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Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on June 10, 2011
6 Natural Allergy Remedies – Mother Earth News
8 Easy Ways to Grow a Gorgeous, Useful Herb Garden – Treehugger
The Top 5 Regrets - Oh Darling
Want More Cash? Live Near Transit – Grist
The World Becomes What You Teach – YES! Magazine
The Earth is Full – New York Times
Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on June 3, 2011
The Hidden Power of Smiling – TED (7 min. 26 sec. video)
Liking is For Cowards, Go For What Hurts – New York Times
16 Ways to Spark Creativity – Laura Grace Weldon
What are the Consequences of a Childhood Removed From Nature? – Play Again (2 min. 56 sec. video)
99 Things You Probably Didn’t Know You Can Compost – Global Healing Center
How to Become an Intrepid Risk Taker – Advanced Riskology
* Do you like documentary films? Check out this post: 5 Documentaries That Could Change Your Outlook on Life. It got a lot of attention this week, and the comments abound with documentary recommendations.
Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on May 27, 2011
20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing - Tipnut
Why Your Brain Needs Vacations – CNN
9 Hilarious, Crazy, Weird “While Biking” Stories – Treehugger
Heaven is a Place on Earth - Shareable.net
This is Your Brain on Ocean – Huffington Post
Tips to Travel Overseas With Babies and Kids – Small Notebook
Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on May 20, 2011
The Public Library Manifesto – YES! Magazine
Science Lesson: Build Greenhouse, Grow Veggies – Treehugger
10 Amazing Things You Can Do With Coconut Oil – GOOD Magazine
Connecting Our Kids With Nature – Green Phone Booth
What School Lunches Look Like Around the World – BuzzFeed
It’s Time For the Soul of the Nation to Rise – New York Times Magazine
Hopeful Weekend Links (for National Bike Month)
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on May 13, 2011
Photo Credit: kamshots
Bicycles for Everyday – Lovely Bicycle!
Adults Learn to Master Two Wheels – NPR
Amsterdam Bicycles – Ski Epic
Top 50 Innovative Bicycles – Trend Hunter Eco
Want to Work 500 Hours Less Each Year? – The Urban Country
An Interstate Bicycling System – YES! Magazine
Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on May 6, 2011
Slideshow: Mother’s Day – Nature Conservancy
A History of Happiness – YES! Magazine
Welcome to the Neighborhood Farm – Utne
Free Books in Public Places – IPS
Goods From the Woods - Seattle Magazine
The GOOD Challenge - GOOD Magazine
Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on April 29, 2011
Beautiful or Useful? – Frugal Kiwi
Without a Car – Orion Magazine
Breaking Free From Consumerist Chains – Zen Habits
The Empathetic Civilisation – Royal Society for the Arts (10 min. 40 sec. animate)
The Upside of High Gas Prices – NPR (3 min. 33 sec. audio)
5 Ways to Get Your Kids Eating Healthfully – Huffington Post
Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on April 22, 2011
Getting to Know Your Neighbors: Worth the Effort - Talk of the Nation (17 min. 2 sec. audio)
Honey Could Help Fight Superbugs - BBC
Just How Green is Your City? – USA Today
Stocking the Broke-Ass Pantry – Grist
Powering the Grid With Trash – GOOD Magazine
Eat Well, Spend Less: Homemade Substitutes for Grocery Staples – Simple Bites
Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on April 15, 2011
DIY Urban Design: From Guerrilla Gardening to Yarn Bombings – GOOD Magazine
Not Driving Much? Share Your Car – Christian Science Monitor
How Genius Works – The Atlantic
The Outdoors is Her Pantry – Whatcom Magazine
Less Music and More Books = Happier Teens – The Independent
Group Launches Happiness Movement – The Guardian
Hopeful Weekend Links
Posted by Abby Quillen in New Urban Habitat on April 8, 2011
Food: Six Things to Feel Good About – New York Times Opinionator
10 Awesome Videos on Idea Execution and the Creative Process - The 99 Percent
Eating Locally – The Onion
Couple to Walk 2,500 miles to Wedding Destination – My Fox Detroit
UN: Eco-Farming Would Double Food Production - Huffington Post
Greening the Easter Bunny – Natural Life Magazine
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