Produce Bag Solution
Not so long ago I ran across information regarding plastic, specially in the form of grocery bags. The reports were about what types of chemicals plastics contain and what they do to our environment and our heath if ending up in water, how plastic bags go into the landfill and slowly disintegrate into smaller and smaller pieces, finally into particle sized aggregate penetrating groundwater. How much plastic is found in the oceans already, from whole bags to those tiny particles posing and threatening to fish and the whole maritime ecosystems. There was one research project that scooped up water and […]
Thoughts on “Community”
Have you ever asked yourself about how your community, be it family, a circle of friends, or your whole town or neighborhood, your church, etc. are actually forming? What makes a community a community? And than of course why do we want and often deeply crave a community that we are part of? The term “community” for me brings up a number of different associations, like co-op housing, ecovillage, commune and also family – specially when coming together at my grandparents house during my childhood- and also friends and neighborhood. All this in this one word and at the […]
Heating Tidbits
Where we live temperatures get low for winter and part of fall and spring and we can have lots of snow. So heating is needed. We have made sure our house is well insulated and has no leaks. The house is designed in a way to utilize some sun during the cold time of the year and not overheating in summer, but instead staying cool by using passive methods. We have the entry door on the West side, opening into a sort of entry/mud room, which provides another buffer to the outside temperatures. We can control the airflow from the […]
What is a Mail Chimp?
What is a Mail Chimp? You might wonder, why, as you find out below, I am writing about software, the internet and technology. Before I jump into this article’s topic, let me explain. I do think technology is playing such an enormous role in my live and many lives of people around the world and has such a huge impact that, if we can create truly green technology, the vision of creating a sustainable and green way of living will greatly benefit and maybe be really helpful in the transition towards that. One benefit for me is that it allows […]
Green Coaching
If you feel, you need to talk and share about your views, choices and options to live a life that is more sustainable, a life that thrives on green, rather than denying the tremendous challenges we face individually and as humanity, green lifestyle coaching can be of great help. When talking about coaching a few things come to my mind to clarify what it is. First, this is “green coaching”. Green coaching includes advising and mentoring. It is a field in development. In my view, it is primarily focused on the green aspects of any human activity, like lifestyle, business, […]
Gardening without Garden
It is fall, the day starts getting shorter, there are some chillier mornings and I saw the first dew on the windshields of cars. Fall is arrived, well at least in my neck of the woods. Harvesting some ears of corn in the garden today, makes me think of the great significance of this very enjoyable activity. Growing healthy food has many benefits and is an important task for our times. It has been said that the problems of the world can be solved through gardening. There are many facets to this aspect of thriving on green. First question that […]
Inspired by Green
Thrive On Green has the purpose to encourage on a large scale to take steps towards greener living by providing resources, information and support. Green lifestyle choices touch all areas of the human experience, from the kitchen spoon to the scientific laboratory, how we care for our children to growing our food and from our workplace to our meditation. To Thrive On Green is a way to live, give and enterprise that is caring and good for people, planet and, yes, profit, “green profit” that is! The word “green” stands for a way of living that is socially, financially and […]
