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We at greenupgrader believe being Green doesn’t have to be difficult and it shouldn’t feel overwhelming. I think we can all agree that we, as a community, need to take better care of the earth, our home. What’s not as easy to agree on is how to go about it. Instead of telling you how to live, we are going to provide you with options that can help you live a Greener life. We want to make sustainable living accessible to everyone, because we believe that if everyone makes at least a small change, the impact will be big! To help you along your journey to being Green, we will bring you interesting and novel products and ideas that can help you live Greener. The topics we feature will vary levels of eco-friendliness, from Light Green products that only offer minor improvements, to Dark Green items that represent a paradigm shift in sustainable living.
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Whether you just cleaned out your closet or totally cleaned up at the thrift store, it's pretty easy to accumulate a bunch of old t-shirts with very little environmental impact. Some of those old...
Read Full Post ›Jersey, the stretchy fabric that you probably associate with t-shirts, is some pretty amazing stuff. If you've worked with jersey at all, you probably already know that the edges don't fray when...
Read Full Post ›I was at the grocery store the other day shopping for the week and I popped into the pet aisle to grab a can of wet food for our pup who's being a little finicky about eating lately. It was right...
Read Full Post ›Although not the first story about starter pots, this one is just in time for Valentine's Day!
Read Full Post ›For folks who are into cross-stitch or weaving, the texture of a wire waste basket begs to be fancied up with stitched or woven fiber, and Poppytalk did an awesome job transforming a wire waste...
Read Full Post ›If you know me, you know I like a glass of red wine on a chilly winter evening. After quite a few chilly winter evenings, though, what I have is a big bowl full of wine corks. Don't judge. Let's...
Read Full Post ›If you do have to print, stretching your resources is a great way to green up that process. You probably already know to print on both sides of your paper or maybe you even fish junk mail out of...
Read Full Post ›If you're a regular around here, you know that I love a handmade holiday, and Valentine's Day is no exception! I'm loving this sweet heart garland that I ran across on Pinterest. The Pinterest...
Read Full Post ›Guerrilla gardening is a great way to add some green to a blighted space. Whether we're talking seedbombs or late-night plantings, guerilla gardeners everywhere are doing their parts to make the...
Read Full Post ›The typical surfboard is far from eco-friendly, but a small company on the Oregon coast creates a greener surfboard by using lower impact materials and reclaimed wood.
Read Full Post ›We love DIY projects using pallets. You might say that we're a little bit obsessed, if we're being completely honest. That's why I was really struck when reader Cat wrote in asking if reclaimed...
Read Full Post ›Can you believe that Valentine's Day is less than a month off? We spend upwards of $15 billion on Valentine's Day gifts and getaways. Imagine the impact we could make if we channeled some of that...
Read Full Post ›Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for a copy of Wine to Water! We used a random number generator to choose a winner, and the winner is....
Read Full Post ›Doc Hendley was more into drinking beers than in water security, but an evening of Googling changed his life.
Read Full Post ›Have you guys checked out our pals over at EcoStiletto? We talk a lot around here about eco-friendly products and DIY ways to reduce your footprint, and EcoStiletto has some great resources for...
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