Winter is (actually) coming: How to be prepared
I hate to bring up what is probably one of the most dreaded, dirty, six-letter-words in a Minnesotan's vocabulary, but I really need to talk about... winter. I'm sorry. I know it's too soon;...
Danger! Danger! What You Need to Know About Burning Yard Waste
As the weather changes and the leaves begin to fall from trees, yard clean up begins. For some Minnesotans, this involves bagging their yard waste and putting it out on the curb...
Winter in Minnesota is a Dark Affair
As we count down the last few days before the end of Daylight Saving Time, we all know well what is coming next: The fourth quarter of the year, the temporal swan...
Gardens On Top of Cars? Only in New York
Mercedes-Benz is a car company - one you're probably familiar with. It is, in fact, the oldest carmaker in the world: Carl Benz, from whom the company gets half of its name...
New Wildlife Management Area in Dakota County
Located four miles east of Farmington, off of highway 50, is Minnesota's newest Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Hampton Woods. This new area encompasses 191 acres of oak woodlands smack dab in the middle of...
Google will run entirely on renewable energy by the end of the year… maybe
We wrote recently about solar energy community gardens in Participate in a community garden (of solar power), and about Minnesota's role in developing clean energy, Minnesota leading the way for renewable energy grid batteries.
These clean energy...
A Trip From St. Paul to Montana by Train
We take the train west from Union Depot in St. Paul through North Dakota into Montana. We stop in Glacier National Park for a three-day hike and then continue the journey through...
Participate in a community garden (of solar power)
Early this year, seven new community gardens went up in communities around Minnesota. The interesting part: These weren't the type of gardens producing tomatoes, cucumbers, and other vegetables; these were solar gardens made up...
It seems like we’ve had a lot of snow this winter, but it’s not...
It may seem like we've had more than average snow this winter - as anyone who has had to scrape their windshield recently can attest. But the numbers tell a different story: It's not...
LEGO is going plant-based, sustainable
With their green, plant-inspired pieces, for now. As per the LEGO website,
"LEGO® botanical elements such as leaves, bushes and trees will be made from plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane in the future and will...
