Green Your Date: Online Resources

Between hiking, biking, gardening, recycling, composting, and saving the world, the green life tends to keep a person busy. Who has the time to look for love? Speed up the process by mining the online community. Let your computer play matchmaker with these eco-themed dating sites.

• Green Passions is a free dating and social networking site. Search for singles with interests such as alternative energy or organic farming. Looking for someone who'd love to share a salad? Check out Vegan Passions or Vegetarian Passions.
• Green Singles started as a paper newsletter in 1985, moving to an online forum in 1996. They donate five percent of their profits to a variety of earth-friendly non-profits. Members can also place free ads to promote green businesses.
• Date for Trees is a unique combination of a tree donating service and dating site. They donate a tree to American Forests each time a client upgrades to a paid membership.
• Care2 Singles allows you to combine social networking with environmental activism. This site provides options to sign petitions, donate to good causes, look for green jobs, and volunteer.

Have you tried internet dating? Tell us what you think!