5 Simple Tasks You Can Try TODAY For Greener Living
March 19th, 2021 | by Sponsored Content
Changing our routine habits is incredibly challenging. We all know that there are steps that we could take each and [&hellip
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10 Ways to Go Green with Your Pet Care
February 24th, 2021 | by Sponsored Content
It’s time for people to seriously think about living wisely to preserve the natural environment since our activities directly affect [&hellip
Can Pets Boost Your Health?
June 18th, 2014 | by Peter Young
Owning a pet is good way for you to boost your health, fact! There is no denying that sharing your [&hellip
Tips for staying cool & having fun in a heat wave
July 23rd, 2013 | by The Green Divas
I'm not sure what the temperature is where you are, but here in New Jersey we are experiencing a string of seriously steamy days that makes going out the door feel more like walking into a sauna. Everyone seems a little cranky and we are all getting weary from talk of the weather and idiotic posts on Facebook about popped corn and God cooking NJ (yes, I am guilty of sharing both of these, because they made me LOL at a weak moment and I just couldn't help myself)
Toyota Prius Plugin MPG Challenge for Charity
July 15th, 2013 | by The Green Divas
I’m thrilled to be participating in Toyota’s Prius Plug-in MPG Challenge. For the next 30 days, I’ll be driving a Prius plugin hybrid to win money for Eleventh Hour Rescue. I’ve got some serious competition with my green colleagues – Earth Day New York, Inhabitat, EcoKaren, Green Living Guy (aka Green Dude Seth Leitman), Green-4-U, and New York Green Advocate
Prince Lorenzo Borghese Giving Pets the Royal Treatment
April 16th, 2013 | by The Green Divas
Our feature interview was with Prince Lorenzo Borghese, who talked about his love of animals and how he developed a wonderful line of organic and healthy pet products, The Royal Treatment. Cute right? Yes, Lorenzo is adorable, but I meant the name!
Make Your Own Chicken Feed
February 9th, 2012 | by Vivian Nelson Melle
For a while I fed our backyard gals feed store varieties of feed. I thought for sure the bag of food had some magical properties that sustained our girls and kept them producing gorgeous, tasty eggs. After learning about the dangers of GMOs though I had to take a look at what was being fed to our poultry darlings. Some research showed not only could our chickens be sustained mostly on scraps and free ranging, but that feed could be made easily and cost-efficiently. You can make your own chicken feed to save money and avoid GMO ingredients
Morton’s Pet Safe-T-Melt Giveaway
December 10th, 2011 | by Karen Lee
It’s hard to believe that winter is right around the corner, but being prepared is half of the battle. It [&hellip
Eco-Friendly Compostable Kitty Litter
October 28th, 2011 | by Lynn Fang
You love your kitty, but how green is that particulate matter we call litter
GTR: Natural, Recycled, Reusable and Organic Green Pet Products with Worldwise
June 19th, 2008 | by Guest Contributor
Sean Daily, Green Living Ideas’ Editor-In-Chief, talks about natural, recycled, reusable and organic pet products with Aaron Lamstein, CEO of [&hellip
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