One Toronto family found paradise by unpaving their driveway -- then created an illustrated essay documenting the process! (via Kottke)

At first, the city told the enviro-family they weren't allowed to rip up their driveway. But the fam fought the city -- bringing them to their side. Now, instead of a 4-car driveway, Toronto has one new pretty garden that provides natural cooling and prevents urban runoff. Added bonus: Instead of getting annoyed by people using their driveway to turn their cars around, the family gets compliments on their garden from passers-by.

The grow-your-own-food movement's catching on everywhere. Shayna in Oakland shows off her fresh garden produce in Apartment Therapy's Re-Nest blog. Shayna grows her own tomatoes -- as well as plums, zucchini, and jalopenos.

Making environmentalism look pretty is what "Bubble Boy" Buckminster Fuller did way back in the 1920s. Nerve.com's new feature on Fuller points out that "He coined the phrase "Spaceship Earth" to try to make people see our planet as a groovy interstellar vehicle that needed care and maintenance, just like a trendy car."

If you've realized your own eco-dream at home, illustrate it and enter Re-Nest's green@home contest to win Ecover cleaning products and organic cotton bedding from Raksha Bella.