Yum...there's nothing like homemade applesauce. It always tastes better when you've made it yourself. Our question is: How many food miles will this DIY job add?

We have applauded Prince Charles before for his willingness to spend massive amounts of money on green causes. And now HRH has done it again. He has purchased 1,000 of the rarest British apple varieties. So have Geoffrey Anderton, who owns Lochnaw

Victory gardens have come back ever bigger - garden magazines and home gardening tools sales are good even in this recessionary economy. The harvest season is almost upon us, and an extension of that urban victory garden idea is to glean the fruit (and

Photo credit: Abhijit Tembhekar via Flickr/Creative Commonsdigg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/scientists-develop-rot-proof-apple-stays-fresh-four-months.php';Scientists in Australia have developed an apple that won't rot. Or, won't rot

From the news that scientists have created a bacteria that lights up around landmines to the development of a rot-proof apple--that stays fresh for 4 months--a lot happened this week in green. A new study called The Economics of Ecosystems and

Every day, New York City residents waste 270,000 pounds of food. Want to know what that looks like? Here's an unforgettable way to imagine it - fill up a subway train with the equivalent amount of apples, and release it onto the

Honeybee Baby and Mom at the Honey Festival Photo By Bonnie Hulkower With Rosh Hashana just a few days ago, I am still remembering the taste of honey drenched apples and challah. There have been plenty of apples and honeys all over NYC in the past

Schoolchildren plant a forgotten apple tree in New York.

Lots of great Food Day events across the country, but New York's will be particularly tasty and loud.

Artist Jessica Rath uses sculpture and photography to highlight the problem with new hybrid apples and endangered varieties.

No one loves an apple more than a schoolteacher, but even they could learn a thing or two about the best way to eat it.

From the craft room to the bathroom to the kitchen, the humble apple has many more application than just sauce and pie.

Supporters think the Arctic Apple will be a game changer - the first GMO to be marketed directly to consumers as convenience food.

Established food shopping routines have been turned upside down. Here's how to navigate the strange new world.

This shipping container house stacks two to get more living space.

This is what happens when LEDs get cheaper and better: designers use more of them. Someone predicted this once.

Let this 14-inch goldfish caught in the Niagara River be your answer.

Every person interested in environmental issues is well aware of the dangers of species extinction and the importance of conservation

This little unit has sleeping for four in not much space at all.

This container home in Costa Rica is almost a monster home, but has some interesting features.

This is a silly post, about a silly bit of news, but is a reminder that we really should think about what we eat.

British retailers brace for "unbelievably bad" profits this year. Can climate change be blamed?

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

We live in his world of conspicuous waste.

Dead zones threaten wildlife and fisheries, taint drinking water, and impact communities. Keeping agricultural runoff out of waterways can help tackle this global problem.

A blog confuses corrugated metal with containers on a project that could have been interesting for its own sake.

Two misfortunate advertising campaigns from Argentina use polar bears and tackiness to promote air conditioning.

For at least six weeks, thousands of barrels of tar sands oil have been bubbling up into the forest in Cold Lake, Alberta and neither the oil company or government scientists know how to stop the flow.

One study and a pile of anecdotal evidence has shown that perhaps the decision to remove fluoride in 2011 wasn't such a great idea.

Canadian National Railways figures out a crazy new way to mix oil and plastic – to what end?

When you buy a Boerum top, you'll know everything about where and how that item was produced.

British journalist Stacey Dooley reveals what our fast fashion addiction is doing to the planet.

I wrote last year about the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute's search for people who have great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. Last year's fellowship was a great

A story from the turn of the millennium about tomorrow still remains relevant today in 2012

There is a lot of research that shows that it does more harm than good.

A Federal judge has ruled that seven Virginia homeowners made legitimate damage claims regarding corrosion of metal items in the home and personal inconvenience caused by use of

I'm not saying you can directly attribute this one to climate change, but coming on the heals of NOAA saying the past April was the warmest on record, it's likely at least a sign of things to come: The Alabama Cooperative

"People are visible Wednesday, June 6, 2007, on the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., where a section of the $4 million protective sand berm was washed away by higher-than-usual tides over the weekend. An intact section of the berm can be seen in the

She claims it's not a problem, "It's just a food product, essentially."

The happiness you feel in a shopping spree may feel as good as the happiness from helping someone, but gene expression reveals a dangerous difference: could shopping cause disease?

A good followup to Buy Nothing Day.

This year, take a side in the war on the car, and support stores on your neighborhood bike lane or transit route.

Provincial regulation would make stores' waste-reduction efforts easier to manage.

While in the midst of a global pandemic, we can't forget the ongoing climate crisis. Here's how you can participate in Earth Day 2020.

How do companies close the “green-gap” and turn consumer values into action?

Wastes are made in the kitchen.

The carbon footprint of air freight is ten times that of truck freight; perhaps it's time for "slow shopping."

Author Craig Murray says, "The Earth cannot afford to indulge the pollution caused by massive air tourism."

Flying went from being expensive and elite to being mass-market. Enjoy it while you can.

Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it.