Space Saving DIY Upside Down Herb Planters

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

I was reading some comments on an organic gardening post in which apartment dweller were lamenting that they don’t have the room to garden.  Don’t tell that to Mike Lieberman (@CanarsieBK), the force behind UrbanOrganicGardener.com.  Actually, I’m sure he’d be happy to hear from you and he’d share some great tips, like these upsidedown hanging [...]

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 1: @TheGoodHuman and @TwilightEarth

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

If you’re on Twitter you are probably familiar with #ecomonday (if you’re not, check out the Twittervore’s Dilemma) a Monday tradition of recomending good eco-friendly tweeps.  The problem is that the list of good green tweeps is long and people just blast out tons and tons of suggestions which is hard to keep up with. [...]

Sunday Funnies: Bizarre Respect Nature Video

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

This video is the most bizarre way to say “respect nature” and “live and let live.”
Personally I hate bugs, they creep me out.  I realize this isn’t rational and I respect nature so I generally suck it up and live with them.  When it comes to particularly offensive looking spiders and wasps (I hate those [...]

Happy Tequila Day: 4Copas Organic Tequila

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

In honor of National Tequila Day we are featuring 4Copas Organic Tequila.  I’ve had the pleasure of trying their Anejo and their Blanco and both were top notch.  What I like so much about 4Copas, besides being USDA certified organic and tasting good, they have put a lot care into their process.
To start, 4Copas uses [...]

Closing the Poop Loop: DIY Humanure Toilet

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

When you’re going green you can’t be afraid to talk a little trash or to talk sh!t, so lets get to it.  The conventional toilet is not very environmentally friendly.  New low flow toilets, dual flush toilets and grey water systems can help reduce water waste but there’s another kind of waste happening when you [...]

Bags Reincarnated by Juja and Stone

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Juja & Stone breath new life into old clothes and handbags creating these uniquely refashioned pieces.  Sourceing their materials from dontaions and thrift stores, each bag is one of a kind easy on the environment.

DIY Vertical Herb Garden with a Shoe Organizer

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Confounded by vegetable digging cats and toiling in the vegetable patch, Instructables member pippa5 came up with this cool DIY vertical garden  solution.  In case you don’t recognize it, she used an old closet shoe organizer.  Meant to keep your shoes off the floor and save you some space, this new use saves some space [...]

Piet Hein Eek: Reclaimed Wood Furniture

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

There are many roots to our addiction to consumption, but in this post I am going to discuss just one of them… aesthetics.  It’s funny that dispite the inherent aesthetic beauty of nature and the environemnt, our desire to make our own environments aesthetically pleasing can wreak havoc on the former.   Now obviously there [...]

DIY Energy Saving Phone Charging Dock

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Here’s a great DIY to make your own power saving charging dock.  As most of you now know, when you plug your cell phone, or mp3 player (most things that have an AC adapter box built into the charger), that charger continues to draw electricity even when your device isn’t attached or charging.  This wastes [...]

10 Ways to Support Charity Through Social Media

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

This post is a collaboration between Mashable’s Summer of Social Good charitable fundraiser and Max Gladwell’s “10 Ways” series. The post is being simultaneously published across more than 100 blogs.

Social media is about connecting people and providing the tools necessary to have a conversation. That global conversation is an extremely powerful platform for spreading [...]