Deadline Extended for Sustainable South Florida Nominations
Have an individual, business, or organization that is demonstrating leadership and innovative ideas in sustainability and green practices? Nominate them to win in the first Sustainable South Florida Awards! Deadline has been extended through September 4,...
Read MoreProfile Photos Courtesy of Mandy & Me Studios
I need to take a moment to show off my new professional photos. Along with the relaunch of the new look and feel of greenerMiami.com, I had some professional photos done. One evening while tooling around with some Twitter app, looking for users in Sarasota, FL (where I grew up), I found Mandy. I went from her Twitter profile to her website, Mandy & Me Studio. Wow. I mean wow. I was so...
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If you haven’t heard of the 100-Mile Diet yet or the new book that goes along with it, Plenty…then definitely go snooping around. Here’s the basic, important, piece: almost every ingredient on your plate has travelled at least 1500 miles to get there. So, it doesn’t taste as fresh, and has a huge carbon footprint. And I’m not even going to talk about the...
Read More95 Express Draws Controversy; It Just Might Work
When I first heard about the potential for express lanes on I-95 from Transit Miami and the Sun Sentinel, I was hesitant. Taking the current HOV (carpool) lane and making it into two express lanes that would charge tolls? Sounds like an anti-carpool idea. Then I read more. (The Herald provided me with more of the info I was looking for.) The plan for Express 95, or managed lanes, from 595 to 395,...
Read MoreOrganic Gardening Class…Starts Sunday
I’m posting this very late, but MDC Kendall Campus is starting it’s Organic Gardening class this weekend. I imagine you can register online now and just show up on Sunday, or just show up on Sunday if you can’t get a hold of anyone. Here are the details: Organic Gardening with Andres Mejides – $65 This course covers all facets of organic gardening: composting, starting...
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