Green Guru Network

Occupy Wall Street, Nyack, Woodstock, Albany, all over the Hudson Valley and the country. This week Green Guru Network dedicates our articles to what you can do to change our culture and to support sustainable living for all. 

Want to live better in the new economy? Check out this great video on Collaborative Consumption.

Rethinking how much we need and how we spend our dollars has been at the core of The Center For The New American Dream.

Protesting corporate greed? Consider buying dinner from a local farmer, meeting folks from Slow Money or learning more about Voluntary Simplicity. 

Tierd of coorperate food? Gather your meals from the local Farmers' Market.

Our culture so often tells us to work, work, work in order to have a big home and fill it lots of things.  But all that working and consuming can be very hard on us physically, mentally, and financially!  And the manufacture of all that new "stuff" we buy is also hard on the environment.

There is a simple lifestyle change that can help us protect our environment and also relieve pressure to work hard in order to consume hard. Many call this lifestyle change “Voluntary Simplicity.” Living more simply, more happily, and more responsibly by purchasing used or re-purposed items and goods made with recycled materials.

Changing our consuming habits to support resale and donation is a great way to make a positive and environmentally friendly lifestyle change.  Investigate what kinds of exchange programs or sales your community has to offer!