tag:www.mynaturalawakenings.com,2005:/categories/green-living?page=13Green Living Green Living | Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida Page 13Healthy Living Healthy Planet2019-08-16T00:33:05-04:00urn:uuid:cda69226-1d2d-46e6-bb65-abf41dc111d82019-08-16T00:33:05-04:002019-08-16T00:33:05-04:00Frugal Foodie: Practical Uses for Aging Produce2018-02-28 12:10:04 -0500Judith FertigThe average family throws away a quarter of the food it buys, wasting an average of $2,200 a year, but with some simple strategies no scraps need go to waste.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:8de8276e-e880-4580-ac02-1f643080884d2019-08-16T01:10:03-04:002019-08-16T01:10:03-04:00City Homesteading: Creating Sustainable Urban Living2018-02-15 15:33:52 -0500Randy KambicAcross the country, people in communities of all sizes are crafting ways to grow food, build eco-homes and live in harmony with the environment and each other.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:14b6e5ac-94da-4728-becb-8ccfe76d88f32019-08-16T01:09:38-04:002019-08-16T01:09:38-04:00Auto Revolution: Industry Revs Up for Electric Car Future2018-01-31 12:39:34 -0500AnonymousThanks to environmental concerns and technology advances, cars with internal combustion engine are yielding to electric vehicles around the globe.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:ece88744-f8aa-4a2f-a707-745f17ceb5022019-08-16T00:50:46-04:002019-08-16T00:50:46-04:00Bottle Buyback: Britain May Charge Deposit to Reduce Bottle Litter2018-01-31 12:39:31 -0500AnonymousTo increase recycling and reduce trash, Britain is considering charging a deposit fee for plastic bottles, an approach that worked in Denmark and South Australia.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:96d2578f-d98e-458c-8a3d-82b242cac8172019-08-16T00:52:43-04:002019-08-16T00:52:43-04:00Yes to Yarn: Popular Needlework Crafts Go Green2018-01-31 12:39:00 -0500AnonymousBy making and dying their own yarn, buying organic fibers and knitting for people in need, crafts people are making yarn arts more eco-friendly and fun.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:4313e149-34dd-4ebb-8081-ca2a4954550b2019-08-16T00:35:39-04:002019-08-16T00:35:39-04:00Eco Pesticide: Safer Product Controls Citrus Pests2017-12-29 13:37:57 -0500AnonymousA new aerosol pheromone biopesticide interrupts the mating cycle of an insect that invades citrus groves without killing the insect or harming other pollinators.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:cfc39852-02fa-45c0-913b-e2e3f16d0d652019-08-16T00:50:24-04:002019-08-16T00:50:24-04:00Recycling Crusade: San Francisco Moves Toward Zero Waste2017-12-29 13:37:54 -0500AnonymousRecycling efforts are being expanded and technologically updated in cities that include San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:3be12111-d7f6-4ed8-8836-85aa151ebc3c2019-08-16T00:05:50-04:002019-08-16T00:05:50-04:00Recreate Comfort: Secrets to Better Furniture2017-12-29 13:37:43 -0500AnonymousBringing eco-awareness to furniture can mean everything from buying something that’s vintage or made from sustainably harvested sources to DIY reupholstering with fabric remnants.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:46c89330-ce1f-4e78-a3b7-cef5d01f5bfa2019-08-16T00:25:11-04:002021-03-11T16:08:56-05:00Kick the Plastic Habit: Choose Earth-Friendly Alternatives2017-12-29 13:10:27 -0500Avery MackWith the oceans predicted to contain more plastic than fish by 2050, we can join vital efforts underway at personal, local and global levels to reduce plastic use.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:6faf2d35-10ff-4900-8237-f12a69d592d62019-08-16T00:42:40-04:002019-08-16T00:42:40-04:00Erase E-Waste: Regift or Recycle Smart Phones2017-11-30 16:20:58 -0500AnonymousInstead of trashing or trading in old smartphones and other electronics, you can donate them to worthy causes that either give them away or recycle them.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:fc55ebc5-819e-47e1-b43a-36d3405f200d2019-08-16T01:20:37-04:002019-08-16T01:20:37-04:00Go Eco Like Grandma: Honor Her Wisdom in New Ways2017-11-30 16:20:51 -0500Avery MackPeople are devising tech-savvy strategies to give new life to our grandmothers’ dictum “Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without.”<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>urn:uuid:343fc505-fd15-4bcf-b40a-30f0f0aa6c6c2019-08-16T01:23:01-04:002019-08-16T01:23:01-04:00Pumped Up About Geothermal: Homeowners Like its Eco-Friendly Cost Savings2017-11-02 02:07:02 -0400Jim MotavalliPeople are finding that geothermal pumps, which draw on the below-ground temperature of 50 degrees to heat and cool buildings, make sense environmentally and economically.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.mynaturalawakenings.com">Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida</a></small></p>