Green, frugal, sustainable, simple, healthy, happy... No matter what we each call it, we come together here to support and learn from each other.
We are preserving our planet with our lifestyles. We are creating sustainable communities for our children. We are living the lives we want to live. Please join us!
Accomplish Your Dreams You made goals or resolutions for 2010. You have life-long goals, ambitions, hopes, dreams… So no more excuses - I challenge you to follow through and DO IT!!

10,000 Steps Challenge That's the general number of steps needed to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system and help keep your weight in check. With environmental and emotional benefits to boot, let's start walking!

The Green Your Insides Challenge For your family and our planet, start greening your own home!

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Hi everyone. I’ve dropped off the face the One Green Generation earth for a moment. Many apologies! Don’t take it to mean I don’t love this blog and our community here – for I do, and I am so glad I’m able to help support you all, as you support me!!
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Kathy reminded me that it has been an awful long time since we’ve talked about all the challenges! So… spill it everyone – how are you coming??
The Growing Challenges
I planted seeds in my new p-patch 2 weeks ago. I’m experimenting with peppers and tomato seeds directly in the ground. [...]
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For those of you who missed learning about Abe’s, I wrote a bit about it here. If you can’t get all the things you need locally, Abe’s is a good alternative market.
$25 Gift Certificate Winner
Our lucky someone who gets to try out Abe’s Market is….
Maureen!
Congratulations, [...]
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There are five very cheap ways to amend your garden soil.
1. Create Your Own Compost Bin
If you have the space in your garden, for very little money you can compost your own kitchen waste, grass and garden clippings, and leaves. In a 4′x4′x4′ container, include half “brown” materials – straw, leaves, newspaper and [...]
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My Grandmother
I received a thought-provoking email recently that I’d thought I’d put to you all to answer.
Hi Melinda!
I am soooooo not a blog-commenter, you cannot imagine! Pretty safe to say this is my first.
Your site is so real and honest. I was browsing purely for research yet the character ringing through [...]
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I don’t wear makeup very often, I use virtually no beauty products regularly… but I have colored my hair for YEARS. Since I was a sophomore in high school in fact! My natural hair color is a dishwater blonde that doesn’t really flatter my skin tone and it makes me feel [...]
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