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Melinda Epler

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Thanks, Gratitude and Hope

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 26, 2009, 2:01 am
I have been on the road for a good portion of my life, always learning and growing, and ever wanting to do more and be more than I am. This is something that makes me who I am, and I don’t know wh...
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Thanksgiving Recipes

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 25, 2009, 2:01 am
The holidays are my favorite time to eat homemade foods made from sweet local and seasonal ingredients. I’ve posted several recipes here, and thought I’d share them with you now so you have some...
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Staying True To Your Values Through The Holidays

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 24, 2009, 2:01 am
During the holidays, I generally eat too much. I generally “allow” myself to stop and buy foods or stuff that I don’t normally buy. I generally turn up the heat more than I need to and somet...
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Matt's Rosemary Olive Bread Recipe

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 23, 2009, 2:01 am
The following recipe was written by my brilliant baker of a husband, Matt. Enjoy! This is my favorite olive bread. I got the recipe from my instructor in the professional baking class I t...
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The Four Challenge Check In!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 20, 2009, 2:35 am
Well it has been a long time since we’ve checked in on some of the challenges here! I would love everyone’s feedback on these challenges: are they helping you? Are you following them? Are ...
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We Have A New Forum for Conversation - Please Join Me!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 16, 2009, 1:01 am
As many of you know, I’ve been thinking about creating a forum here at One Green Generation. Unfortunately, I am already trying to do too many things at the moment - some of you pointed out ho...
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Community Building: I Often Fear It, But Never Regret It

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 13, 2009, 2:09 am
I’m shy at heart. I’m ok at writing down my thoughts, but networking and speaking in groups and putting myself out there are things that take a lot of effort for me. Not that I’m terrible at...
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Storytelling and Noise

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 12, 2009, 1:56 am
I have written an article at The Lab, the first in a series called “Best Practices in Storytelling”. As someone who has spent most of my life learning how to tell stories that can change the wor...
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Ten Household Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 9, 2009, 1:01 am
This is the third product in a trio of amazingly simple household cleaners. Check out all the things you can do with vinegar and baking soda, if you haven’t already! Note that for each use b...
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Help With Potatoes: Why Would They Have Spots??!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 7, 2009, 5:32 pm
Hope you’re having a lovely weekend, everyone. I received an email this morning from a reader having trouble with her potatoes, and I was wondering if any of you potato experts could help her. I...
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Is It Too Overwhelming To Hear That You Need To Do More?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 5, 2009, 1:35 pm
I am concerned about the state of the world, and for me, it’s extremely important to get others to do as much as they possibly can, and to help motivate and support them. I see so many “gr...
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How To Plant, Grow, and Harvest Garlic

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 3, 2009, 1:01 am
When To Plant Garlic You can plant from September through mid-January, as long as the soil is not frozen. Fall planting, when the soil is around 60F, will yield the highest quality bulbs; and...
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Why Doing It Alone Isn't Enough

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Nov 2, 2009, 2:37 am
I admit I was disheartened by the small response the other day, and I want to address the incredible need we have to continue our sustainable paths far beyond ourselves. Please indulge me and leave ...
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How Do You Participate In Your Community?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 29, 2009, 2:01 am
It has been a while since we’ve discussed community building! I think it’s an extremely important part of living sustainably, and there are lots of different ways to do it. Why Particip...
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Toxic Soup

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 28, 2009, 2:01 am
Matt went on a business trip the other day, and when he returned we spent some time talking about how different our lives are from most people’s. One of the several things we talked about was ...
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Why Are Some Plants Killed By Frost But Not Others?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 27, 2009, 2:01 am
Every fall since I began gardening, I work to dispel the myth that the growing season is over, and that frosts will kill anything remaining in the garden. Not all plants are the same. Tomatoes, ...
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How Do You Get People To Change Their Lifestyles?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 26, 2009, 2:01 am
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people got together all over the world to spread the word: “350.” According to 350.org, “Scientists say that 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere...
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Happening Upon A Herd Of Urban Goats

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 23, 2009, 2:01 am
I was driving down the street, and I saw them - were they wild dogs? I slowed... then the car behind me slowed as well... they... they were goats! Wow! I was fascinated - they were alone, under...
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Lessons I've Learned From My Grandfather: #2

