Basic tips to 'Go Green'

This is a link from the World Watch Institute I found that has some basic good ideas to help you 'go green'. It has some practical, common sense information that we all should take a look at (yes especially me).

http://www.worldwatch.org/resources/go_green_save_green

Each of these ideas I will cover more in depth from time to time to break it down even more, due to the fact that some things we think 'don't apply to me' or 'I just cannot do that right now', such as biking or walking to work for instance (I certainly cannot and do not due to health and distance issues). So keep tabs because I will continue to post ideas!

Introduction to 'True Freedom'

Since I can remember, my family never had a lot of money, yet we never did without. Almost every day growing up I got dirt under my nails from gardening, taking care of animals and then the more yummy tasting dirt of whatever we were making that day. Even while we had to live in the city we tried living as self reliant as possible. Of course my young mind did not like the work that lifestyle created and how it took up my 'free' time. When I was on my own as an adult I did not think that I would ever live that way and it was not until a few years on my own did I finally see the true freedom that it could give.

To be 'free' I thought, was to find a decent job, live in a decent place close to 'everything' and have plenty of money to afford luxuries such as eating out or quick preparing food, being able to pay the electric and/or gas bill on time with plenty of use (or waste) for each month and other such luxuries that afforded me to essentially be lazy and wasteful. However, I did not think about what would happen if that 'decent job' was lost and finances did not allow for luxuries.
When in the midst of struggle I ate cheaper food like those instant noodle soups, cheap bread that smelled more of chemicals than grain and flour and found myself longing for the true homemade food my Mom made from fresh fruit, vegetables and meats that came from their hard work.
There was more than a few times that I was given food from my older sister's endless food storage and fresh food from her own garden. She had taken the lesson's she had learned growing up to heart and lived comfortably and freely. Finally I realized that it was about time I did the same.
I was not raised in a wealthy family. My Dad's income was very small and we still managed to live with the stability and freedom of realizing that even in hard times we would always eat healthy and sleep comfortably in a secure home.

My goal is to bring the message of 'True Freedom' to people around me by creating a vast treasure chest of knowledge. I will create ideas that everyone can use, whether rich or poor.

The definition of True Freedom is Self Reliance. It is not depending on job or economy to take care of you like your parents did, but taking your fate into your own hands and creating a true life for yourself and people around you. It is being secure even when business's collapse and money stops coming in. Having all of your basic needs not just taken care of but taken care of well is everyone's goal and I am here to help show people ways to create that for themselves no matter what goes on in the world.