Nothing can compare to the taste of freshly picked herbs to add that extra dimension to home cooked food. The beauty of cultivating them lies in the fact they can be grown almost anywhere; they require minimal space and virtually no maintenance. Some types will even thrive indoors on a sunny windowsill. Thus, with a little effort you can begin growing herbs indoors and easily have access to fresh herbs…
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Eco-Friendly Housekeeping Tips
Green is the new way to clean. Are you on board yet? Most store-bought cleaning products (the kind we’ve been using for years) contain ingredients that are toxic. They’re harmful to the environment and to you and your family. Perhaps the most important place to eliminate these cleaners is in the kitchen. Do you really want all those toxins on the surfaces where you prepare and store all your food?…
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Gardening Tips to Green Your Garden
Gardening Tips There is no better place to start than your own home and garden when it comes to being more environmentally aware. There are many gardening basics which you can implement easily to immediately boost your garden’s green credentials. How To Deal With Slugs If you primarily deal with slug pellets then you need to stop immediately, as these can be extremely damaging both to your garden as well…
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Earth Day Activities for Kids
It’s never to early to start teaching kids about conserving and less waste, just like it’s never too late to teach older people the same things. I have recently realized that my words have not been falling on deaf old(er) ears for so long as I thought, and I am very pleased to have witnessed a change toward conservation and healthfulness from an unlikely person in my life. While that…
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Growing Basil at Home Indoors
Wonder of Basil: Growing Basil at Home. Overview of growing basil indoors for healthy recipes.
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Homemade Bird Feeders with Toilet Paper Rolls
A green craft of recycled toilet paper rolls, peanut butter and birdseed for adults and kids! Great nature activity.
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Wool Homemade Dryer Balls
So this year my sister-in-law and I made quite a few homemade gifts and the wool dryer balls is definitely the most useful and least assuming gift! I love them, use them all the time, and will definitely make more!
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