I love used coffee grounds and save them. As Tony the Tiger says, they are GREAT in the garden. In fact I bet you didn’t know that I was a frequent stalker at Starbucks waiting for them to put their used grounds in the gardener bin pick-up? Unfortunately, I was competing against super gardener athletes […]
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5 Green Thanksgiving Tips: Gratitude for the Earth & Your Body
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. As part of your ritual of gratitude, add some green into your Thanksgiving festivities. Listed below are five earth friendly and health conscious tips that are easier on the Earth and your body.
Don’t Pitch the Old Toothbrush! 12 Ways to Reuse.
I love figuring out ways to reuse or re-purpose items that ordinarily go into the trash. One item that I treasure is an OLD toothbrush. Every six months, the dentist hands us new toothbrushes. Normally, you would throw the old one in the trash. Right? Wrong. Old toothbrushes are amazing tools for cleaning stains on […]
Garden Tips for Beginners. Sage Advice for Experienced Gardeners
It seems like years ago when I started gardening. Boy, did I make a ton of mistakes. I still do. But that is the fun of gardening since there is always another year. So, I tapped into my Green Talk readers and asked what advice would you give to beginner gardeners. So, here are […]
10 Repurposing or Reuse Ideas for Ordinary Household Items
If you are like me, you can’t seem to throw anything away. You ponder and look online how to repurpose items that would ordinary go in the trash. So, I asked some of my green sisters what ordinary household items do they re-use or repurpose. Boy, did they deliver. Here are their ideas. Be sure […]
18 Ideas To Reuse Expired Credit Cards
Photo by Mike Martin Wong How many of you have expired credit cards that either sit in your drawers, or you have cut up and thrown in the trash? These plastic wonders that allows us to say “charge it” can sit in our landfills for a very long time. Is there another way to reuse […]
17 Handy Time and Money Saving Household Tips
Photo by Yogi I just received an email from one of my friends who listed numerous tips about using household ingredients to help around the house written or sent by “Evelyn.” Some of these suggestions I have never heard of, but I thought it would be fun to discuss. If any of you know if […]
15 Tips to Be Green in Your Neighborhood
The most constant complaint I hear as to why people can not live a greener lifestyle is it is too inconvenient. Or, it is just too hard. Believe it or not, just right outside your door are places which can help you create a greener lifestyle. That’s right. Right in your own neighborhood. In my […]
