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Top 12 pesticide-contaminated fruits and vegetables

And the 15 cleanest, according to the annual ranking from Environmental Working Group.




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Top 12 pesticide-contaminated fruits and vegetables

And the top 15 that are least toxic.




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Portable hydroelectric generator lets you take your power station with you

Take one Estream and add moving water for clean, quiet, offgrid energy.




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The NestPod is a comfortable, four-bed tiny home on wheels

This versatile small dwelling can be customized as a mobile office, guesthouse or "living wagon."




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Aukey 20W solar charger delivers plenty of portable power (review)

At less than $50, this little dual USB port solar device is an affordable option for a clean, efficient portable charging solution.




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Solartab is back with a more powerful (and waterproof) solar tablet charger

The newest version of this solar charger & battery is lighter and offers a more powerful solar panel, and includes dual USB ports and a USB-C port.




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This $35 inflatable waterproof solar lantern will also charge your phone

The inventors of the innovative LuminAID solar lantern are Kickstarting another version of their device, this time with the added feature of a charging port for portable electronics.




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RIVER portable battery & solar charger delivers power on the go for off-grid adventures

This mobile solar power station offers a lightweight high-capacity lithium-ion battery with all the bells and whistles.




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The $149 SolSource Sport is a powerful portable solar cooker

The latest product from One Earth Designs weighs just 10 pounds and packs down into a small carrying bag, but still delivers high performance fuel-free cooking.




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Solros delivers sunlight in a cable from dish to table

A new way to deliver natural light to rooms without windows.




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There's more to being comfortable and productive than just temperature

A study suggests we should turn up the heat; it's not so simple.




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Water Tables Falling

Water is vital to life. To many of us, it is within reach of a faucet, but for many others it is not. And it is fast becoming a scarce resource. As I note in Plan B 2.0 ), more than half the world's people live in countries where water tables are




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Flat-packed planters, firepits, portable BBQs, and tables require no tools for assembly

In stark contrast to other flat-pack furniture designs, Groovebox is meant to be as simple to put together as possible, with no fasteners, tools, or mammoth assembly instructions needed.




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Transformer Furniture: A Bookshelf Hides Table and Chairs

From Japanese designer Sakura Adachi comes this marvel of space-saving design: "Trick," the bookshelf that hides a table and two chairs. Featured by Italian manufacturer Campeggi at the 2010 Salone del Mobile in Milan, this is a great




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An Adjustable Book Shelf Lets You Put Your Own Spin On Your Living Room

From South Korean design studio DesignJoo comes the Giro One, the piece that lets you put your own spin on your shelves, lighting, and side tables. The concept is simple: shelves can be added and their height adjusted by spinning them




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10 Transformer Tables For a Tiny Urban Space: Help Pick The Best

TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste -- on less money -- but with more design. He calls it LifeEdited. To find each ideal piece of furniture for his small Ne




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These musicians play instruments made of vegetables

From the impressive Vienna Vegetable Orchestra to hand-carved pipes and whistles in Japan, these creative people know how to find music anywhere, even in the crisper.




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Tableware for the Slow Food Movement: Plate Tells You When You Are Eating Too Fast

The Mandometer was originally developed to treat eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia nervosa; it was developed to "teach patients how to eat and recognize hunger and satiety." There are clinics using the technology in Sweden, the USA and




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Egg Maps and Green Routes Create Vegetable Tourism in the Incredible Edible Town Todmorden

Todmorden is a town that embraced the local food movement by growing their own fruit and veg anywhere in public spaces. They also have an Egg Map and a Green Route for the Vegetable Tourists!




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Solar wagon delivers a self-contained portable water purification system

One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system.




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19 fruits and vegetables to help keep you hydrated

These water-packed foods can lend a helpful assist for meeting your daily hydration needs.




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The uncomfortable truth about free shipping

It's not as 'free' as you think. Someone always pays.




