You've heard it before - the value of going local in your eating. But how about resources to do it? Here's a great start, and they invite your additions in the commments

If you are planning a picnic at the beach over Thanksgiving Weekend, make sure to recycle your plastic bottle, or it could end up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Several times the size of Texas, literally a "plastic soup,"cleaning it up will be tricky

NY Jewish culture events in the coming weeks include singles events; an author talk; gallery show and meet the artist; a talk by a representative of Uganda's Abadayuda Jewish community; a musical theater work; and the Maccabi Film Festival (Jewish sports)

People have been hollowing out caves to make their homes for many thousands of years. We all need shelter from the elements, and it didn't take long for our ancestors to run out of available real estate in natural caves. In certain parts of the world, it

There are thousands of Cactus species all over the world, with different types of stems. Their flowers are very gay colored, appreciated mostly for their short existence.

History and Legend :The Aztecs called poinsettias "Cuetlaxochitl." During the 14th - 16th century the sap was used to control fevers and the bracts (modified leaves) were used to make a reddish dye.

PORTLAND, Oregon - The United States' first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration's move to relax policing of medical use of the drug.

Our current food system is built for the largest producers, and it's often hard for small farmers to get their foot in the door. This is the case with meat and poultry. Many small sustainable farmers have a hard time finding processing plants for their

The Facts: Vegans constitute between .2 and 1.3 percent of the U.S. population according to several national polls. The population is even larger on college campuses. The combined vegan and vegetarian population on college campuses is approximately 8

Whatever washes into the Earth's rivers and streams will eventually find it's way to the Ocean. The largest collection of waste plastic is in the Pacific where garbage has collected from all around the globe.