There are still skeptics who believe the climate change is not real. There are politicians, lobbyists, neighbors and even some of your family members, I’m sure. I came across this great article on Planetsave about 119 different ways to repsond to one liners you might hear from those skeptics. I thought these explanations are well [...]

It’s the start of September and we are starting to feel the change of the seasons. Gone are the days when the fruits and vegetables of the summer season are abundant. We know it’s best to eat ‘seasonally’ but what does it mean and how do we eat seasonal foods in the winter? What is [...]

I’m going to talk about mushrooms this morning. Not because they’re delicious, weird, and sometimes slimy, but because they can help our environment, your business, and your garden. Satellite View of Ground Pollution On Our Earth We know that Styrofoam and plastics are quite the environmental perpetrators, and we lose a little respect for companies that [...]

Take note pedestrians, in Austell, GA jaywalking is a more serious crime than driving drunk. In what amounts to a declaration of war on pedestrians, a small town near Atlanta, Georgia has convicted the mother of a child killed while she and others were trying to walk home from the bus of vehicular homicide, while [...]

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I wanted to continue last week’s post to give you an idea of what we all face as potential risks to our thyroid health. There are many factors that can cause the thyroid to become imbalanced. Today, I would like to talk about the environmental factors that can affect your thyroid health. Environmental Factors Exposure [...]

While some parts of the world worship the rat as a bringer of good fortune, in the West, seeing a mouse in the kitchen usually results in a scream and a call to the exterminator. Most people never give this process a second thought, but there is a very good reason why we should all [...]

If you’ve never gardened than it’s pretty easy to become overwhelmed with your first excursion into the wild world of planting. There are so many seeds to choose from, not to mention soils and pots. One way to cut the choices significantly is to go eco in your garden. When you make choices based on [...]

Many families are trying to figure out how to live healthier lives. Documentaries like Food Inc. are opening eyes and hearts forcing people to think about where their food comes from. Small town folk may not have to do much searching, if at all, to find fresh produce. Most smaller communities even know the local [...]