Welcome to GreenKnowe.org

Welcome to GreenKnowe.
We have dedicated our lives to living green and would like to share what we have learned with you.  We hope you will share some things with us too.
As we go along we will be adding all sorts of things like:

• Tips for everyday green living
• Recipes for the lactose-free, gluten-free, soy-allergic vergitarians
• Favorite websites and  resources
• Brsibane Community Re-Use Coop
• Whats news in the world of Electric Cars
• And what we are currently doing to make the world a better place.

The Origins of Greenknowe.
Knowe means "hill" which pays small homage to our mountain.  It also evokes the idea of know-how.
Greenknowe comes out of Brisbane California which sits at the foot of the San Bruno Mountain.  San Bruno Mountain is the last vestige of the Franciscan Ecosystem.  The balance of the system being buried under concrete and the human "improvements" called San Francisco.  Brisbane has an interesting history itself.  It started as a community in the 1920s and has gone though many evolutions since then.  It has proved home to a group of Hell's Angles, hippies and many artists, environmentalists and progressive that choose to leave the main road.   Brisbane has been often been an underdog.  In spite of or maybe because of this, its residents have lead the fight to preserve San Bruno Mountain and the endangered species that call it home.  Brisbane has often stood up against big businesses and developers when they have threated the quality of life here.
The third contribution to the name greenknowe comes from L. M. Boston's children's book that made a profound impression on me (Barbara) as a child.  Ms. Boston's love of the untamed world, respect for the human spirit, the way she cherished history and her ability to create magic in everyday objects made me fall in love with the natural world as a child.  Some day I would like to visit the actual Greenknowe in England.