This morning, I had The View on while I was doing some work, and Whoopie Goldberg was talking about how the U.S. needs to ban high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). If you’re not looking out for this icky ingredient, here’s why you should.

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Looking for something green to give your mom this year? Read more…

The Green Life wants us all to slow down.

Bad Human has a solar food dehydrator.

Eddie stands up for pet health care.

Off Grid Living is in search of the cheapest solar panel.

Tiny Choices talks about making hybrids audible.

The April Headache Blog Carnival included my Sinol post.

As we just discussed, I hate shopping.  That does carry over into food shopping too.  And I’m kind of a child about it.  I need to motivate myself to go with little rewards.  In the case of going to the natural foods store, if I go, I let myself buy a natural soda from their fabulous selection.  I know that’s weird, and I’m probably sharing too much, but it’s just the way it works.  I hardly ever drink soda otherwise.  It’s all water or tea.

Yesterday’s soda selection was outstanding. Read more…

Jennifer from Alai Vani tagged me for a meme. This is my very first meme. I don’t have a blog format that works with most of the ones going around out there, but Jennifer’s Five Things I Did to Celebrate Earth Day works for me! Except I’m going to change it up a little. Read more…

Noelle mentioned green burials in a post the yesterday, so I thought I’d piggy back on that idea and talk about green burial arrangements. Read more…

Bean Sprouts compares slow cookers and pressure cookers.

Crunchy Chicken has a book club/giveaway going on.

Metaefficient reviews Smart Power Strips.

Eddie talks about what you should be feeding your cat.

Living Off the Grid found my dream home.

Here’s a vegan recipe that’s full of flavor. Read more…

And the winner is . . .

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If you’re starting a garden from seed this year, be it in the ground, or in containers, chances are you’ll have some extra seeds. Read more…