Home Mushroom Kits

I love mushrooms. I didn’t when I was younger, but I think mushrooms are those types of things that either you love them or hate them. You never really hear anyone say “Well, you can put mushrooms on the pizza, whatever.” It is usually either a “Yes!” or “No!” reply. But the thing about mushrooms that keeps me from eating them so much is they tend to be a bit expensive and even when I do buy them, they don’t last for very long. But, there are home mushroom kits where you can grow your own at home. Now, you … Continue reading →

What to Do with All of Those Fall Leaves

Just because something is naturally grown doesn’t mean that disposing of it can’t create a problem for the earth. While you might not have thought twice about disposing of those fall leaves in the past, here is why you should be thinking of responsible ways to get rid of fall leaves today. Thing you shouldn’t do With fall clean up, many people opt for using a leaf blower. While this might be a good choice in areas that might otherwise be dangerous (such as getting leaves off of your roof), in general, using a leaf blower is a bad thing. … Continue reading →

Organic Flowers for Fall

When we think of organic, it is usually related to food or maybe even in home goods. We like to buy organic produce, organic chicken and even organic sheets and clothing. But one area that we tend to forget about when it comes to organic is flowers. Fall is a wonderful time of year to decorate your home and outdoor living space with flowers. There is an almost endless bounty and variety of flowers for Autumn. Why not take advantage of what nature has to offer, but do so responsibly? Organic flowers are both harder and easier to find than … Continue reading →

Ways to Water Less

Well, after most of the summer is behind us as far as the calendar is concerned, it has finally arrived in terms of the weather. Nice, tolerable, if sometimes rainy, days have given away to the heat of August. And while no one seems to have to do much watering of the gardens and law up to this point, that is quickly changing. Still, there are some great ways to reduce your watering without turning your lawn into a rock garden. Of course, you can start by using native plants and ground cover. Native plants and grasses are used to … Continue reading →

The Case for Composting

By composting, you can reduce the amount of trash you generate by at least a third. There are also many other benefits to composting, both for the environment and for you. Most people put off composting because they either don’t understand how to do it or they think that food waste just decomposes in the landfill anyway and doesn’t add to the problem of trash. Well, for the first issue of not knowing how, you can refer to this blog post series that tells you all about how to compost: A Guide to Inexpensive Composting A Guide to Inexpensive Composting … Continue reading →

Composting 101

In one of my last blogs, I talked about making your kitchen green, but failed to mention composting. That is because I felt composting deserved its own blog! Composting is an easy way to help reduce the amount of garbage you send to landfills, plus your garden will love you! What? You don’t have a garden? Well, we will get to that later. The first thing you need is the right container or bin. This can either be open-aired or closed. Keep in mind that the closed bins break down the material faster because they retain heat better. Some people … Continue reading →