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Welcome to Viridescence.org a source for ideas, processes, and products to help you live a greener life and have Viridescence. A Latin noun meaning "the state or quality of being green", viridescence is the type of life to live - one that is green. To me  that means being aware of how our individual actions affect the quality and quantity of our Natural Resources. 

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