS Vitellius C III”, the oldest known illustrated book on the magic of herbs and herbal remedies is available to all for free in the British Libraries’ digitized collections. Read more…

Aug 9, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments
Garbage nets to catch plastic from storm drains

Solutions: Plastic Pollution Interventions

Aug 8, 2018By Nicole Wines

Check out these ideas and actions for cleaning plastic in the waters.Read more…

Aug 8, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Weekly SeedsNow Seed Giveaway: ALL-IN-ONE Lettuce and Leafy Greens Variety Pack

Aug 7, 2018By Nicole Wines

Visit our SeedsNow Seed Shop and Enter to Win an All-in-One Lettuce and Leafy Greens Variety PackRead more…

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Actions to Take: Plant a Seed

Aug 6, 2018By Nicole Wines

Wildflowers can help fight climate change with diversity. Eco-warriors plant flowers…Plant a seed today!Read more…

Aug 6, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Spotlight on Clean Ocean Action

Aug 5, 2018By Nicole Wines

by Nicole Wines With all the devastating news we have been sharing about pollution and toxicity in our oceans, sea level rise and climate change, we also want to give you resources related to these issues to help you takeRead more…

Aug 5, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments
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Our Toxic Waters: Deal, NJ Plagued with Water Troubles

Aug 4, 2018By Nicole Wines

Spotlight on NJ: Deal Township has been experiencing the effects of pollution and runoff this summer.Read more…

Aug 4, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

“Surrendering to Rising Seas” – Climate Migration in Central NJ

Aug 3, 2018By Nicole Wines

“I started to realize that, in a sense, we were victims of a system because we were living in a neighborhood that should have never been built”Read more…

Aug 3, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Seed Balls for Natural Farming and Guerilla Gardening

Aug 2, 2018By Nicole Wines

Seed balls are one of the most important components of natural farming. Learn more about them and how to make them.Read more…

Aug 2, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments
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Earth Overshoot Day – August 1, 2018 – The Earliest Earth Overshoot Day in History

Aug 1, 2018By Nicole Wines

There is nothing happy about Earth Overshoot DayRead more…

Aug 1, 2018Nicole Wines 2 comments
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Weekly SeedsNow Seed Giveaway: ALL-IN-ONE Root Crop Variety Pack

Jul 31, 2018By Nicole Wines

Visit our SeedsNow Seed Shop and Enter to Win an All-in-One Root Crop Variety PackRead more…

Jul 31, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Ireland Divests!

Jul 30, 2018By Nicole Wines

Ireland is the first country to pass a bill requiring the nation to divest all public funds from fossil fuel companies. Read more…

Jul 30, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Plastic Free Solutions: DIY Reusable Cling Wrap

Jul 29, 2018By Nicole Wines

Plastic Free Food Storage: homemade “cling wrap”Read more…

Jul 29, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Plastic Free Solutions: Berry Nice Packaging

Jul 28, 2018By Nicole Wines

One of countless products/ideas that will help build a plastic free future!Read more…

Jul 28, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Spotlight on The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Jul 27, 2018By Nicole Wines

Check out some great resource material offered by The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.Read more…

Jul 27, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Talking Trees: The “Wood Wide Web”

Jul 26, 2018By Nicole Wines

We are all connected, even the trees.Read more…

Jul 26, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Plastic Free is Possible – Some Inspiration on Your Journey to Going Plastic Free

Jul 25, 2018By Nicole Wines

Going plastic free is possible. Read and watch how individuals and communities have taken the plastic free plunge.Read more…

Jul 25, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Weekly Seed Giveaway: 100 Soil Pods for Seed Starting

Jul 24, 2018By Nicole Wines

Visit our SeedsNow Seed Shop and Enter to Win 100 Soil Pods for Seed StartingRead more…

Jul 24, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments
Screen shot of video showing raw sewage overspill on the Hudson River in July 2018

Calling All Water Protectors: Sewage in the Water?!

Jul 23, 2018By Nicole Wines

Water Is Life, let’s work to protect it!Read more…

Jul 23, 2018Nicole Wines 1 comment
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#PlasticFreeJuly – Would You Like Plastic with Your Veggies?

Jul 22, 2018By Nicole Wines

Plastic wrapped produce…another “con” of “con”venience.Read more…

Jul 22, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Our Plastic Waters

Jul 21, 2018By Nicole Wines

1.4 billion pounds of trash, mostly plastics, is added to our ocean waters each year. If we continue at this rate, we will have more plastic than fish, pound for pound, in the oceans by 2050.Read more…

Jul 21, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments
Heart and stomach wrenching screenshot from a video of plastic pollution along the shores of Santo Domingo.

Our Plastic Oceans – Just Another Reason to Transition to Plastic Free

Jul 19, 2018By Nicole Wines

There are no words to go along with this video clip aside from #RefuseThePlasticRead more…

Jul 19, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Nature Art: Onion Maze

Jul 18, 2018By Nicole Wines

Food is art. Check out this beautiful onion maze photographed by Andreea Fegan of Little Bites of Joy.Read more…

Jul 18, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Weekly Seed Giveaway: 12-in-One Culinary Herb Seed Bank!

Jul 16, 2018By Nicole Wines

Win a 12-in-One Culinary Herb Seed Bank and start your own home herb garden!Read more…

Jul 16, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Casa Pueblo: Creating an Energy Insurrection in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

Jul 13, 2018By Nicole Wines

Casa Pueblo is currently working to energize their community with 50% solar and other renewable energy sources and become an example for Puerto Rico and the world. Read more…

Jul 13, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Natural Building: What Is Superadobe?

Jul 12, 2018By Nicole Wines

Here are a few resources to introduce you start to the natural building technique of earth bag and superadobe building.Read more…

Jul 12, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Going Fossil Fuel Free – A Brief History of Fossil Fuels

Jul 11, 2018By Nicole Wines

Check out this quick and informative video “300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds”. Read more…

Jul 11, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

NJ Spotlight – Scrap-NESE: The Franklin Township Task Force to Stop Compressor 206

Jul 10, 2018By Nicole Wines

The Scrap-NESE Campaign of the Franklin Township Task Force seeks to stop Compressor Station 206 from being built. Check out more information about the task force and how to get involved at www.scrap-nese.orgRead more…

Jul 10, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Go Fossil Fuel Free

Jul 9, 2018By Nicole Wines

Across the world, environmentalists, eco-warriors, and those who care about the earth and its ecological systems are taking steps and making strides towards going fossil fuel free. Join the movement and be a part of the transition to a just, renewable and resilient future.Read more…

Jul 9, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

#PlasticFreeJuly – Resources for Reducing Your Use of Plastic

Jul 8, 2018By Nicole Wines

Resources to help you take steps towards creating a plastic free future.Read more…

Jul 8, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

Weekly Seed Giveaway: All-In-One Pepper Variety Pack

Jul 7, 2018By Nicole Wines

Win an All-in-One Hot & Sweet Pepper Variety Pack in our SeedsNow online seed shop.Read more…

Jul 7, 2018Nicole Wines 0 Comments

The Puerto Rican Honeybee – An Answer to Colony Collapse Disorder?

Jul 6, 2018By Nicole Wines

The Puerto Rican honeybee may hold some of the answers to fighting off issues like varroa mite and colony collapse disorder.Read more…

Jul 6, 2018Nicole Wines 2 comments
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