Coconut Husks Could Replace Wood Pallets and Save 200 Million Trees Per Year
Company turns coconut waste into biodegradable pallets just as strong as wood!
Navajo Woman Brings Long Lost Peach Orchards Back to the Southwest
Did you know Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado (even the Grand Canyon) used to be covered in peach trees?
CREDIT: Reagan Wytsalucy
A Small Flock of Guinea Hens Eat Thousands of Ticks Per Day
Looking for a new pet that will keep your yard completely free of ticks, fleas and mosquitos AND lay eggs for you?
Scientists Delay First “Sun-Dimming” Experiment After Public Outcry
Harvard scientists were supposed to send an aerosol-injecting balloon into the stratosphere this summer to test technology that could dim the sun and cool the earth.
Costa Rica has Doubled its Forest Cover in Past 30 Years
While many countries like Brazil and the U.S. are still deforesting at a dangerous pace, Costa Rica is on the mend!
Forest Garden With 500 Edible Plants Requires Only a Few Hours of Work Per Month
This man’s forest garden produces tons of food, while practically tending itself!
Vermont Makes it Illegal to Throw Compost in the Trash
All food scraps must now be composted in Vermont to save space in landfills and reduce methane emissions
14 Beautiful Perennial Flowers That’ll Bloom in Your Garden Year After Year
Perennial flowers make excellent cover crops, improve your soil, and never need to be replanted
Tiny Forests are Sprouting Up All Over Europe, Inspired by Japan, to Restore Biodiversity
Europeans are rapidly reforesting cities with tiny, dense patches of native forest with a Japanese method that makes them grow 10 times faster than normal
Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? And How to Bring Them Back
Fireflies have disappeared from most manicured American yards… all we have to do to bring them back is let them get a little messy.
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