Green Living Tips

How to shrink the footprint of everyday life.

8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement :: Eat Your Vegetables

posted Feb 13, 2009

Improve your health by eating fruits and vegetables.

8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement :: From Lawn to Lunch

by Ann Lovejoy

posted Feb 13, 2009

How to convert your lawn into lunch.

YES! Picks: Favorite Green Gifts

posted Nov 07, 2008

A collection of favorite green gift ideas, from experiences you can give to things you can make.

YES! But How? :: Cat Litter, Junk Mail

by Layla Aslani, Noah Grant

posted Jul 30, 2008

Practical tips on green living, better cat litter, stopping junk mail, electric bikes.

In Review :: The Northwest Green Home Primer

by Pamela O'Malley Chang

posted Jul 30, 2008

A comprehensive text for anyone who chooses green design for home construction or renovation. Includes well-organized checklists, helpful illustrations, and case studies.

The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard

by Annie Leonard

posted Feb 04, 2008

The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture—from resourc extraction to iPod incineration—exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.

YES! But How? :: Green Burials, Plastic Bags, and Rain Barrels

by Brooke Jarvis, Margit Christenson

posted Feb 03, 2008

Practical tips on green burials, rain water collection, and vegetable storage without plastic.

How to Get Carbon-Free in 10 Years

by Brooke Jarvis, Doug Pibel

posted Feb 01, 2008

Meet the Joneses. They are your average U.S. energy consumer. And they decide to do their part. Watch how they go carbon neutral in a decade… and then try it yourself.

YES! But How? :: Cold Remedies

by Catherine Bailey, Sarah Kuck

posted Nov 20, 2006

Tips on natural cold remedies, antibacterial hand soap, natural shoe polishes and zeolite odor remover. If you're searching for practical ways to live sustainably, just ask us.

YES! But How? :: Spring Cleaning

by Annie Berthold-Bond, Doug Pibel

posted May 20, 2004

Annie Berthold, Ask Annie, offers household hints and helps answer your questions.

Bottled Water Flim-flam

by Krista Camenzind

posted Dec 31, 2003

Is bottled water really safer than tap water?

Thinking Outside the House: Draught-proof Gardens

by Krista Camenzind

posted Dec 31, 2003

Your lawn and garden can be both beautiful and water efficient. Xeriscaping is the creative use of native plants that are beautiful, drought-tolerant, and sustainable.

YES! But How? :: Discouraging Mice

by Annie Berthold-Bond, Doug Pibel

posted Nov 05, 2001

Ask Annie, household hints and helps

YES! But How? :: Electricity, Dry Cleaning, Birch

by Doug Pibel, Annie Berthold-Bond

posted Aug 30, 1998

Green Electricity, Avoiding Dry-Cleaning , Using Black Birch , and Non-toxic Wood Stain