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Posted by nancyastrid in Compost, Culture, Facts, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Living, Homesteading, Landfill, Natural Reources, Organic, Soil, Waste on 10 15th, 2009 | No Comments

DIY Compost Bin for $10 in 10 Minutes

What Is Compost? Composting is part if the natural process of decomposition that naturally occurs in nature.   A compost bin functions as a digester that breaks down organic matter, allowing nutrients to be assimilated back into the earth for continual benefit.  The final product that is produced...
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Posted by nancyastrid in Energy, Facts, Landfill, Life Cycle, Natural Reources, Waste on 08 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Where does your Waste Go?

The average American generates 4.6 lbs. of garbage (2.1 kilograms) per day per person, which translates to 251 million tons (228 million metric tons) annually.  With waste being an increasingly growing problem nationally and worldwide, it is imperative that we reduce our waste. With a spike in consumerism...
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Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Cradle to Cradle, CSA, Culture, Energy, Facts, Food, Landfill, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Social Responsibility, Sustainable, Thoughts, Waste on 01 31st, 2009 | No Comments

Creative Citizen on Yahoo Green

Are you a creative citizen? By Kastle Waserman Posted Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:50am PST The idea of global warming can sometimes be a daunting, overwhelming concept. How can one person help fix this problem that is literally changing the face of the earth? The website Creative Citizen offers a manageable...
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Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Culture, Energy, Facts, Farmer's Markets, Food, Gardens, Green Building, Green Living, Green Washing, Homesteading, Landfill, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Seasonal, Social Responsibility, Sustainable, Thoughts, Toxins, Victory Gardens, Waste, Water/Oceans on 01 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Free Green Living Workshops in Santa Monica

FREE  GREEN  WORKSHOPS Workshops will be held: SM Public Library (Ocean Park Branch) 2601 Main Street @ Ocean Park Santa Monica, CA 90405 January 24, 2009 @ 2:00 PM Part 1 Green Living This workshop on Green Living, will help lay the foundation to create your green abode – whether you own or not....
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Posted by nancyastrid in Alternative Transportation, Biodiversity, Community, Cradle to Cradle, CSA, Culture, Energy, Farmer's Markets, Farms, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Building, Green Living, Green Washing, Homesteading, Human Scale, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Regenerative, Seasonal, Sustainable, Thoughts, Toxins, Victory Gardens, Waste, Water/Oceans on 01 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Calender of Events in The World Of Green – Winter 2009

January 15 - Green Building Workshop (Brooklyn, NY) Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: LC 400, Dibner Library Building   5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY A workshop that brings industry researchers and developers of green buildings technologies, entrepreneurs, investors, representatives from...
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Posted by nancyastrid in Facts, Green Living, Landfill, Plastic, Waste, Water/Oceans on 11 15th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Plastic is a Faux Pas

So Plastic is a faux pas?  But isn’t one of man’s best 20th c. inventions?  Perhaps, but that is debatable.  Yes, it has endless benefits in the medical field and various other industries …. but, could it be that we, as a race, are addicted to it? I strongly believe we are. Plastic is the...
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Posted by nancyastrid in Energy, Facts, Food, Green Living, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Plastic, Waste, Water/Oceans on 09 1st, 2008 | No Comments

Did you Know?

1. You can make a huge difference by being aware of your habits? 2. Burning coal produces CO2 – the main contributors to global warming 3. Americans use 170 gallons of water per day – 7x per capita average 4. We are in a severe drought all over the state, and world wide 5. Our...
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Posted by nancyastrid in Alternative Transportation, Biodiversity, Community, Cradle to Cradle, Energy, Farmer's Markets, Food, Green Living, Green Washing, Human Scale, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Organic, Seasonal, Thoughts, Waste, Water/Oceans on 08 15th, 2008 | No Comments

Nancy Astrid Lindo Interviewed By: Angela Orrechio of Good Life

What is green building and what is your role in it? Who are your customers? Green Building is a movement that has stemmed out of the need for man to return to our state of balance with the natural world. We began civilizations, building green, using natural and local materials. It has been through time...
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Posted by nancyastrid in Alternative Transportation, Biodiversity, Community, Culture, Energy, Farms, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Building, Green Living, Homesteading, Human Scale, Landfill, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Regenerative, Seasonal, Social Responsibility, Sustainable, Waste on 07 14th, 2008 | No Comments

Viva Permaculture!

So what is Permaculture? Permaculture, stems from the two words:  Permanent Culture I like to define it, is the design of human settlements in accordance to the laws of nature. So what does that mean? It uses the wisdom of learning from the self perfecting system of nature to build and provide in ways,...
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Posted by nancyastrid in Facts, Landfill, Social Responsibility, Waste on 05 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment

Is this garbage?

So where does trash go when it is magically picked up off of our curbs and whisked off to never been seen or smelled again. The truth is that, depending on where we live, waste is buried, burned, or shipped off to a third world country – depending on the type of waste it is. Generally, landfills,...
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