Looking for a simple way to improve your indoor air quality? House plants are the answer. So often we forget that the environment has the natural ability to clean itself. Many common houseplants act as an air filter, removing toxins from the air we breathe. They are known to produce oxygen from CO2 and they…
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3 Creative Ideas for Reusing and Repurposing
The saying goes: “One person’s trash may be another person’s treasure.” We live in a use-and-toss society where most of the time we don’t give a second thought to using an item once and then tossing it. If we stopped before tossing we might realize that some of those items that seem ripe for the…
Green Your Workout with Softcup
To my parents, in-laws and anyone else who doesn’t want to hear about my menstrual cycle: this post isn’t for you. For the rest of you brave souls, read on….. A while back I introduced you to the reusable Softcup. Softcup is a flexible cup, worn internally around your cervix that collects rather than absorbs…
4 Ways to Cook Broccoli So Your Kids Will Eat It
Broccoli is one of those veggies that’s either hit or miss with most kids (some adults too). Just mentioning broccoli can make the cutest child crinkle up their nose and say “ewww”. My kids are in the “we like broccoli” camp. No crinkled noses. Steamed is their prep of choice, which gets a wee bit…
Interview with the Non-Toxic Avenger
Deanna Duke wears many hats. She is a mother, author and founder of the well known environmental blog, Crunchy Chicken. Deanna is also a self-proclaimed urban homesteader who lives in Seattle with her husband , two children and three chickens, a rescued chihuahua and four fish. Over the past few months I have gotten to…
I’m a Stonyfield Yo-Getter
Sometimes there’s news that’s just worth sharing. I’m thrilled and honored to have been selected as a Stonyfield Organics Yo-Getter! We are big Stonyfield fans in our house-so it just feels right to align with a company that’s organic and prides itself on green values and initiatives. The Yo-Getter gig is a new ambassador program…
5 Tips to Green Your Landscape from Roger Cook
This is part two in a two part series of discussions with Roger Cook and Kevin O’Connor from This Old House. Part one focused on the host of This Old House- Kevin O’Connor. Part two focuses on green landscaping techniques from This Old House, Landscape Contractor, Roger Cook. It’s January and recent weather has been…