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 22, 2009, 2:01 am
I wrote this a couple of years ago, when my grandfather was in the hospital for the very first time, and he and I spent quite a bit of time together. My grandfather running a grocery store, a f...
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A Year Without Shampoo

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 21, 2009, 2:01 am
I have gone one entire year without using shampoo! I wrote about it last December, after I’d been without shampoo for 3 months. That article was called “A Non-Toxic, Frugal Way To Wash Your ...
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The Buy Nothing New For the Holidays Challenge!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 19, 2009, 2:01 am
A month ago, I was remarking via Facebook and Twitter that I was aghast by the number of “buy green for the holidays” press releases I’d already started receiving in my email box. I mentio...
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Why Bother? Why Live This Way? What Motivates You?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 17, 2009, 9:47 am
Why are you looking for ways to change your way of doing things? What motivates you to do the things you do? Why do you come to One Green Generation? And what is your goal - is it to be frugal, ...
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Do You Have To Change Your Life Entirely In Order To Stop Climate Change?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 15, 2009, 2:01 am
Climate change. It’s big. It’s scary. It’s looming. And we all just wish it would go away. In fact, it’s easy to pretend it isn’t there, as we go about our lives the way we had bef...
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How To Grow Sweet Potatoes

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 14, 2009, 2:01 am
They’re truly gorgeous plants, don’t you think? I’m so happy we tried growing them! And it’s incredibly easy. 1. Buy Slips or Grow Them At Home: We bought “Carolina Rub...
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Lessons I've Learned From My Grandfather: #1

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 13, 2009, 2:01 am
I know several of you are anxious to hear answers to your questions. I apologize - our schedules haven’t synced up easily over the last week, and I haven’t made it to see my grandfather. Total...
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Is There A Sustainable Solution To Cat Litter?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 12, 2009, 2:01 am
It’s the bane of my sustainable existence. I’ve written about this before and the problem hasn’t gone away! Back when we lived in the country, the most environmentally sound way to deal ...
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Good Morning!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 10, 2009, 10:27 am
I hope you all have had a lovely week. I apologize - I hadn’t meant to take the week off from blogging. Life caught up with me this week. Many of you know about a year ago I started a new busi...
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Recipe: Homemade Pizza From Scratch

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 2, 2009, 2:01 am
We used to make this quite often, but lately with Matt’s school schedule and my new business schedule, it has become a special treat. Enjoy! MATT’S “EASY” DOUGH 8 oz. H2O ...
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In The Oven Or In The Sun: How To Dry Tomatoes, Peppers, and Other Fruits and Vegetables

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Oct 1, 2009, 2:01 am
Now is the time of year in the northern hemisphere where most gardeners have more tomatoes than they know what to do with. And likely more of a few other things, too… One of my favorite ...
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I'm Walking More Than I Thought!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 29, 2009, 2:01 am
I have finally measured my steps to work with a pedometer. And… who knew? Looks like I have been walking more steps than I thought: during my 2.5 mile round-trip daily walks to work, I’ve be...
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Twenty Uses For Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 28, 2009, 2:01 am
A while back I wrote about the many ways I use vinegar in our home. And I've been saying over and over again that you only need vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and soap for the majority ...
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Questions For My Grandfather? Ask Away!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 25, 2009, 10:17 am
Today I’m going to be spending the day with my father and grandfather. One of my grandfather’s wishes before he dies is to visit all of the places he has lived and worked over his 98 years. To...
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The Growing Challenge: Tell Us All About Your Garden!!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 23, 2009, 2:01 am
Welcome! How is your garden faring? Have you saved seeds yet? Are you finding the resources you need to learn how to do what you need to do next?
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What is Green?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 21, 2009, 10:02 am
I realized walking to work the other morning that it’s incredible we haven’t discussed this yet. Here we are convening at One Green Generation, and we haven’t defined green, or even debate...
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Recipe: Delicious (& Mild) Red Tomato Salsa

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 20, 2009, 3:00 pm
When I was a child, my grandmother lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the land of amazing red and green chiles and wonderful New Mexican salsas. We went to Albuquerque at least once a year, and I alwa...
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Sometimes You Want To Forget What You Know, And Just Stop Thinking About It

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 18, 2009, 5:33 am
Sometimes you wish you could forget what you know. Sometimes you just want to live the way people live in movies, the way you grew up thinking you’d live. Carefree, not worrying about the st...
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How Have You Redefined Normal Lately?

