October is the perfect time to starting composting! I know I’ve talked about starting your own compost pile before, but if you haven’t started one yet, now’s the time to do it. Just rake a pile of leaves, toss your old carved pumpkin in and viola…you got yourself a compost pile that will supply lots… Read More »
Looking to shrink your energy footprint? Yeah, who isn’t! Well, Sue Reed helps you do just that with her book ‘Energy-Wise Landscape Design: A New Approach for Your Home and Garden’. In her book, she presents hundreds of practical ways everyone can save time, money and energy by designing their landscapes and gardens to be… Read More »
Big Dipper Wax Works is a little eco-friendly factory making really incredible candles from 100% beeswax. They are located in Seattle, Washington and have a huge selection of hand crafted candles including tapers, pillars, votives, tea lights, tins, sculpted and even floating candles. Big Dipper is also committed to living local. Even saying “living locally… Read More »
Try to avoid polystyrene (aka Styrofoam) for cups, plates, carry-out containers, meat trays, egg cartons and anything else that might touch your food. Not only is the material bad for the environment, but what you might not know is that it is also bad for you. Polystyrene require petroleum to make, take eons to break… Read More »
Just say no to those electric mosquito zappers. Several studies have shown that they are inefficient at killing the pesky biting insects, but great at turning beneficial ecologically important bugs into charred insects. Part of the problem is that traditional zappers merely emit UV light as an attractant, however mosquitoes could care less about the… Read More »
Keeping your lawn longer will require less watering; saving you time, money and of course water. This works because the length of the blade will shade the roots more and help prevent the soil from drying out. According to Paul Tukey, author of The Organic Lawn Care Manual, cutting your grass to 3 or 4… Read More »
Kick off the summer this Memorial Day Weekend by greenifying your BBQ Party. Here are the top 5 ways to make your Memorial Day shindig a little more sustainable. Grill – A solar powered grill is the most eco-friendly way to grill these days, but if that’s not an option for you opt for a… Read More »
Composting maybe great for the environment but it’s still a dirty, messy, smelly business with plenty of reasons not to do it. But what if you could called upon someone to handle all the dirty details of composting and make it as easy as 1,2,3? Introducing… Compost Cab! What is Compost Cab? Compost Cab is… Read More »
Did you know that normal plastic bags never biodegrade? Well, at least not for a thousand years or so. That’s why Sam Paul & his team invented Green Genius bags. Bags that are biodegradable but still had the strength and price of regular trash bags. Check out this animated narrative explaining the science & technology… Read More »
Holidays, birthdays, Mother’s day, bridal showers, and any other gift giving occasion can add to curbside trash, sometimes as much as 25% more. Instead of throwing out your used gift wrap, what if you could plant it and grow real flowers. Well, Little Kay Gardens has done just that. They have created pretty gift wrap… Read More »