No, it’s not the Confederate States of America but Community Supported Agriculture. We here a lot of talk about supporting local businesses to help lower our carbon footprint and we just discovered a fresh way to do that. We joined a local CSA, Crooked Sky Farms, located in Glendale, AZ and meet them once a […]
I have been reading alot about how to raise “green” kids, “green” parenting and educating our children to grow up green. There are some very innovative ideas covering a wide variety of subjects from recycling, to composting, to reusing “trash” for art projects and many, many more. We know we need to educate them on the 3 R’s, CFL […]
It’s encouraging to see more and more people ditch the plastic shopping bags in favor of reusable bags. It’s also encouraging to see more and more retail outlets offering some type of bag for customers to purchase. Unfortunately there still remains a problem with this process. Well more than one problem but until big grocers […]
In our effort to make our homes more eco-friendly and energy efficient we have sealed up our homes to prevent cool air from escaping in the summer and warm air seeping out in the winter, and in doing so have trapped indoor pollutants in our living and breathing space.
I don’t mean to be an […]
I just got back from a week long trip to Whistler, BC and it was an impactful reminder of why I love it there so much. It is nestled in the mountains about 70 miles or 140 km north of Vancouver and is a spectacular setting if you like mountains, waterfalls, lush green forests and […]
In our June newsletter we included some “green” tips on ways to improve your gas mileage and in this day and age with the price of gas rising daily, it seemed appropriate. Our tips are simple and cost next to nothing and if done on a regular basis can save us $.94 per gallon. Seems […]
I was at an Eco show this last weekend and met another small green business, Victory Electronics - electronics recyclers, just one more example of small green businesses popping up everywhere. It’s refreshing to see more and more businesses opening up in response to the increasing awareness of our current environmental situation. In addition there […]
If you are like me you probably have several pairs of old athletic shoes, running shoes, cross trainers and just plain old athletic shoes. I usually rotate these shoes from current running shoes, to yard work shoes to the trash and on to the next new pair. That was until I found out about this […]
Here’s a Jeopardy question for you… What weighs 200 million tons? The answer: the amount of electronic waste that goes into our landfills every year. Computers, monitors, cell phones, DVD players, copy machines, TV sets… you get the picture. Most, if not all of this electronic waste, contains hazardous chemicals like mercury, lead and chromium […]
I was out trail running last week and came across a new use for plastic grocery bags. I was out on a trail close to a city park and stumbled on a 1/4 mile stretch of garbage ridden trail, really a disappointment! There were several plastic bags stuck on cacti, in creosote bushes along with […]
