Courtesy Toyota/ Dewhurst Photography The updated Hybrid Vehicle Guide offers consumers information and photos on hybrid cars, like the Toyota Prius, that they are considering buying. Shopping for a new green vehicle just got a little easier, thanks to the release of the 2011 Hybrid Vehicle Guide. Hybrid Kingdom, an online directory devoted to all […]
Last weekend was the big annual fair in Rapallo, and as usual, two of the streets down by the water were filled with agricultural vendors.
Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock Before growing season officially begins, visit your local garden center to pick up discounted garden supplies and experiment with plant arrangements. The onslaught of gardening catalogs arriving in the mail can be a welcome reprieve from dreary winter conditions, offering hope for the impending gardening seasons. But along with the promise of spring […]
Until I met her, I hadn't cared much for pigs. Now I'm crazy about Charlotte.
Courtesy Jupiterimages/Comstock/Thinkstock Students in the illiniCarbon Program took a local approach to carbon offsets. It’s the latest spin on thinking globally and acting locally. The University of Illinois has taken carbon offsets—the process by which you determine how much carbon dioxide you add to the atmosphere based on your lifestyle and offset it by investing […]
Photo by Rick Gush Because of the abundance of rock in the soil, Italy is covered with rock terraces, like this one found next door to my studio. One thing that Italian agriculture has in abundance, particularly here in Liguria, is rocks. Except for the big flood plain called the Po river valley in the area […]
Photo by Judith Hausman Don’t think that winter farmers’ markets only have root vegetables for sale. Vendors at Gossett’s winter market sell a variety of produce, including mushrooms. Is everyone smiling at the Stop and Shop? I don’t think so. But on Saturdays at Gossett’s Farm Market in South Salem, N.Y., no one looks grumpy. […]
Courtesy Hemera/Thinkstock Four national agencies collaborated to create the Principles of a Healthy, Sustainable Food System, a shared platform for creating sustainable food systems. Just as a healthy diet requires a mix of different food groups, a healthy food system requires a mix of different organizations. In 2009, national leaders from four agencies—the American Planning […]
I'm teaching my Mustang that there's nothing to fear in the city's streets.
Courtesy Comstock Images/Comstock/Thinkstock Public schools that have implemented school-greening programs can apply for the Green Prize in Public Education from the National Environmental Education Foundation. Public schools across the U.S. that have successfully implemented innovative and sustainable school-greening programs have an opportunity to be recognized for their efforts. The National Environmental Education Foundation, with major […]
Most people might think all those Roman ruins and medieval castles and paintings are the most notable historical artifacts in Italy. Personally, I think the thriving small-farmer culture that still dominates Italy is the most important gift from the past.