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 14, 2009, 10:17 am
Good morning. We have a lot of new readers lately, so I was hoping together we could give each other some new ideas for how to go about our lives a differently - deliberately and conscientiously. ...
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Gardening With My 98-Year-Old Grandfather

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 8, 2009, 10:36 am
Many of you have been following along as I learn from my grandfather. When I was a young child, he taught me a lot about gardening. During the Depression, he grew food for the family. When h...
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Live the Lifestyle You Want to Live, and Live it Sustainably

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 7, 2009, 2:01 am
The following is a post I wrote for the co-op recently - I posted it late, so it wasn’t read by many. Because it is a natural progression from my recent post here, I thought you all might enjoy it...
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Living Sustainably in the City

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 5, 2009, 8:36 pm
There is a notion in the world of sustainability and green, that you must live a country life and make everything - and grow everything - and do everything - yourself. I believed it. I read bo...
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Walking Is Better Than TV

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Sep 3, 2009, 2:02 pm
On my walk home from work yesterday, I realized that I am extremely entertained by life as I walk through the streets of my town. While many people rush home to watch television in the evenings, I s...
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Our New Home

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Aug 31, 2009, 2:01 am
As many of you know, we’ve recently moved from a small 1-bedroom in a 1920s building to a brand new LEED-certified (green-built) 1-bedroom plus office. We’re a bit closer to downtown, the space ...
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Garden Update: Mid-Harvest Tour!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Aug 29, 2009, 11:56 am
My mom has done an amazing job of keeping up the garden we planted. It has been a long time since I gave you a tour! I encourage you to look back at the initial garden tour for a comparison betwee...
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Recipe: Mom's Homemade Chiles Rellenos

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Aug 27, 2009, 2:01 am
Ingredients 6 Ancho, Pasilla, or Anaheim Chiles ¼ C Flour 6 Eggs ½ pound Monterrey Jack Cheese or Mexican Queso Blanco Salt Shredded cooked Chicken, Beef, or Pork if...
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The Growing Challenge: It's Been A While - How Is Your Garden??

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Aug 25, 2009, 4:21 pm
Welcome! Come, tell us all what seeds you’ve planted, what seeds you’re saving (if you're saving), and overall how your garden is growing!
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My Experience With Swine Flu (Novel H1N1)

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Aug 24, 2009, 2:01 am
After speaking with medical professionals we know, it is now becoming clear that I may have had swine flu (Novel H1N1) over the last several weeks. My symptoms, duration, and severity have made ...
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Back on Monday - Please Feel Free To Post Thoughts & Questions!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Aug 20, 2009, 12:40 pm
Hey all, with the moving, being sick, a 20 year high school reunion, and a start-up in a growth spurt, I have been down for the count here. But I miss you all and I’ll be back soon! Monday I sho...
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Coming to Terms with Your Own Variety of Sustainability

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Aug 10, 2009, 12:36 pm
We are in the final stretch of unpacking our boxes and arranging our household in our new home. I’ll be back soon with photos and more! In the meantime, I’ve posted at the co-op and I’d lo...
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Surprise….!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Aug 4, 2009, 12:30 pm
We moved! Here’s the scoop: Matt and I have been ever so slowly saving up a bit of money while living fairly frugally in a small apartment. Small? Yes. A bedroom, a living area, a k...
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The Growing Challenge: Come On In And Chat Away!

Melinda Epler posted an article on One Green Generation - Jul 27, 2009, 4:11 am

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About Me

Melinda Briana Epler has spent the majority of her life learning how to effectively create sustainable social change. An award-winning documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer, she has traveled across the globe creating media that provokes awareness and action. She inspires thousands of people each day to begin living a sustainable lifestyle with her online publication One Green Generation and is proud to be a member of the Simple | Green | Frugal Co-op. Melinda also edits BLABLAB: Where Community Meets Business Solutions.

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