After a picture perfect summer in the Northeast, fall is most definitely in the air. Although it is not “officially” here, the days are getting shorter, the nights are cooling off, the air is crisp and apple picking season has officially begun. For many of us, heading out to the apple orchard is an annual…
Green Outdoors
9 Simple Steps to Recycling
This post was written a week or so ago, when it was still hot and sunny in the early morning and I could pull myself out of bed for a workout. Now that fall has hit it’s not so easy and the early morning workouts are few and far between. My alarm went off at…
Ready, Set, Stop Your Engines
This is part of the Healthy Child Blog Carnival about Clean Water and Air Solutions – an effort by Healthy Child Healthy World to help inspire a movement to protect children from harmful chemicals. The delivery guy pulls up to my house to bring me a package. I have to admit, he is visiting my…
How to Green Your Grilling
There is nothing like grilling during the summer months; burgers, fish, and chicken are all favorites on the grill. As delicious as grilling is, research has shown that cancer-causing compounds, heterocyclic amines, are formed when protein foods (meats, poultry, fish) are cooked at high heat. Here are a few things to do to keep our…
And the Green Grass Grows All Around-How Do You Cut It?
Not many people know this about me- I love to mow the lawn. It has become one way for me to have a little alone time; time outside with my music cranked up to drown out the sound of the mower. I use a self propelled gas mower to get the job done. As much…
Connecting with Food-Home Gardening and Joining a CSA
It’s true-the best organic food is the food that is grown closest to you I am finally reading a book that I have wanted to read for years-The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan. As I read it I am continually reminded that we, as a culture, have lost sight…
Safe in the Sun-2010 Sunscreen Guide
As August approaches, the hot sunny days in New England just keep on coming. Bottles of sunscreen are getting their last squeeze and are in need of replacements. What a perfect time to take a look at Environmental Working Groups 2010 Sunscreen Guide. The Guide provides a list of safe sunscreens and also allows you…
