Welcome! From August 2012 through March 28, 2021, the “Making Ripples” column was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sunday newspaper’s What’s Up insert as well as online with the Fayetteville Free Weekly. Its goal was to promote awareness of sustainable living and making a difference (“making ripples”) in the world.  This archive contains over 400 columns. A click on any of the categories below will expand to a list of columns on various topics, with the most recently published at the bottom of each list.  You can also visit the People Making Ripples page to learn about local heroes making a difference in their communities.  Thank you so much for reading!

• Celebrating Our 50th Column
• Celebrating Our 100th Column with 100 Ways to Make Ripples

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Composting

Do-It-Yourself Ideas

Energy

Farming

Food

Green Building

Green Jobs

Land and Community

Local Heroes and Adventures

Miscellaneous

Pets

Plants

Recycling

Social Justice

Transportation

Water

Wildlife

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