It’s not just your house that should concern you enough to go green. After striving to make your place as sustainable and green as possible, why not do your homework together with your neighbors and make your neighborhood green too? Here are some tips.

Sharing space in the garden. Why would I share my garden with my neighbors? There are several benefits that you can get from this act. First, your unused garden can be a space that supports plant and flower life. It can be converted into one that produces fruits and vegetables. There are organizations that are willing to give seeds in exchange for the favor of using your garden for their activities.

Creation of neighborhood cooperatives. Many success stories have been told about establishing neighborhood cooperatives. These can range from types that support the collection of recyclable waste from the neighborhood and deliver it to larger recycling facilities in exchange for cash. Recyclers can often stop by your designated location at specific intervals to collect what you have collected. This is an efficient way to teach your neighbors the importance of solid waste reduction.

Neighborhood cooperatives can also be the kind that produce processed or bottled foods, baked goodies, and other profitable small-scale businesses.

Promote the holding of exchange days. It takes a lot of energy to do new things. It will also involve raw materials that come mostly from nature to make some of the things you normally love. Inspired by the old barter system of our ancestors, why not start staging exchange days between your neighbors every weekend?

This is a great opportunity to not only write down the things you like, but also to make friends with your neighbors. You will strengthen cooperation between neighbors while allowing everyone in your community to participate in conservation efforts.

If you’re good at baking, why not bring some of your goodies? Who knows, you can change it for a vase that fits very well on your coffee table. There are many possible trades that can happen. You can even turn it into a pinned swap party with a weekly theme so things for swaps have some variety.

Greening your neighborhood can also be a goal to develop a place that is harmonious and where people are always willing to lend an extra dose of help.

For other real estate concerns, your local real estate agent is just a phone call away. He or she has expert tips that can help you have a green home.