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Food, Eco-living
How to Get Expert Advice for your Garden from Agricultural Extension
Jun 15th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
This network of universities provides free location-specific support to beginning gardeners and expert farmers alike.
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Eco-living
What is Right to Repair: New State Legislation to Reduce Waste
May 18th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Right to repair laws aim to make it easier to fix our possessions and shift us from throwaway culture to a circular economy.
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Food
What to Buy at the Farmers’ Market this Spring
May 17th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Tart rhubarb and spring greens are just some of the local foods that await early season shoppers.
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Food
Eating Insects Could Add More Sustainable Protein to U.S. Diets
May 8th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Insects are hailed as a shiny solution to climate-change-inducing diets, but what chance do they have of really shifting our food consumption habits for the better?
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Fuel, Transportation
Why Doesn’t the U.S. Have Better Public Transportation?
Apr 30th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Quality public transit could improve lives and clean up the environment, but efforts to make it better are hamstrung by poor design, car-centric planning, and negative public perception.
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Eco-living
Get Gardening with Your Spring Planting Checklist
Apr 10th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Get a jump start on spring planting by preparing all your materials, and getting seedlings ready to grow.
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Fuel
Renewable, Sustainable, Clean? An Overview of Carbon-Free Energy
Mar 29th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
As the US works to shift to more renewable energy sources, what options do we have for sustainable, clean, and safe energy?
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Food System
How to Honor Indigenous Foodways in your Garden and Kitchen
Mar 21st, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Learn from indigenous knowledge to make your planting and food preparation more sustainable.
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Transportation, Eco-Living
Tips for Planning an Eco-Friendly Slow Vacation
Mar 7th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Slow travel is a great way to settle in and get to know a new place, while making less of an impact on the environment.
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