Check out these ideas and actions for cleaning plastic in the waters.Read more…
Weekly SeedsNow Seed Giveaway: ALL-IN-ONE Lettuce and Leafy Greens Variety Pack
Visit our SeedsNow Seed Shop and Enter to Win an All-in-One Lettuce and Leafy Greens Variety PackRead more…
Actions to Take: Plant a Seed
Wildflowers can help fight climate change with diversity. Eco-warriors plant flowers…Plant a seed today!Read more…
Spotlight on Clean Ocean Action
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…
Our Toxic Waters: Deal, NJ Plagued with Water Troubles
Spotlight on NJ: Deal Township has been experiencing the effects of pollution and runoff this summer.Read more…
“Surrendering to Rising Seas” – Climate Migration in Central NJ
“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…
Seed Balls for Natural Farming and Guerilla Gardening
Seed balls are one of the most important components of natural farming. Learn more about them and how to make them.Read more…
Earth Overshoot Day – August 1, 2018 – The Earliest Earth Overshoot Day in History
There is nothing happy about Earth Overshoot DayRead more…
Weekly SeedsNow Seed Giveaway: ALL-IN-ONE Root Crop Variety Pack
Visit our SeedsNow Seed Shop and Enter to Win an All-in-One Root Crop Variety PackRead more…
Ireland Divests!
Ireland is the first country to pass a bill requiring the nation to divest all public funds from fossil fuel companies. Read more…
Plastic Free Solutions: DIY Reusable Cling Wrap
Plastic Free Food Storage: homemade “cling wrap”Read more…
Plastic Free Solutions: Berry Nice Packaging
One of countless products/ideas that will help build a plastic free future!Read more…
Spotlight on The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Check out some great resource material offered by The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.Read more…
Talking Trees: The “Wood Wide Web”
We are all connected, even the trees.Read more…
Plastic Free is Possible – Some Inspiration on Your Journey to Going Plastic Free
Going plastic free is possible. Read and watch how individuals and communities have taken the plastic free plunge.Read more…
Weekly Seed Giveaway: 100 Soil Pods for Seed Starting
Visit our SeedsNow Seed Shop and Enter to Win 100 Soil Pods for Seed StartingRead more…
Calling All Water Protectors: Sewage in the Water?!
Water Is Life, let’s work to protect it!Read more…
#PlasticFreeJuly – Would You Like Plastic with Your Veggies?
Plastic wrapped produce…another “con” of “con”venience.Read more…
Our Plastic Waters
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…
Our Plastic Oceans – Just Another Reason to Transition to Plastic Free
There are no words to go along with this video clip aside from #RefuseThePlasticRead more…
Nature Art: Onion Maze
Food is art. Check out this beautiful onion maze photographed by Andreea Fegan of Little Bites of Joy.Read more…
Weekly Seed Giveaway: 12-in-One Culinary Herb Seed Bank!
Win a 12-in-One Culinary Herb Seed Bank and start your own home herb garden!Read more…
Casa Pueblo: Creating an Energy Insurrection in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
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…
Natural Building: What Is Superadobe?
Here are a few resources to introduce you start to the natural building technique of earth bag and superadobe building.Read more…
Going Fossil Fuel Free – A Brief History of Fossil Fuels
Check out this quick and informative video “300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds”. Read more…
NJ Spotlight – Scrap-NESE: The Franklin Township Task Force to Stop Compressor 206
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…
Go Fossil Fuel Free
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…
#PlasticFreeJuly – Resources for Reducing Your Use of Plastic
Resources to help you take steps towards creating a plastic free future.Read more…
Weekly Seed Giveaway: All-In-One Pepper Variety Pack
Win an All-in-One Hot & Sweet Pepper Variety Pack in our SeedsNow online seed shop.Read more…
The Puerto Rican Honeybee – An Answer to Colony Collapse Disorder?
