A big part of green living that gets overlooked in favor of recycling is the simple concept of reusing. Yet the slogan is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The first step in greener living is to reduce the amount of stuff we buy and consume in the first place. The second is to find clever ways to make those initial items last longer or find new uses for them.. aka reusing them. Then AFTER those first two steps we try to find a way to recycle the things we can't use any longer. Here are ten things you can … [Read more...]
8 Ideas for Creating a Children’s Garden
Gardening is on my mind a lot right now. The weather is just getting so nice, our seedlings are really growing, and soon we will be spending many hours a day out in the sun tending our garden. As I shared in a post last week, one big part of making gardening fun for kids is making sure they have their own kid size gardening gear. Another big part of it is making sure that your garden is kid friendly and fun. Did you know that you can create a growing space or garden JUST for them? Well, you … [Read more...]
Now Is the Time to Pick a CSA
Spring is just around the corner and pretty soon we will start seeing the first of springs harvest. I can almost taste the fresh leafy greens. It is time to start planting seedlings for your garden. Or if you cannot garden or don't have a desire to it is perhaps time to send in your CSA share money. This will be one of the first years I will not be joining a CSA because I will have my garden and I have one awesome farmer's market about 2 minutes from my home. But it was hard to come to that … [Read more...]
Recycling Stuff for Your Garden
I've got my garden on the brain so I thought I might share some of the stuff I do to get ready for planting season and also do throughout the season to keep costs in check and reuse what I have. There are actually many things around the house that can be used to get seedlings started and it makes use of garbage you have around the house, effectively recycling things to give them another use. First off...to start seedlings you need some little pots. There is no need to buy them...you may … [Read more...]
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