Resources-->Web Links

Local Sites and Organizations

Bike Lakewood - Our local bike advocacy group is responsible for new bike racks and share the road signs in Lakewood making sustainable transportation easier and safer.

Cleveland Botanical Garden Blog

Cleveland-West Freecycle - An email list for people to use to get free stuff that people don't want anymore. Don't throw it out Freecycle It!

Countryside Coservacy - Helping Cuyahoga Valley National Park revitalize the picturesque old farms still surviving in the park.

Earth Day Coalition - Cleveland’s own nonprofit environmental education organization serving Ohio and the nation.

EcoCity Cleveland - A nonprofit organization promoting the design of cities in balance with nature.

GreenCityBlueLake - A network of people and organizations creating a sustainable Northeast Ohio.

Green Energy Ohio

The Lakewood Observer - Our local paper and message board.

Lakewood Public Library - Our public library and home of LEAF Night!

Ohio Chapter of the Sierra Club

Ohio State University Cuyahoga County Extension - A great local resource for gardeners and growing questions.

Other Relative Sites and Organizations

Alternative Consumer - Reviews of green products.

Bioneers - A forum for connecting the environment, health, social justice, and spirit within a broad progressive framework

Building Materials Reuse Association - Find listings for deconstruction services and reused building materials stores across the US.

The Cornucopia Institute - Dedicated to the fight for economic justice for the family-scale farming community.

Earth Pledge - Innovative and sustainable solutions to environmental problems through our three initiatives; Green Roofs, Farm to Table, Waste=Fuel.

EcoGeek - A blog about technology for the environment.

Ecostreet - A regularly update environmental blog.

Encyclopedia Of Life - A constantly evolving encyclopedia that lives on the Internet, with contributions from scientists and amateurs alike.

Esprit Cabane - A site about green crafts.

FoodRoutes - Where does your food come from?

Greener Choices - A Consumer Reports site about products for a better planet

Green Maven - A green search engine.

Greenthinkers - A forum for ideas and thoughts on how to live a more green life

Local Harvest - Find locally grown produce anywhere in the country!

MetaEfficient - Reviews of tools and techniques to live more simply and self-sufficiently.

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture - Dedicated to educating the US public on the importance of a sustainable food and agriculture system that is economically viable, environmentally sound.

No Impact Man - A blog about living a green, sustainable, environmental life.

Off-Grid - People, places or buildings with renewable power and own water supply.

Open Source Ecology - A wiki of open source green ideas and products. 

Organic Consumers Association - campaigning for health, justice, sustainability, peace and Democracy

Reverse Garbage An Australian Co-Op that sells industrial discards to the public for creative and practical uses.

Rodale Institute - Details of research and promotion of sustainable farming practices.

Slow Food - A non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life.

Small Farm Library - Tons of free information on gardening and farming posted by Journey To Forever.

Sprol - A site that explores locations affected by pollution, urban sprawl, and other causes of environmental harm, with text, satellite imagery maps

Treehugger.com - Partial to a modern aesthetic, it shares sustainable design, green news and solutions.

The Viridian Design Movement - An online design movement about global warming.

Veg Cooking Blog - Regularly updated blog with vegetable recipes and ideas.

Union of Concerned Scientists - The leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world.

Gardens 2007+ - A two year pilot project that supports the transition of backyard, front yard, window boxes, rooftops and unused land into food production areas in San Francisco.

Vegan Dinners - Great blog of meat free recipes.

Vote Solar - Keep track of what your State is doing to promote solar energy.