Today is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Darkness will fall early this evening, and tomorrow the light will start to creep back a little at a time.

Despite a couple of oversights, I think Living Green by Greg Horn is worth a quick read, and it would make a great, cheap, last-minute gift to just about anybody.

If you’re not down with torturing cats and dogs, you need to examine your pet food brand. Luckily if you’re in Charlottesville, you can turn to awesome local pet food company Sammy Snacks!

Just wanted to remind everybody that Green Drinks is happening again tonight at 7pm at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar.

Here’s another one of our favorite vegetarian recipes. If you substitute olive oil for the butter and egg substitute for the eggs, it’s an inventive vegan dish. It’s about as cheap as they come, can easily be doubled or tripled for company, and is damn tasty.

With the Salvation Army bell–ringers on every corner and Christmas music pouring from the radio, I can’t ignore the “holiday” madness any longer. I thought I might share a few of my holiday tips to avoid stress, save money, and generally get more out of the holidays.

It’s that time of year again, when the thought of crawling out of my warm bed to face the day is terrifying. The idea of commuting on my bike sounds almost unbearable at first, too, but after riding last winter I know it’s not really all that bad.

A bit of a theme this week—fabric and magazines! Wrap your presents in style, save that old Ikea furniture and your favorite jeans. Looking to kill an hour online? Check out these 3 great online green mags!