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This is a great website to research Bills etc. This particular Bill is a bill to protect farmers from large biotech companies like Monsanto. A similar Bill has been put forward 2 additional times but all three have not made it past committee review.

This is the community that we first learned how to build with COB and Strawbale. Some of the pictures are of houses and structures that we helped build. Most of the materials that were not coming directly from the the earth came from a very generous dumps...windows, doors etc..one mans junk is another's treasure! The houses were all built for under 20k.

This is a great website packed with tips and useful information about sustainable living, gardening, alternative energy sources, harvesting rainwater, helping people affected by natural disasters etc. It is a shop where you can buy things that will aid you in your sustainable endeavors but the blog section is FULL of useful information and tips. There is even a blog on weening children off of video games! The GUIDES section is also full of amazing tips, even eco boating and ways to get out and play in nature. I love this site, hope you enjoy it as well.

This is such a cool website that is packed with information about how to make choices in our every day lives that effect our environment in positive ways. There is a section called "The Card" that leads you to some links to print out a free card that is packed full of great information about buying choices and transportation etc. and it is easy to use when you are out and about. Most of the tips do not involve large expenditures, they are very simple and easy to implement. I like this site because it provides information about how everyone can make simple, inexpensive positive changes.

This is a cool e-business, which make tons of products for your home or business, out of recycled or upcycled materials; such as old bottles, plastic, metal, bikes, railroad spikes, etc etc. Very cool way to support reusing material waste.

This is a 9 minute talk about the waste involved in plastics, particularly disposable shipping Styrofoam. The solution the presenter is showing is the ability to use local bio-waste (like farming by-products, rice husks, etc.) and growing your styrofoam blocks.

Too many Bills have been put forward by too many states to ban or label GE or GMO products, seeds, plants or animals. Why is our government not representing the people and supporting big businesses like Monsanto? I helped write the referendum in Mendocino County banning GMO crops from being grown but Monsanto is winning across our country. Research this topic, it is vital for our sustainability ! Salmon is now the next target!

Planet Natural is the store for people seeking environmentally safe, effective products and solutions for their home and gardens. There is also tons of information regarding how to compost, what insects are good for gardens, etc.

This is a wonderful resource for researching consumer products. If you want to know the safest sunscreen, shampoo, toothpaste, make-up, etc. Take a peek at the cosmetics guide. They also have links to pesticides in produce and GMO's. I link the cosmetic guide to my phone so that when I am shopping for safe products for my family, I can pull up a product's rating while I am at the store.