Nothing says “summer” quite like the taste and smell of cooking on the grill, right? However, if you regularly use charcoal briquettes in your grill, you may be exposed to chemicals like lighter fluid and borax. Certainly, you are paying for a product that is being transported from manufacturer to consumer, putting a strain on the environment as well as your own budget.
Instead, how about cooking with the wood found on your own property? Here on the small suburban lot we lovingly call the “microfarm,” our pine trees drop enough dead fall branches to keep us
Composting
by Bea December 8th, 2010 | Environment, Gardening, Household Hints, Outdoor Ideas, Reduce
Composting is great for the environment. Not only that, but you will be able to cut down on your trash, your trash bin might not smell as "rotten", and you will be able to create a healthy source of nutrients and "food" for your plants. Of course, that is only a small list of some of the benefits of composting.
Composting is essentially organic recycling. It is a biological process that occurs with the use of microorganisms that digest the matter and leave you with a nutrient rich and soil-like substance -- compost!
So, how do you compost?
You can just throw
Composting is essentially organic recycling. It is a biological process that occurs with the use of microorganisms that digest the matter and leave you with a nutrient rich and soil-like substance -- compost!
So, how do you compost?
You can just throw
How To Shift To Green
by Jaclyn Abergas June 24th, 2010 | Easy Ideas, Environment, Household Hints, Outdoor Ideas, Reduce, Reuse
An article on Yahoo highlighted a woman's transformation from a high-consumption life to an eco-friendly one by making a few instrumental changes in her life. Do you want to know how she did it? Here are a few tips she shared in the article.
1. Natural Cleaning Agents
Instead of buying the pre-made cleaning products in the stores (which are filled with all kinds of chemicals and bleach), make your own using items already found in your home. These items include vinegar, baking soda, natural soaps and lemon.
2. NO to Bottled Water
Buy a filter for the faucet or a pitcher with
1. Natural Cleaning Agents
Instead of buying the pre-made cleaning products in the stores (which are filled with all kinds of chemicals and bleach), make your own using items already found in your home. These items include vinegar, baking soda, natural soaps and lemon.
2. NO to Bottled Water
Buy a filter for the faucet or a pitcher with
Top Green Tips to Start the Year
by Jaclyn Abergas January 14th, 2010 | Easy Ideas, Environment, Household Hints, Outdoor Ideas, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Let's start the year the green way. Here are some green tips for different parts of your life.
Spring Cleaning
Remove all the clutter. Go through drawers, cabinets, inside the closets, the garage, attic and everywhere you can think of. Start going through all your things one by one. It will take some time to get through all this, so be sure to set aside time for this activity. Or better yet, get the help of a family member or a friend. Create separate piles for things you'll never use, things you can reuse and things you can donate or recycle.
Spring
Spring Cleaning
Remove all the clutter. Go through drawers, cabinets, inside the closets, the garage, attic and everywhere you can think of. Start going through all your things one by one. It will take some time to get through all this, so be sure to set aside time for this activity. Or better yet, get the help of a family member or a friend. Create separate piles for things you'll never use, things you can reuse and things you can donate or recycle.
Spring
Green SF: Become An Eco-Tourist in San Francisco
by Jaclyn Abergas September 16th, 2009 | Easy Ideas, Environment, Outdoor Ideas, Transportation Tips
How can we help make the world a better place, even during our vacations? By becoming an eco-tourist! Let's try becoming an eco-tourist in San Francisco.
1. Golden Gate Bridge
Visit the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, and walk or bike across its 1.9-km walkway. An average walk may take at least an hour and a half to go to the other side of the bridge. Depending on a person's resistance to strong winds, it may take him longer. You also can rent a bike to ride from end to end of the bridge. Most bikes are available for rent at $7/hour. To
1. Golden Gate Bridge
Visit the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, and walk or bike across its 1.9-km walkway. An average walk may take at least an hour and a half to go to the other side of the bridge. Depending on a person's resistance to strong winds, it may take him longer. You also can rent a bike to ride from end to end of the bridge. Most bikes are available for rent at $7/hour. To
