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Saving the Springs of Florida

Check out this video on the INDIGOGreen website of John Moran - a local photographer- and his speech at the state capitol on the springs of Florida.…

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Added by michael amish on March 19, 2010 at 1:25pm — No Comments

Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Fest Starts This Weekend!

Check out INDIGOGreen's latest blog, Blogreen on this. We are happy to see The Greening of Southie come to the south on Saturday. Chek out the blog here.

Added by michael amish on March 18, 2010 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Latest Blog Just For You Toilet Lovers! Low Flush Toilets Are Not Low Performing...

Happy St. Patty's Day To Ya! Here's today's blog on our everyday pot-o-gold!

Added by michael amish on March 17, 2010 at 4:55pm — No Comments

Barrels of Hope at the Home Show

latest blog entry from INDIGOGreen features some thoughts on Haiti and the Barrels of Hope program where we are raising money to send hundreds of earth-bag shelters in rain barrels for rebuilding efforts there.

check it out here.

Added by michael amish on March 16, 2010 at 9:47am — No Comments

Organic Yucatan

Knitting in Merida, Yucatan on a Monday night

Yucatan communities have the hip social patterns we seek out in places like Santa Fe, NM, Crested Butte, CO and Portland, OR. One I loved is this Monday sewing group, bathed in the energy of being together. How would you like to sew with your friends while breathing the rich tropical air, fragrant with citrus… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 13, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Barrels of Hope!

Check out our latest blog at INDIGOGreen- it's all about hope- hope for earthquake survivors in Haiti. With the help of The Sustainable Design Group, the local United States Green Building Council Heart of Florida Chapter, we've initiated a really cool local program called "Barrels of Hope" which is simply an empty rain barrel filled with all the… Continue

Added by michael amish on March 10, 2010 at 5:18pm — No Comments

Tomatillos Rock the Free World

I love salsa verde. You know, green sauce. Being of the Southwest US persuasion, and some people call me Miguelito to boot, it's just a part of my blood. So, here in the Swamp, I get these cravings for Tex Mex, Latino, Southwest fare, call it what you like, these little boogers are what you…

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Added by Michael Levin on March 9, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

How to make your Fixie...from an Elephant!

I don't usually just post articles in Zoobird discussions and say "go look", but this one is so fun to read, I just have to! [ed. wait a minute, yes I do!]

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/03/fixie-love-an-old-fixie-becomes-a-real-schwinner/

Graham's writing style is half the fun. The comments are icing on the cake. And, I love the… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 5, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Energy Retrofits Help Make A Planet Brighter

Check out INDIGOGreen's new blog post about bringing $5000 for energy efficient upgrades to Gainesville. Just have to vote for Netural Gator.

Blog post is at our website here: http://www.indigogreenstore.com/green_building/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=38&Itemid=1

Added by michael amish on March 4, 2010 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Living Large, or How to Have Fun on No Money

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on March 3, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Organic Farming, Fukuoka and just plain Good Music

Kane turned me on to Masanobu Fukuoka. I subscribed to the mailing list. I checked a copy of "Gardening for the Future of the Earth" by Howard-Yana Shapiro and John Harrisson out… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 27, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Spring Planting at McRorie Community Garden

Just crank this up and read on!

The broccoli we grow at McRorie Community Garden is so tasty it sometimes doesn't make it home! I had this as a lunch reward after planting some good, hardy vegetables for my Spring garden.…

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Added by Michael Levin on February 26, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Gary Snyder on Ecology

Gary Snyder tells us, asks us, and continues to tease our imagination and… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 22, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Variations on Home Gardens

Community Gardening with Organic Vegetables

Click on the photo above to see several beautiful ways people are organizing their organic gardens. I am also reading a book about gardening called "Gardening for the Future of the Earth", by Howard-Yana Shapiro and John Harrison. It has chapters by a variety of authors many who have been mentioned by members of Zoobird in… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 12, 2010 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Companion Planting

Beans + corn + pumpkin (squash) = Companion Planting. It makes total sense. The corn provides a stalk for the beans to climb. The squash provides ground cover. Lots of it.

We have some very cold temps overnight here in Gainesville, FL. That makes it not a very good time to do any spring planting. But, soon, we'll return to normal and look out!… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 11, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Qi Gong is the Alphabet

Do you do any form of Qi Gong? I first learned about Qi Gong at the Seaside Hostel in Oregon. I arrived one day and saw a note at the front desk that said "Qi Gong 9:00 AM for anyone interested - free!"

Trung (above,…

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Added by Michael Levin on February 9, 2010 at 8:54am — 3 Comments

Almanacs

This is my broccoli. As you can see, they're growing and happy. Meanwhile, the rest of my patch is awaiting new plants for the spring crop.

Here's what the local feed and seed store suggests for spring… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 8, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

How to Make Kombucha

These "Instructables" videos are great! No muss, no fuss. I wish I'd seen them to begin with, but it's really so much fun discovering how-to yourself, the way I went has been fine.…

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Added by Michael Levin on February 7, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Houston, we have Kombucha!

Wow! It worked! I was a little concerned when I saw the Kombucha after about 2 weeks because there was an irregular film on top. The photo below, from the Wikipedia Kombucha article leads me to believe the film on my Kombucha is normal. I'm… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 7, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Juicers, Beauty and Living a Life of Integrity and Joy

My guitar teacher turned me on to the wonders of juicing. I'd drop by for a lesson and he'd say "Hey, you want something to drink?" He had a juicer that looked like it was commercial, and a press too. He'd make some delicious juices, usually with coconut milk added. After he juiced the stuff, he'd take the pulp and put it in a press that looked like… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 6, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments