From Huffington Post Yikes! Earth Day is turning 45 this year!  The good news is that are plenty of ways to celebrate the eve...

What's not to love about March in DC?  The snow is melting, temps venture into the 60s for a couple of days, robins arrive, daylight s...

A guest blog by Sam from Organic Lesson   According to a study conducted by Duke University’s Center for Sustainability, the average ...

So, you compost, always have a reusable bag and cup with you, you buy local produce and products, sold your car and haven’t used a clothes...

DC Department of Public Works will pick up (real) Christmas trees and holiday wreaths between December 28 and January 10 for composting . R...

I met the kind folks of Vino Dolce Candles last weekend at Eastern Market. Candles are handmade in DC from wine bottles recycled from loc...

Let's go back to some of the basics this year..... A drying rack will let you reuse some of those many (many) ziplocks and other plast...

Turkey Day 2014 is almost here, and it's a great day to spend with friends and family. There will also be a lot of leftovers. Food waste...

Now, before it gets too cold, is the ideal time to plant bulbs and even trees so they can settle in over the winter and come forth in all ...

Manufactured to preserve jellies, pickles, and your grandma's homegrown tomatoes and with roots going back to Napoleon (really!), this h...

From the "better late than never" category,  I just found this great online map of DC area Farmers Markets from the Washington...

On April 5, 2014, DC began offering weekly electronic and hazardous waste drop at the Fort Totten Transfer Station .  The station,located ...

Upcycle a Recycling Bin for Composting! DC is full of surprises, and this year, DC residents were (ummm, pleasantly) surprised to learn ...

It seems that Spring is finally here in DC.  It's a great time to get those vegetable and flower seeds planted inside the house so the...

DC's 22nd Annual Environmental Film Fest begins this week (March 18th) and runs through the end of the month.  There are some great f...

This month, environmental, community, business and religious groups across the DC Area have banned together to form a new coalition – U...