Practical Green Living is growing by leaps and bounds and it's all thanks to you!Building Green - Mold, Mildew and Musty odors can be a problem caused by excessive humidity even in winter, learn how to prevent and what to do if you have it. Combat high energy costs with a list of ideas Peter has for you.R3- Garbage in, garbage out...that works in reverse too! Peter has plenty of ideas on how to reduce what you're throwing away.Reviews - FreeGeek.org takes old computer equipment and gets it working again so new, less fortunate people can also enjoy the digital age.Recipe - It's ROOTBEER time!!! Peter loves this stuff and tells you how to make your own simple batch of over night Root Beer.Overnight Root Beer (made in a milk jug)From Searchable Online Archive of RecipesTime:  15 min  Serves:  15 to 20Ingredients2 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Root beer extract 1 tb Dry yeast Lukewarm waterCarbonation with yeast can cause extreme pressure (think champagne cork) and can even cause some containers (like milk jugs) to explode.InstructionsAdd enough lukewarm water to fill gallon jug. Mix well. Let stand at room temperature for 6 hours.Place in refrigerator overnight or until completely chilled.Tips - We all travel at some point, whether on an activism trip, vacation with family or even for work, but did you know that GreenHotels.com can help you travel greener? Check them out!

We now have a website and two brand-new segments, Building Green and R3 (for reduce, reuse and recycle). Also, glazed carrots and turnips, organic home brewing and Seventh Generation HE detergent.As part of our changes to the show, the expanded show notes contain a lot more information, including the recipes (thanks Karen!)Building GreenA new segment focusing on the materials and technologies used in building "green" houses. In this episode, we tackle some of the issues with making existing homes more green and healthy.R3Sometimes green living can be work, but in this new segment, we'll show you how you can keep it from burning you out and how to reuse everyday items like you may have never thought! This show, we're discussing the basic idea of reusing and what is a "block swap"?RecipeThe Culinary School of the Rockies has given us an easy, quick side dish in the form of Glazed Carrots and Turnips:Ingredients3 Tbs. Butter1 lb. Baby carrots, well scrubbed OR medium carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces1 lb. Baby turnips, peeled and cut into quarters or eighths1/2 lb. Baby onions OR 1 large onion, roughly chopped1/2 cup Water or chicken stock1 - 2 Tbs. Sugar1/4 tsp. Thyme, dried1 - 2 Tbs. Parsley, fresh, choppedMethod   1. In a large heavy pan, melt 2 Tbs. of the butter over medium heat. Add the carrots, turnips and onions and toss to coat.   2. Add the stock or water and stir in the sugar and thyme.   3. Bring the vegetables to a boil over medium-high heat, then cover and simmer over medium heat for 8 - 10 minutes until the veggies begin to soften. Stir the veggies occasionally to keep them from sticking to the pan. Check the pan occasionally to see if more liquid needs to be added.   4. Uncover the pan and increase the heat to evaporate any remaining liquid, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightly coated with the glaze. Add the remaining butter and chopped parsley. Stir until the butter melts.ReviewsOrganic home-brewing supplies from Seven Bridges Coop in Santa Cruz, CA. You can find more info and order from http://breworganic.com/ Seventh Generation now has a High Efficiency detergent specifically for "HE" type washing machines. Hear what Mary thinks of how it cleans and leaves the clothes and what kind of dryer to we have?Other stuffVote for us on Podcast Alley, Podcast Pickle and Digg.com! The links are on the left! Email us with comments and suggestions.

Global Warming Special - what it is, how we got here and what we can do to correct it. Plenty of information on how a green, sustainable lifestyle fits into the paradigm of correcting global warming. A "must listen" show everyone, whether you believe in global warming or not!  Vote for us on podcastalley: http://podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=42800

Better fuel economy from the car you drive, summer flavors with salmon
and reviews/comparisons of the Toyota Prius, Yaris and Honda Civic
Hybrid. This is part of our season 1 archive. Check out the website at http://pgl.onawindingpath.net for more information, articles, recipes tips/reviews and more!

In this episode, Peter talks about the Organic Consumers Association and how they are helping protect the organic products you purchase. In the recipe segment it's time for Garlic Baked Chicken with a recipe that goes great with veggies and potatoes! Finally, in the product review segment, he talks about the results of Mary's tests with products from Earth Friendly Products and how they stack up against conventional ones as well as their competition in the all-natural shops. All that plus we've also got listener email to go over.

While we're not ready to begin a new season of shows, we are able to host the archives of the previous shows. Now iTunes will work again and I won't have to host them off my own server!

I do plan to start recording again at some unknown time in the future, but for now, I'll just have a blog and the past shows. The actual blog page is not this one, it is at http://pgl.onawindingpath.net.

Thanks to everyone who has written since we stopped recording and asked us to start this whole crazy adventure back up.

Peter

In the premiere episode, I discuss compact fluorescent light bulbs and visiting your public library as a source of information on sustainable lifestyles. This shows recipe is for Moroccan Tofu/Chicken Salad and in the product review segment, I look at reusable bags.