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 Go to a car wash Going to a car wash is a lot more water efficient then washing your car at home.  |
Whether you live in an area hard-hit by drought, are looking to save money on your water bills, or just want to conserve water because it’s a precious resource (or all three!), perhaps this spring it’s time to harvest rain water and use it around your house. I plan to do so within the next couple of weeks. Here’s why-and how you can too. [...]  Benefits of installing a rain water harvesting system. Ideas on how to construct your own rain water barrel or buy one from a retailer. [...] Vermicomposting or vermiculture is basically composting using our friendly little friends the red worms and European night crawlers. With their voracious appetites, we’re able to reap in the benefits or their castings for our gardens. [...] Some of the most astute gardeners out there feel that keeping a compost bin or tumbler out in the open will ruin their landscape. A good alternative to this quandary is keeping the compost in a dual functional composting bench. [...] If you’re thinking about starting up a family-friendly composting project, why not consider doing one that involves worm composting? Fun for you and the family, worm composting can be a great project that will get your kids interested in gardening while learning about life cycles. [...] Like building a baseball field, if you compost it, they will come. “They” being little critters like flies and wiggling worms. [...] It’s now 4:00 and two English ladies are settling down for tea. However, one explains that today’s selection will not be ordinary, as it is a family made concoction of compost tea! [...] Vermicomposting or vermiculture is the art of composting with red wiggler worms. A great activity for kids, students and gardeners of all levels, vermicomposting is fun and easy, not to mention a great way to get down and dirty with worms! [...] More and more people nowadays are beginning to learn the importance of living green. In the City of Plano, Texas, going green and having increased environmental awareness are also becoming a lifestyle with an ongoing Plastic Bag Reduction Campaign and Live Green Expo for families. It isn’t surprising to know then that Plano locals also keep their lawns green and healthy and one way they do this is by installing sprinkler systems and getting professional sprinkler repairs done when necessary. [...] Have you ever wondered where your egg shells, cardboard, and raw veggie trimmings end up? Well, if you just throw them into the trash bag, they end up in a landfill and spend forever in a plastic bag that never decomposes. [...] It would surprise you how little space is needed to reap great salads and vegetables from a home garden. You can dedicate one small corner with a shade cloth covering for your compost pile, adding leftovers, coffee grinds, chopped up banana peels, manure, raked up leaves, and such to the soil to decompose and add richness. [...] How deforestation is taking toll on the planet Earth? Can we protect what’s left? [...] Whether we mean to do damage or not, it is a fact that many of the things we do and the products we use affect the environment. But it’s not only possible, in fact it is quite easy to make simple small changes that will go a long way towards reducing the damage that is being done to the environment. Here are 10 going green tips you can use right now to help protect our environment. [...] Substantial agriculture will give the fine results of healthy food. The method and the process used for agriculture will give rise to delivery of healthy food to the consumers. Sustainable agriculture system helps in generation of environmental safe and healthy farming and food production. [...] Changing the way that we eat and deal with food waste can help to save the environment. There are healthy and fun ways to make a positive change. It all starts with you – make a greener planet! [...] |
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