From: Veronica Meewes Whole Kids Adventure, an Austin-based non-profit, was organized to offer our city a unique child development program focusing on healthy eating habits and lifestyles. The center will offer all organic nutrition (including alternative menus such as vegan, lactose-free, or raw), customized...

Our Raw Vegan Gluten Free Cafe is generating hundreds of pounds of organic, vegan food preparation scraps -- perfect for your compost heap or feeding chickens. Also includes lots of organic coffee grounds, which are also great for lawn and garden. We'd like to give...

According to Mayor Wynn, Austin's population has doubled every 20 years since 1880. We're all aware of rapid changes. But this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY, tells of global growth trends in population and information. Staggering ...

I'm giving away approx. 1000 sf ft of Eco-Wise sustainable Cork flooring that cost me $7/sq foot. It's currently installed (floated using tongue and groove) in my entry, kitchen, and dining areas -- it's easy to remove and install elsewhere. This flooring cost me over $7000...

"Ecology (from Greek oîkos, "house"; -λογία, -logos, study of) is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with their environment."[1] An eco-system is a natural unit of interdependent organisms in an area functioning together with the physical environment....

Save Money, and the Earth, with Homemade Cleaners Last week we discussed how toxic many household products are (so toxic that they are routinely referred to as hazardous household waste) and how to safely remove them from your home. This week we want to share some...

Green on the Road I'm visiting my mother in a senior living community in western Pennsylvania, and realizing again how easy it is for many of us to live "green" in Austin. I'd like to use this forum to chat about what other parts of the...

Many people associate going green with expensive purchases scattered throughout their living space, but living a greener lifestyle is more often about what you don’t buy and don’t have in your home. ...