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Cape Fear’s Going Green

Cape Fear’s Going Green is your premiere guide to eco-friendly resources and lifestyles in the Lower Cape Fear. This free magazine covers topics designed to help you make choices that save you money, contribute to healthier living, and assist you in being kind to our planet.

No matter what your interest in sustainability—stormwater management, green building, or alternate energy; using native plants, protecting our wetlands, or recycling—Going Green has information you can use.

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Fall 2025

Our Fall issue highlights aspects of the blue economy—business made possible by our proximity to the water: oyster research at UNCW’s Center for Marine Science, community support for spouses of commercial fishermen, and BLUEECO, the first Blue Economy Index. Our articles on activities and environmental education for young people include what’s happening at Friends School of Wilmington and Wilmington’s Young Scientist Academy. We explain herbalism, and provide information on volunteer activities our readers might pursue.

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“Going Green has become the informational center for an ever-growing community of concerned individuals, businesses and organizations. Valerie's hard work and dedication to an earth friendly environment is contagious and is motivating people, to not only be informed, but to become proactive. Valerie and Going Green are valuable assets to the community. Thanks, Valerie, for what you do and the excellent advertiser service you provide!"

“Thank you for all your good work on the book club, Valerie; you prepare and present so much valuable information and unfailingly make such considered judgements that I feel I should be paying tuition. I genuinely appreciate what you do to keep this project going.”

“Not often enough do I cross paths with an organization as dedicated and genuine as Going Green Publications. For Valerie, going 'green' isn't just a cause—it's a chosen lifestyle. Thanks for 4 fantastic years of all-things-green; the community deserves more people like you.”