Garden Help: Avoiding the Squash Vine Borer
August 6th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Your summer squash, zucchini, winter squash and pumpkin were looking so beautiful with wide expansive leaves… that is, until you [&hellip
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Tips for an Environmentally Friendly Landscape
February 17th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Improving your outside living area can be accomplished in many ways- without all that lawn to maintain! Shrubs, trees and [&hellip
Green Divas & Dudes Prefer Organic Food
September 17th, 2012 | by The Green Divas
This green diva has to weigh in on all the buzz and banter about the latest study from Stanford about the lack of nutritional benefit from eating organic food. There is a lot of evidence that I wasn’t the only one irritated and quite surprised to see how this study was spun into a pro-chemical pesticide and fertilizer piece.
Getting Rid Of Fruit Flies The Easy Way
August 20th, 2012 | by Chris Keenan
Fruit flies can be obnoxious to deal with in the home at any time of year. Check out this super simple and green way of getting rid of them
Arsenic in Organic Rice and What You Can Do About It
April 18th, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Rice is a staple grain for many cultures all over the world. For many, organic products are believed safer than traditional items so organic rice products were believed safe and healthy. Recently, however, inorganic arsenic was found in organic brown rice syrup. Learn about arsenic contamination in rice and some things you can do to keep your family safe
Move Bee-yond Pesticides
March 20th, 2012 | by Vivian Nelson Melle
Beyond Pesticides is an organization that not only highlights the dangers of chemical pesticides but offers non-toxic solutions. Formally known as the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, Beyond Pesticides has been around since 1981 educating the public on how pesticides impact our lives and the environment. On March 30-31 they will be holding the 30th National Pesticide Forum entitled Healthy Communities: Green solutions for safe environments at Yale University. Not to worry if you can't get out to New Haven that weekend, here are a few things you can do to decrease your pesticide use
Golf Balls Take 1000 Years to Decompose
November 13th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
Golf is a popular leisure sport in the United States and Europe among the middle and upper class. Golf courses [&hellip
When it Comes to the Dirty Dozen, Buy Organic
March 23rd, 2009 | by Guest Contributor
Do you know about the dirty dozen? I am not referring to the movie about twelve prisoners on a rescue [&hellip
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