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Adaptable kitchen-in-a-box is for cooking-challenged millennials

This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations.




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Tweetable, Interactive Algae Farm is Energy-Generating "Cyber-Garden" (Photos)

This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go.




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This could be your new favorite winter vegetable

Once you start buying fennel, you won't be able to stop.




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From Parentables: Bisphenol A Found In Canned Soup Marketed To Kids

A new study from the Breast Cancer Fund shows that BPA is found in canned foods marketed specifically to kids. This should be no surprise to TreeHugger readers; we have been talking about BPA lining cans for years. All




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Marlow Goods offers farm-to-table purses

These designer bags from Brooklyn are made with local leather.




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Split design on sit-stand adjustable height desk lets you do both (Video)

This modern work desk lets more than one person sit and stand -- at the same time.




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9 Easy Recipes for Small-Batch Fruit and Vegetable Canning and Preserving

Fruits and vegetables last all winter with jams, fruit butter, marmalades, and pickled vegetables from new cookbook Home Canning by Janet Cooper.




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3 new cookbooks to help get dinner on the table quickly

These books get down to the bare-bones of home cooking.




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'Cutting Edge' Trendy Felt Rugs and Table Runners

The idea of putting felt rugs, table runners and wallcoverings around your home might bring back images of arts and crafts projects from elementary school. But the designs coming out of Selina Rose are anything but elementary.




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From A to Zierfische; Obsolete Signs are Being Saved from the Dump at the Buchstabenmuseum in Berlin (Photos)

The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other!




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Foroba Yelen, a Portable LED Street Light, Locally Made in Rural Mali (Photos)

FOROBA YELEN is the name given by villagers in Mali to the lighting prototype following an anthropologic study. A shared technology to improve work, education and rituals.




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Repurposed parachutes become low-cost portable rainwater harvesters

Decommisioned parachutes are being transformed into lightweight rain harvesting systems to provide drinking water in semi-arid regions.




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How small can an apartment be and still be habitable?

How small is too small?




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8 fruits and vegetables you should try roasting whole

From cherries and cauliflower to grapes and pumpkins, wonderful things happen when you cook these foods whole.




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Why you should roast vegetables in a cast iron pan

You'll get a perfectly crispy, golden exterior.




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Glazing roasted vegetables makes them even better

Here's a simple trick for elevating already delicious roasted vegetables.




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Inflatable baby incubator can save lives in refugee camps

The student invention just won the James Dyson Award for its intelligent design.




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Transformer desk could turn into a dining table

Design by Jens Quistgaard stands the test of time.




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Do this with your vegetable scraps and peels

Here's an easy way to reduce food waste and never buy commercial soup stock again.




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6 ways to 'beef up' your vegetarian vegetable stock

These simple tricks add the depth and flavor that plant-based vegetable stock can sometimes be missing.




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With 'Batch Cooking,' you'll get meals on the table in record time

A bit of weekend prep work goes a long way.




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12 groups of companion plants to make your vegetable garden thrive

Some plants help each other enormously, while others hinder their neighbors – use this cheat sheet to ensure harmony in the vegetable plot.




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This terrarium table lets you fill furniture with houseplants

BloomingTables are a lovely solution for saving space ... and keeping indoor plants away from kids and pets.




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A farm-to-table feast proves that Ontario has great seasonal food, even in winter

And when prepared by professional chefs, it's more delicious than any imported produce could ever be.




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Gigantopithecus, the King Kong of Asia, went extinct for not eating its vegetables

A cautionary tale for picky eaters.




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118 sq. ft. micro-apartment has hidden table that slides out

This small, efficient renovation of a former maid's room in Paris hides a stealthy little table.




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Modular prefab Drop Box is a portable habitat for natural locations

Intended for short-term stays in nature, these prefab units can be transported and 'dropped into' almost any location.




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Hurry! 4 Days left in the Instructables Green Design Contest

There's just a few more days to submit your project to this fun contest, with the chance to win some great prizes!