Green Cleaning Tips for Stainless Steel Appliances
When I purchased my stainless steel appliances, all I thought about was how sleek the kitchen in our new home would look. Family, friends and even strangers in the home improvement store warned me...
View ArticleHow to Grow a Winter Garden Indoors
It may be too cold to garden outdoors, but don’t let that stop you from creating your own indoor winter garden. In addition to the plants you may have brought in from outside to overwinter, you can...
View ArticleAn Eco-Friendly Home Office Winter Makeover
Winter means even more people than normal are working from home. But, is the way you work at home helping the environment? There are a few things to consider when selecting green-minded furniture for...
View ArticleLower Bills, Save Energy in Winter
In the winter months our bills skyrocket, because we try to keep our homes warm and comfortable. With oil costs rising, it has become more expensive to heat our homes. There are also other culprits...
View ArticleFurniture Polish
As with many household cleaners, commercial furniture polishes can be made up of extremely harmful chemicals that can harm your household and the environment. Why expose yourself to those types of...
View ArticleGreen Banking
Through this short video learn 3 simple ways to make your banking more environmentally friendly.
View ArticleOrganic Hairsprays
These days it is not too difficult to find a wide range of organic and green products, but hair products remain some of the most difficult products to find options that are both environmentally...
View ArticleCheap Organic Eats
If you are looking to make the move into organic cooking you do not have to pay an arm and a leg. There are many different ways to make sure you can eat better and use vegetables and fruits that are...
View ArticleDial “Green” for Mudroom
Mudrooms are one of the best features to have in a house, throughout the winter and early spring. In New England, the first few weeks after the snow melts is known as “mud season.” You don’t want...
View ArticleEasy Organic Gardening Tips to Get You Started
Have you been considering starting an organic garden, or making your garden more organic, but afraid that it will be too much work and too much money? Here are a few simple steps that you can get...
View ArticleGreen Dry Cleaning
Check out the tags on your clothes, does anything say “Dry Clean Only”? Chances are, you probably have a few items in your closet that say that, which means you have probably taken these items to a...
View ArticleTop Off Your Room with a Ceiling Fan!
Ceilings fans look great in nearly any house, and they help warm rooms in cold weather, while cooling rooms during spring and summer months. They are available in a wide variety of styles, from...
View Article6 Eco-Friendly Wall Ideas
The green movement is alive and well in architecture and eco-friendly innovations such as super bricks, green wall art and wall gardens are popular way of going green. If you’re looking for walls with...
View ArticleHow to Make All Natural Tie Dye Clothes
For everyone I know, the tie dye rule is a pretty consistent one- you’re either a fan or you’re not. There’s never really an in between when it comes to tie dye. However if you are a tie dye lover,...
View ArticleCalifornia to Reap the Benefits of Legislation
California implemented the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in 2011. The strictest fuel standard in the nation, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard is designed to phase out the carbon intensity in the standard...
View ArticleGreen Yard and Garden Tips
If you are looking to make your garden more organic, there are many ways you can make a few easy changes to improve the organic quality of your soil. With these changes, you can improve the quality of...
View ArticleReuse Rain for Your Plants
Something as simple as rain can come in so handy. And something as easy as placing barrels or buckets under the rain gutter and under awnings can save you lost of money. We all know rain water is...
View ArticleDitching Your Gas Fueled Lawn Mower
If you are looking to make your garden more ‘organic’ or environmentally friendly, the biggest effort you could make may be the one you haven’t even considered. Your lawn mower is probably quite the...
View ArticleGreen Cleaning Hints for Your Home
In addition to keeping your home clean and doing it in a natural way, there are some other projects that can overwhelm you if you do not keep on top of them. There is a four letter word in my house...
View ArticlePortland – As Green as it Gets
The beauty of the Great Northwest is captivating. Majestic pines, thick fern forests, and rocky shorelines abound. In their ongoing efforts at preserving the natural beauty and environmental...
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