May 7, 2016 | environment, Going Green
There are many things you can do to benefit your household budget and help the planet at the same time. Often, it is the getting started that is the hardest part and once we set things in motion we find it not at all difficult to do. Cooking at Home We can save quite...
Apr 3, 2016 | Conservation, environment, Going Green, Reduce and Reuse
Many of the things we consider sending to recycling can first be turned into an alternative item that would be useful in the home. Re-purposing these items and getting more more use out of them also reduces new purchases we may have made without them. We found a...
Mar 12, 2016 | environment, Going Green
Spring is in the air and so are plans for gardens all across the country. It’s a perfect time to think about composting to enrich the soil in your garden this year. You can use the nutrient rich compost you will be creating in your vegetable garden, on your...
Mar 5, 2016 | environment, Going Green, Waste Reduction
Over the years we have really begun to lean heavily on plastic for packing lunches. From Baggies to kids’ plastic drink containers, it is an area that is prime for moving in to green mode by reducing the amount of plastic we use and substituting with other...