When Life Gives You Lemons, There’s SO Much More to Do Than Make Lemonade!

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Most of us know by now that lemons are yummy. We use them on salads, in drinks, with recipes for main dishes and desserts and a lot of us know that we can use lemon juice for cleaning as well.  I recently came upon a list of 24 things we can do with lemon! It’s [...]

Two Categories of Consumer Waste and How You Can Reduce Both

Thank you so much to Bee from The Wooden Bee for giving us this great article she wrote about consumer waste.  If you’re reading this post you are probably already conscious about your impact on the environment and the amount of waste you produce.  Hopefully, this article will inspire some new ideas or reinforce what [...]

{Eco-Tips} Finds Redesigned

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Like so many of you I go to yard sales, flea markets, and antique stores to help recycle items people no longer want. I buy beaded necklaces for my jewelry, furniture to refinish, and other household items to keep them from being thrown out. I even try to convince the sellers I see at yard sales to [...]

Making Your Summer Picnics Green

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We all know that there are ways to make a summer picnic an eco disaster. Just make sure that everything is Styrofoam and plastic and that you include lots of disposables to pack your food so you can walk away without a mess. It’s quick, easy and there’s very little to clean when you get [...]

How to Green Your Summer Travel

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  If you are traveling to somewhere for the Fourth of July holiday, or a vacation destination sometime this summer, you have probably already begun or completed your traveling so it is probably too late for you to read this post, right?  Wrong! This is great advice for all whether you’ve traveled yet or not. [...]