Ever wondered what organic really means and what the difference really is between regular products and those that are certified organic?  Well Ryne Brutus has provided you with the answers to all your questions.

In the wake of our Emmy Nomination we feel it's important to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to our contributors, all of whom make Tangible Green and Green Dean TV what it is.

I'm happy to report that I'm on my third week of running my cell phone on nothing but solar power.  While the overall impact on my carbon footprint is negligible, it gives me a geeky thrill to know I haven't plugged the thing into a wall socket since early mid-May.  Ditto for my iPod.

The Green Dean Team has been working on a project in conjunction with Castalia Homes to document the first LEED Certified and NAHB Certified green home built in Indiana.  A couple of weeks ago, Mark Jansen of Energy Effiecient Homes Midwest came by to perform an energy efficiency audit.  The audit consisted of a battery of tests to check to see if the home met the qualifying standards of the certification programs.  While you may not need to qualify for certification, your home and wallet could benefit from having a certified professional perform a blower door test.

Green Dean had the opportunity to sit down and have a Q&A session with Innovative Home writer, Camille Torres.  Camille had some very good questions about hiring and the qualifications of a "green" landscape architect.  We thought that you might have some of the same questions, so here is an excerpt of the full article that will magically appear on magazine racks in the Fall issue.

We just picked up a copy of Gerri Willis' new book, Home Rich. Gerri is the anchor of CNN's weekend business program Open House, which provides how-to essentials on all things real estate. She is also the personal finance editor for CNN Business News and offers viewers worldwide financial advice in her daily "Five Tips" segment.

Aside from her credentials, we like Gerri because she included Green Dean in her new book. Dean is mentioned in an in-depth chapter on your yard and garden. Gerri dedicates 21 pages to the importance of your landscape and includes some easy suggestions for making it the best that it can be.