A healthier family. A cleaner planet. Making the most of your weekly budget.

That’s greener living. Welcome to Lighter Footstep, where we believe that big changes happen a step at a time. And no matter where you are on the journey toward a lighter, more Earth-friendly lifestyle, we’re here to help along the way.

Green Living needn’t be expensive. In fact, saving resources and saving money go hand-in-hand. Greening your transportation doesn’t always mean buying a newer, more fuel efficient car — it could mean learning how to drive less. Greening your diet needn’t mean expensive specialty foods — it means being smarter about the kind of things you’re already buying. Greening your home doesn’t necessarily mean costly renovations — it means giving your personal habits a green makeover.

There are changes big and small, but a greener lifestyle begins wherever you are right now. So pour yourself a cup of coffee, grab a pen and a pad of paper, and let’s get started!
Who we are

A Greener World

Lighter Footstep is published by Vida Verde Media, a green publishing company with offices near the sparking white sand beaches of Pensacola, Florida. What you see here is how we live. Our writers, editors, and management are all committed to greening the way we live, work, and play.

Since January, 2007, Lighter Footstep has been a leader in practical green living. We’ve appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered, been voted one of Read/Write Web’s Top 35 Environmental websites, and have been cited by Wikipedia, Lifehacker, Treehugger, and dozens of the Web’s most popular destinations.

How to follow along

We’ve recently relaunched Lighter Footstep on an all-new, easier-to-use website. You’ll find all of our latest articles on our front page. Feel free to set this as your browser’s home page, or bookmark us and check back frequently for the latest Green Living tips and features.

If you’d like to receive Lighter Footstep’s articles via email, just click here to get started. It’s free. You can also follow Lighter Footstep via RSS on services such as Google Reader, iGoogle, My Yahoo, Bloglines, or any desktop RSS reader. Our article feed is right here.

Do you Twitter? If so, follow @LighterFootstep and chat with our writers. We keep our Twitter friends stocked with plenty of fresh green information, and you’ll find over 1400 people in our stream who will be happy to share what is working in their lives.