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How to Have a Eco-Friendly Waste-Free Halloween

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How to Have a Eco-Friendly Waste-Free Halloween

Holidays sure can get wasteful and this one often involves many decorations that are thrown out, like straw bales and pumpkins. And think of all those plastic masks and candy wrappers! But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are some tips on how to have a greener Halloween.

1. Save the seeds of the pumpkin you use for your jack-o-lantern. When you scoop out the pumpkin flesh to make the lantern, save the seeds. They are full of nutrients and have many health benefits. Do not wash them, but separate them from the stringy pulp with your fingers and spread them out on newspaper to dry. Then you can roast and salt them, or eat them raw.

2. Eat the pumpkin’s flesh. The canned pumpkin so popular for pies was once pumpkin flesh. You can make pies, soups, stews, casseroles, breads, and other dishes using pumpkin flesh. Continue Reading How to Have a Eco-Friendly Waste-Free Halloween Here

Originally posted 2010-10-09 12:27:30.

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Posted by admin - July 15, 2011 at 11:35 pm

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Green Tips for Your Easter Baskets

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Use These Green Tips for Your Easter Baskets And You Will Have A Eco Friendly Holiday This Year And For Many To More Come When You Recycle Your Easter Basket!

Easter is a time of renewal and green Easter Baskets are a great way to improve on that. While it’s a religious holiday it also ushers in Spring. It’s the perfect opportunity embrace environmentally friendly habits. One way you can be green and celebrate Easter is to make environmentally friendly decorations and gifts.

Green Tips for Easter Baskets

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Take a look around your home. Do you have anything that could double for an Easter basket? For example, a child’s bucket can be used to hide eggs, candy and other Easter treats.
A decorative storage box is another option. If you don’t have anything around the home, shop wisely. Look for containers that can be re purposed after Easter. Again a child’s bucket, storage box or even a nice bag work well. Continue Reading Green Tips for Your Easter Baskets Here

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Posted by admin - February 9, 2011 at 10:28 am

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How to Make Produce Safer

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Safe Produce - How to Make Produce Safer

How to make produce safer, and you may find that the more research you do into the contamination of produce from pesticides, herbicides, bacteria and other dangerous substances, the more afraid you become! But don’t despair – there are things you can do to make your produce consumption safer. Here are some tips.

1. Buy locally-grown produce whenever possible. This means you will be eating primarily seasonal foods, but this is a healthy, natural choice anyhow. Local foods are less likely to be sprayed with chemicals – they are better adapted to their growing region, and they do not spend long amounts of time in transport. Continue Reading How to Make Produce Safer Here

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Posted by admin - August 20, 2010 at 7:33 pm

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How to Save Money Going Green in Easy Steps

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How to Save Money Going Green in Easy Steps

How to save money going green in easy steps, and one of the best things about going green and saving money is that the two principles go hand-in-hand. Here are some steps you can take to implement both of these ideals.

1. Buy seasonal, local food. This is eco-friendly because it reduces “food miles,” thus saving fuel. It saves you money because seasonal, local produce takes less effort to grow and to transport. (You have to pay for a lot of extra energy if you’re buying hot-house tomatoes in the middle of January.)

2. Combine your shopping trips. This will save fuel – you buy less of it, and fewer emissions go into the atmosphere. Continue Reading How to Save Money Going Green in Easy Steps Here

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Posted by admin - August 16, 2010 at 10:25 am

Categories: Energy Conservation, Packaging, Recycling, Waste Management, Water Conservation   Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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