by Jeanne Weintraub

Three fictional families – the Bartletts, the Tinkers, and the Robbins-Levines -- compete in a year-long contest to reduce their environmental impact. Read each weekly installment to learn what the families are up to as they try to outdo each other and win the prize for the most ecologically sustainable household.

The Backstory

Meet the Families

(March 4) Episode 1: Surprise--You're In!

Getting Around Challenge (Transportation)

(March 11) Episode 2: Introducing the Transportation Challenge & Bartlett Famiy: Let's Buy a Hybrid

(March 18) Episode 3: A Hybrid Decision & a Tinker Swap

(March 25) Episode 4: Baby's Gotta Go

(April 1) Episode 5: Zipcar magic

(April 8) Episode 6: Running on Grease

(April 15) Episode 7: Transportation Challenge Results

Eating Green (Food Challenge)

(April 22) Episode 8: Introducing the Food Challenge

(April 29) Episode 9: Completely Vegetarian?

(May 6) Episode 10: What's a Locavore?

(May 13) Episode 11:Where's the Meat?

(May 21) Episode 12: Facebook Greetings

(May 27) Episode 13: Dangerous Encounters

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Discussion Go Green Chatter mik - Wed, Jun 2, 2010, 10:47 P Go Green Family Poll If you've been following the Go Green Family novella printed each week in the Montague Reporter, and posted here once a week, you should take the latest poll -- the Food Challenge. http://www.monta... (More...) Go Green Chatter lkwinwma - Sat, May 22, 2010, 7:14 P It’s like a novella only it’s PC and in English Go Green rocks. Keep 'em coming. Thread Go Green Chatter mik - Sat, Apr 17, 2010, 10:51 A Im out Take care Mark. See you 'round town. Thread Go Green Chatter mark2 - Fri, Apr 16, 2010, 6:11 P Im out Im out, Im done. I have some personal things to deal with. Good luck Corkboard, thanks Mik for everything you are a good friend. I had fun, but its time to move on. Take care all. Mark2 Thread Go Green Chatter jeanne - Fri, Apr 16, 2010, 3:54 P Zipcar Alas, there are just two locations currently in the Valley where you can rent Zipcars that I know of: Amherst and Smith College campuses. You need to be a student or employee of the college to have u... (More...) Go Green Chatter mik - Tue, Apr 13, 2010, 9:53 P Take the Go Green Family Poll! Are you following the Go Green Family series in the Montague Reporter? If so, you should take the poll on the homepage of the MontagueMA.net website. Just log in and select who should win the Transpo... (More...) Thread Go Green Chatter thegarth - Fri, Apr 9, 2010, 5:19 P Zipcar YES! however, then tend to place them in more densely populated (esp. student) areas. Still it's worth a try. With a pick up truck and 1-2 cars, I know a half-dozen families that would ditch their... (More...) Thread Go Green Chatter JenAudley - Fri, Apr 9, 2010, 5:01 P Zipcar I was one of the first Boston-area members of Zipcar when I lived in Cambridge, and I was excited to see in Go Green Family last week that it's made it to Northhampton. (I checked to make sure it wasn... (More...) Go Green Chatter jeanne - Thu, Mar 4, 2010, 9:18 A Introducing Go Green Family, a story published weekly, both in the Montague Reporter and this website. Come meet three fictional families from the Pioneer Valley – the Bartletts, the Tinkers, and the Robbins-Levines -- and follow them as they compete in a year-long contest to reduce their environmental... (More...)