This is part one in a two part series in making your home improvement projects more environmentally friendly.
This time of year seems to be a great time for home improvement projects. Before you paint your house, stain your deck or replace your kitchen floor, check out our suggestions for green products that can help make your improvement project eco-friendly.
Paint:
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This is part one in a two part series in making your home improvement projects more environmentally friendly.
This time of year seems to be a great time for home improvement projects. Before you paint your house, stain your deck or replace your kitchen floor, check out our suggestions for green products that can help make your improvement project eco-friendly.
Paint:
Believe it [ Read More → ]
We are of the general opinion that television programming has “jumped the shark”. Instead of quality programs, most channels are filled with mind numbing reality shows that cover every mundane topic from the contents of storage units to the lives of 8 20-somethings that live in New Jersey. How anyone is supposed to get something worthwhile out of shows like [ Read More → ]
I don’t know about you, but at our house, we have accumulated an enormous amount of “stuff” that we simply do not need. The truth is (and yes I’m going to call him out) my husband is a pack rat! It is amazing the number of boxes that have lived in our garage and basement for years with the contents [ Read More → ]
While the Meatless Monday movement dates to 2003, Americans’ growing interest in eating more sustainably has made this idea increasingly popular across the country.
All but the tiniest percentage of meat consumed in the United States is raised on an industrial scale. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the start-to-finish process of [ Read More → ]
It’s that time of year again. Spring is upon us which means it’s time to throw open the doors and windows and let in some fresh air! However, for many of us, it also means it’s time for spring cleaning. Before you take on this task, consider ways to make this scrub down as green as possible.
Here are some ideas [ Read More → ]
I thought this was such a great article by Dan Shapley at The Daily Green, that I decided to post it in it’s entirety. Dan has some fantastic ideas about how to make sure your pantry healthier and more eco-friendly. Thank you Dan!
Do: Stock Bulk Whole Foods
The pantry is the place for go-to foods you need to make meals. Most [ Read More → ]
No matter what kind of party you are planning, be it a birthday, a baby or bridal shower, a graduation, or just a backyard summer party, consider making it Eco-Friendly. You, your family and your friends will have fun while learning about helping the environment. You’ll be doing a good deed for yourself and the planet.
Don’t know how to plan [ Read More → ]
I don’t know about your home, but with 2 kids, cereal is a staple in my house (Trader Joe’s O’s to be specific!). It seems we always have empty cereal boxes. Until recently, those boxes always ended up in the recycling bin. However, I came across an article that provided some creative suggestions for reusing our cereal boxes instead. I [ Read More → ]
Do you have a compost bin in at your house or do you contribute to one in your community? You might be surprised at how many items can and should be making their way to the bin. Most likely, you are already composing vegetable trimmings, coffee and tea grounds, even your plant clippings, but this is only a start of [ Read More → ]
When I began writing this blog, I decided that I was going to keep politics out of it even though I know that politics has so much to do with how we move forward on environmental issues. Living more eco-friendly is made easier or more difficult depending on policy decisions made by our government. When we think of the environment [ Read More → ]
