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Holiday consumerism is in the air. The commercials have already started for the Religious holidays. It is a time to keep our Green hats on and think Green! There are a many many ways to Green your holiday and help out the environment! You don't have to give up Holiday giving or Cheer to go Green. It can be fun and rewarding to find new and innovative ways to have an Eco Holiday season. We buy our holiday tree from a sustainable tree farm, we use reusable bags for gift giving, we reuse gift wrap,… Continue

I'm working on fall veggies for organic garden! This is new for me to do fall veggies. We are doing cabbage, kale, carrots, onion, potatoes and collards. Learning to be more sustainable is fun! We love it! We are sharing our garden with neighbors so that we all can give the garden all the care it needs and it's fun to bring us closer to those in our neighborhood! Green living spans way beyond Green Products,recycling or alternative energy. To me Green Living is a way of life and a way of being.… Continue

This time of the year people start using bug sprays and bug zappers and citronella candles to keep the mosquito's at a distance. Somewhere I read "why are mosquito's important to the biology of this planet? They did not see any reason for the to be here. I believe everything has a reason to be here but even if it didn't it's here and everything deserves to exist- doesn't give us the right to destroy it's existence just b/c we don't see a point in it living. Mosquito's are food for many other cre… Continue

I love working in my yard. I love getting my hands in the soil and planting and watching it grow. We work very hard to keep our land free of pesticides and chemicals. Even our pool has Eco pool treatment. When this time of year rolls around every year I order the beneficial insects and put the egg pouches outside to hatch. It is so fun to watch and more fun to not have to use chemicals to keep your house and yard free of pesty insects. Lady bugs and praying mantis are what we use. Keep in mind t… Continue

I purchased my first Eco Friendly phone this weekend. I'm excited to see these on the market. I've noticed that more and more electronics are becoming Green. This is exciting news. "no chemicals" were listed on my phone box, I'm researching what that means exactly. It has 100% Energy Star Cert., No Styrofoam used in packaging and 30% less packaging material. It has Ni-MH battery that is recyclable. Still curious as to what the label No Chemicals Used means. Contacted manufacturer and waiting. Mo… Continue