First off — who hates vandalism?  I do!  But this kind I really don’t mind.  An old technique for gardeners to encourage moss growth has me hooked.  They cultivate growth for moss in a specified pattern, creating something so beautiful and ideal for eco-minded vandals. 

From here.

Recycle That Coffee: Cool Uses For Old Grounds

Many of us have seen this before but we thought some of these were less than intuitive and wanted to share. Coffee grounds can be put to a multitude of uses after they’ve energized your morning. Although their effect as waste on the environment isn’t as detrimental as something like Styrofoam or toxic mining runoff, they can be used in lieu of other commonly used products hence reducing your footprint. As a coffee junky I found these tips innovative and exciting. The helpful properties of this bean extend beyond your morning mood adjustment.

* Coffee can be used as a natural dye, simply boil and dip in anything you want to turn brown
* Course grounds can be used as an exfoliating facial scrub
* Use them to scrub grimy or stinking hands
* Used in moderation coffee is a great additive to compost piles or even potting soil
* Besides scrubbing your face and hands coffee grounds work great on greasy cookware

Read the rest from one of my favorite sites, Green Upgrader.

If you have to go, you have to go.

It’s a little disturbing but, I love nature — and I do everything I can to make sure that I’m living the real clean lifestyle.  However, I haven’t really thought about what to do when I do stop living — good thing there are several options for me, leaving with a big, ecological bang: Eco Coffins.

Part cardboard, part recycled and part funky(?) — these new types of coffins are 100% eco-friendly and come in several designs.  Not that I’m planning for anything just yet; It’s just nice to know that when leave nature, I do one last good thing for it.