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Going vegetarian, vegan or at least organic when it does come to meat does not have to mean giving up your favorite foods, tastes and recipes. Sometimes a tweak here or an extra ingredient there can make cooking a greener meal even more rewarding than the original – sustainability does not have to mean starvation.

10 Weird and Gross Ingredients in Processed Food

Everyone now knows that processed and fast foods are not the bastions of nutrition, but that shouldn't make these ingredients found inside them any less revolting.

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12 Endangered Animals That People Still Eat

Endangered animals often end up as food for humans for reasons such as cultural convention, traditional medicine, economic need, or arrogance.

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Grow Easy: 15 Foolproof Vegetables for Organic Gardens

These vegetables and herbs can be grown organically by novice gardeners

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Build with Your Food: 10 Works of Edible Architecture

An entirely edible world is just a dream, but these 10 examples of architecture made from food will have you salivating at the idea.

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The 10 Most Insidious & Destructive Pollutants on Earth

A detailed, photographed profile of 10 destructive pollutants and how they are harming the environment for us all.

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8 Steps To a More Eco-Friendly Kitchen

Left unchecked, kitchens can become energy hogs that sabotage our efforts to be green! Here are 8 ways to transform any kitchen into a green kitchen.

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7 Amazing & Intriguing Genetically Modified Fruits & Veggies

These genetically modified fruits and vegetables are intriguing, offering better taste, more nutrients, and even disease-fighting properties!

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Clever Composting Tips for Urban Dwellers

Composting tips and how to compost in an apartment, urban dwelling or city setting. Save money by gardening, composting, growing your own food.

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12 Cleverly Sustainable Tableware Designs

12 examples of clever, stylish sustainable tableware designs including edible utensils and beer bottle serving spoons.

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Easy to Grow Urban Herbs and Vegetables

Easy to Grow Herbs and Vegetables to Save Money on Groceries that can be grown in your apartment, porch, kitchen or dorm. Easy urban gardening tips.

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Exotic Meat and Pets as Food

Humans eat pets for meals around the world, including dog, cat, rat, snake, lizard, guinea pig, frogs and other animals.

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15 Funny & Literal Green Gift Ideas

From Green Eggs and Ham and the Giant Green Egg to Al Green and Soylent Green here are some quirky alternatives for greening your holiday gift shopping.

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15 Fascinating Food Artists and Sculptors

Incredibly creative artists using food as a medium or subject, creating things like bacon villages, popes made of pizza and life-size butter sculptures.

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Water: Most Precious & Wasted Resource

Here's a look at the historical and current importance of water and its vital role in our development and sustenance.

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15 Delicious Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes

These vegetarian and vegan Thanksgiving recipes are so good you'll have your friends eating off your plate.

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