The Toxic Substance Control Act celebrated its 37 year old birthday recently. During its life it hasn’t been amended or modified. How many other laws can make this claim? Worse yet, since its inception 80,000 chemicals have freely passed into our lives with little or no scrutiny. Although some would say that we live a […]
Archives for October 2013
6 Bean Leaves Recipes: Bean Leaf Pesto +More
Using every part of the plant has become a quest for me. Normally, I grow beans to dry them so by the time the beans are ready to harvest the leaves looks awful and shriveled up. However, when you harvest green beans or edamame, the leaves look amazing. Once they are harvested […]
Recycle Scrap Metal: Make Money and Be Kinder to the Earth.
Did you know you can make money from recycling your scrap metal such as aluminium cans, copper, appliances, and motors? Besides the added dough, recycling metals helps our environment to reduce greenhouse gases and depletion of natural resources. A 2011 UN Study revealed: “Less than one-third of some 60 metals studied have an end-of-life recycling […]
Green Design + Efficiency Married in Solar Decathlon Austria Home
The solar decathlon is one of the most innovative competitions in green building design. College teams vie for the award to build the most efficient solar home within prescribed parameters including cost. Two year ago, I toured several of the houses at its Washington DC location and was amazed at the teams’ out of […]
Giveaway! Exhaustion Gone Due to Gaia Herbs’ PlantForce Liquid Iron
Be sure to enter the Giveaway below!! Let’s face it. Life is tiring. And it doesn’t help when the “M” word evades your life. Yes, awful peri-menopause, where your body doesn’t know if it is coming or going. Or perhaps, you have reached the final plateau of no return like me–menopause–where you feel like a […]
Top 5 Fall Garden Maintenance Tips to Make Spring Gardening Easier
Honestly, I don’t know if fall garden clean-up is worse than spring start-up. In September, I reflect about all my screws ups over the year and vow to correct these mistakes for next year by either moving or dividing plants, adding beds, and/or simply changing the layout of the garden. However, despite my compulsive need […]
Top 6 Reasons to Eat Cabbage + Healthy Recipes
Why do I love cabbage? The outstanding health benefits and versatile recipes associated with cabbage can’t be beat. I feel like I am gushing, but it is the truth. Health Benefits: Who knew this yummy food could be so good for you? Cabbage has a reputation of fighting cancer. It is a great source […]
Affordable Residential Solar, the SmartPower Way.
For years solar was too darn expensive. Companies like One Block Off the Grid emerged and introduced a new way to purchase solar power using a cooperative model to lower the price. They have a tiered pricing structure . The more people who sin up the better the price of the system. Recently, In Connecticut, SmartPower, using […]