The Puerto Rican honeybee may hold some of the answers to fighting off issues like varroa mite and colony collapse disorder.Read more…
Natural Building: Superadobe Construction at Finca Remedio
Since Hurricane María hit the island of Puerto Rico, a multitude of sustainable, renewable, and resilient projects have spring up across the island, from seed libraries to pollinator sancturies to natural building projects. Here is a glimpse of what hasRead more…
Fireworks – The Chemistry of their Environmental Effects
The holiday tradition of fireworks can have some harmful effects on veterans, pets and the environment. Learn more about the chemistry behind the pollution caused by fireworks displays.Read more…
NJ Spotlight – NJ Sea Level Rise Reports from Rutgers University
Check out new reports from Rutgers University’s Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) on New Jersey Sea Level Rise and and efforts to adapt for resilience.Read more…
Eco Innovation Inspiration: Turning Leftovers Into Electricity
One person’s leftovers is another person’s energy source…check out this video episode of Reinventors from PBS. A little eco inspiration innovation on a Monday morning!
#PlasticFreeJuly – Join the Challenge
Happy Plastic Free July! Accept the plastic free July challenge and access resources to help you go plastic free.Read more…
Earthship Puerto Rico – June 2018 Update
The first ever Earthship in Puerto Rico is currently under construction, with phase 2 of the volunteer building brigade just wrapping up at Tainasoy Apiario in Aguada, Puerto Rico. Check out some videos and news clips from the build and get inspired by this incredible volunteer crew.Read more…
#SaveTheBees: Some Honeybee Facts
Just a couple of honeybee facts to inspire you to want to keep protecting, helping and saving the bees!Read more…
Climate Change is Real, What Can I Do About It?
Global climate change is real, and we all have the ability to take actions to address it and move towards climate resilience and sustainable adaptation for the future, but there is no time to wait!Read more…
Cold Weather Extremes Triggered by Global Warming
Global warming does not mean that it cannot get cold in the winter, and in fact, it can help to drive extreme cold weather into certain parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Learn more and share to help educate the skeptics, the deniers and those confused about the recent cold snap in the Northeastern US.Read more…
Spotlight on Casa Pueblo
Spotlight on Casa Pueblo de Adjuntas, an organization located in the Central Highland of Puerto Rico working on sustainable relief and rebuilding efforts post-Hurricane Maria. Raíces EcoCulture is working to support Casa Pueblo’s relief efforts and partnering with them for sustainability work on the island of Puerto Rico.Read more…
TAKE ACTION TO HELP THE BEES: Send a Comment Against Proposed NJ Department of Agriculture Beekeeping Regulations
The NJ State Department of Agriculture has issued proposed regulations which will restrict beekeeping in NJ and greatly affect the number of honeybeesand beekeepers in the state. Learn more about what you can do to take action and oppose these proposed regulations in your community.Read more…
Going Greener in 2018
Let’s begin a conversation about going a deeper shade of green in 2018. Please read through this short post and join in the discussion on the comments. Read more…
Domboshava Community Project – Zimbabwe Africa
Come learn about one exceptional Zimbabwean woman who’s doing wonders in Africa all the way from the U.S.A.Read more…
Spiritual Agitation
Take a look and hear this Spiritual Agitator!Read more…
MEDIA RESOURCE: Jake Ratner
by Nicole Wines Check out the photography and videography work of Jake Ratner, who we met recently at the Split Rock Sweetwater Prayer Camp. His portfolio includes social justice, cultural and environmental work, including photos and videos from Standing RockRead more…
Using Household Products in the Garden
by Nicole Wines There are many everyday household products that have some use in the garden. We don’t recommend going overboard with any of these amendments, but some applications might be useful for you in your garden! Check out threeRead more…
D.I.Y. Internet – Local, Sustainable and Affordable
Communications and media monopolies are merging, gaining ever more control over the way we receive and consume media through cable and the internet. There is also a growing digital divide between urban and rural areas, with weak signals and slowRead more…
Veggie Power for a Modern World
Here’s an organization that works some really cool things with veggies. The World Vegetable Center does a slue of very interesting things to enlighten the world about vegetables, and the importance they play in combating global poverty and hunger. Read more…
Problems and Solutions: Fast Fashion vs. Zero Waste Clothing
Check out these quick videos that highlight the impacts of fast fashion and disposable wardrobes as well as steps one company is taking to operate ecologically and ethically. Just small changes in the way you look at your wardrobe can make a huge impact.Read more…
Vertical Farming or Gardening Take your Pick
Horizontal vs. Vertical growing is something really important to consider when you decide to cultivate your own veggies. If space and money is a pressing economic issue for you, then read on and see the pros and cons of growing your own food. Read more…